So, jetzt hab ich gefunden wonach ich gesucht habe_
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(1) All sections on this map between Khandyga and Magadan are whats known in the west as the "Road of Bones".
(2) The Kolyma Highway is the official Federal Road between Yakutsk and Magadan and consists of sections 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6
(3) Section 1, the 400 km between Yakutsk and Khandyga, has recently (5 - 10 yrs ago) been upgraded. Previously, the last 150km of that section was a winter road only. Early rides on the Road of Bones (like Mondo Enduro) had to take a 3 day barge ride from Yakutsk to Khandyga.
(4) Section 2, the 320 km between Khandyga and Kyubeme is probably the most scenic stage of all, and the road climbs into the mountains just 90km out of Khandyga and stays in mountains all the way. Its very narrow for a "Federal Road". [Edit: as of 2012, it is being heavily worked on - dozens of new concrete bridges, hundreds of kilometres through the mountains are being widened.]
(5) Section 3, Kyubeme to Kadykchan via Ust Nera has recently been upgraded and is one of the fastest sections of the road now. The bit between Kyubeme and Ust Nera was perviously a winter road only and until 2008, this road was only possible in winter. Now it is the main route to Magadan.
(6) Section 4 and Section 6, Short bits ... Kadykchan to Bolshevik ... and Palatka to Magadan ... common sections of all routes between Yakutsk and Magadan
(7) Section 5 ... between Bolshevik and Palatka ... the bulk of this road is quite busy ... its the main trunk route serving the towns of Magadan Region ... its fast wide graded gravel, but lots of trucks, and very dusty!
(8) Section 7 ... The traditional route of the Road of Bones between Kyubeme and Kadykchan via Tomtor. The Eastern 2/3 of this road is completely unmaintained. For many years it was the only summer route between Yakutsk and Magadan, but with the upgrading of Section 3, Section 7, known as the "Old Summer Road" (or also sometimes just "The Old Road") has been left to rot. There is only 1 population centre along the 420 km route, Tomtor, population 1000. Tomtor and its neighbouring sister village Oimyakon, are known as the coldest inhabited settlements on earth ... the 'Pole of Cold'. In many ways, the "Old Summer Road" is the classic stage of the Road of Bones. [Edit: in 2013 work began on restoring the connection to Tomtor. A new concrete bridge is being built over the Kyubeme River, due for completion late 2014, and the road from Kyubeme to Tomtor will be improved. East of Tomtor, however, is likely to remain abandoned and unmaintained]
(9) Section 8 ... The Tenkin Track (Tenkinskaya Trassa) ... a secondary but maintained road between Bolshevik and Palatka, built to serve the mining Gulags located off to the sides of the road. When combined with Section 5, its known as the "Kolyma Ring" and was the heart and soul of Solzhenitsyn's 'Gulag Archipelago'. These days there are only 2 population centres along the road, Omchak and Ust Omchug ... the latter having fuel and food.
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