Adriatic highway ( Croatian. Jadranska magistrala , Serbian. Ранadranska highway ) - a highway that runs along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and is part of the European route E 65 . The road passes mainly through the territory of Croatia , although its small sections are in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro . This is a completely two-lane road, except for intermittent short sections with two carriageways near the towns of Trogir , Kastela and Split . It is currently planned to expand the roadway to cover Trogir and Omis . The Adriatic-Ionian highway under construction [1] will serve as a replacement for the Adriatic highway.
Content
- 1 Parts
- 1.1 Croatia
- 1.2 Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 1.3 Montenegro
- 2 See also
- 3 notes
Parts
The Adriatic highway stretches along the eastern coast of the Adriatic Sea and passes through the territories of Croatia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Montenegro. Most of the highway is located in Croatia.
Croatia
Officially, the Croatian section of the highway is classified as state road D8 [2] . It starts at the border with Slovenia , passes through the cities of Rijeka , Senj , Zadar , Sibenik , Split , Opuzen and Dubrovnik right up to the border with Montenegro in Karasovichi [3] [4] . Most of the D8 road is two-lane, with the exception of several four-lane sections. The total length is 643.1 km.
Until recently, the highway was the main road connecting the entire Adriatic coast of Croatia. Since the 2000s, a significant part of the traffic has spread to multi-lane highways, and the construction of such roads continues along the coast. Parallel to this highway are the A7 ( Rupa - Sveti Kuzam ), A6 ( Rijeka - Bosilevo) and A1 (Bosilevo - Zadar - Split - Ploce ) highways [3] . Compared to modern highways, it is less secure, but still an alternative to toll roads. The Rijeka-Senj section experiences the most serious load: until 2009, in connection with a different design of the A6 road on the Rijeka-Bosilevo section, the situation was even more critical. It is expected that the section will be freed after completion of work on the Rupa - Zhuta-Lokva section of the A7 road.
The A1 motorway ends at the Ploce junction [5], about 20 km northwest of Ploce, so tourists traveling south prefer the Adriatic Highway. The site 30 km after Ploce partially passes through the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina around the city of Neum, crossing the towns of Klek and Zaton Dolly [4] . Further, the road continues to Dubrovnik.
After completion of work on the A1 and A7 highways, part of the Adriatic Highway from Ploce to Dubrovnik will be updated: new lanes, tunnels and bridges (including the Peljesac Bridge) will be added. The question of improving other parts remains open. East of Dubrovnik, the road passes by the Dubrovnik airport and ends in Montenegro on the border in Karasovichi (Debely Brieg on the Montenegrin territory) [4] .
Bosnia and Herzegovina
The highway runs through a small section of Bosnia and Herzegovina near Neum at the points of Neum-1 (Klek on the Croatian side) to the west and Neum-2 (Zaton-Doli on the Croatian side) to the east. The condition of the road is assessed as unsatisfactory, as of July 2012 there was no concrete decision to repair the road.
Montenegro
The two-lane road runs from Herceg Novi through the cities of Tivat , Budva , Petrovac , Sutomore and Bar to Ulcinj . The traditional highway runs along the Bay of Kotor through Kotor, but more often drivers prefer a ferry crossing through the Verige Strait between Herceg Novi and Tivat. There are no plans to build any new coastal highways or roads in Montenegro, with the exception of the construction of a bridge over the Verige Strait.
Two major roads to Inner Montenegro from the Adriatic Highway: through Cetinje to Budva and through the Sozin Tunnel in Sutomore. Roads are connected to the Croatian road network in Debel-Brieg near Herceg Novi, ending east of Ulcinj. From Herceg Novi to Hai Nehai near Sutomore, the road is part of the European routes E 65 and E 80 , which connect into a single road E 851 .
See also
- Adriatic-Ionian Highway
- State Roads of Croatia
- Hrvatske ceste
- A1 (motorway, Croatia)
Notes
- ↑ Radimir Čačić . Adriatic-Ionian Transport Corridor on the territory of the Republic of Croatia (PDF). Regional Economic Forum Southeast Europe (November 2006). Date of treatment September 8, 2010. Archived December 29, 2009.
- ↑ Snow and gale force winds block traffic between Dalmatia and the northern Croatia (Croatian), Večernji list (December 15, 2009).
- ↑ 1 2 Odluka o razvrstavanju javnih cesta (Croatian) , Narodne novine (May 10, 2013).
- ↑ 1 2 3 Map of border crossings and customs office areas (Croatian) , Customs Administration of the Republic of Croatia (March 6, 2008).
- ↑ Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange / exit / rest area numbers and names (Croatian) , Narodne novine (April 24, 2003). Archived on October 4, 2011.