Transport in Lithuania
Transport in Lithuania relies mainly on road and rail networks. Lithuanian road system. (2018): "total:" "paved:" "unpaved:" Controlled-access highways sections. There are two categories of controlled-access highways in Lithuania: expressways (Lithuanian: "greitkeliai") with maximum speed 120 km/h and motorways (Lithuanian: "automagistralės") with maximum speed 130 km/h. A road system. The A roads (Lithuanian: "magistraliniai keliai") total . Major highway projects in Interwar Lithuania. Before World War I, there were few isolated routes suitable for transit traffic e.g. present-day A12 highway, connecting Riga with Kaliningrad, or present day A6 highway which was part of  highway Warsaw-Saint Petersburg that ran through Kaunas. After Lithuania becoming an independent country in 1918, there was increased demand for new highways for inner needs. First long-distance highways built exclusively by Lithuanian Government were opened in late 1930s. These are following: Railways. There is a total of 1,998 route km of railways, of which: Waterways. There are that are perennially navigable. Pipelines. In 1992, there were of crude oil pipelines, and of natural gas pipelines. Merchant marine. The merchant marine consists of 47 ships of 1,000 GT or over, together totaling 279,743 GT/. Ships by type: Cargo 25 , Combination bulk 8, Petroleum tanker 2, Railcar carrier 1, Refrigerated cargo 6, Roll on/roll off 2, Short-sea passenger 3. "Note:" These totals include some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 13 (2002 est.) Airports. In Lithuania, there are four international airports: