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{{Short description|Road in Croatia}}
{{Infobox road
|country = HRV
|type    = D
|route   = 50
|length_km=104.2
|length_round=1
|terminus_a=[[File:Državna cesta D23.svg|25px]] [[D23 (Croatia)|D23]] near Žuta Lokva
|junction=[[File:Državna cesta D25.svg|25px]] [[D25 (Croatia)|D25]] in [[Lički Osik]] and [[Gospić]]<br>[[File:Državna cesta D534.svg|25px]] [[D534 (Croatia)|D534]] in [[Budak, Lika-Senj County|Budak]]<br>[[File:Motorway-A1-Hex-Green.svg|25px]] [[A1 (Croatia)|A1]] in [[Otočac]] and [[Sveti Rok]] interchanges
|terminus_b=[[File:Državna cesta D27.svg|25px]] [[D27 (Croatia)|D27]] in [[Gračac]]
|counties=[[Lika-Senj County|Lika-Senj]], [[Zadar County|Zadar]]
|cities=[[Otočac]], [[Gospić]], [[Gračac]]
}}
[[Image:Licki Osik snijeg skola.jpg|thumb|Lički Osik, on the D50 route]]
[[Image:Gospic panorama s novog mosta.JPG|thumb|Gospić, on the D50 route]]
[[Image:Ploča Gračac Lovinac Sv Rok.jpg|thumb|Approach to intersection of D50 and Ž5165/D547 roads]]
'''D50''' state road, located mainly in [[Lika]] region of [[Croatia]] connecting cities and towns of [[Otočac]], [[Gospić]], [[Perušić]] and [[Gračac]], to the state road network of Croatia, and most notably to  [[A1 (Croatia)|A1 motorway]] at a number of interchanges - Otočac and Sveti Rok interchanges (directly) and Gospić and Gornja Ploča interchanges (via [[D534 (Croatia)|D534]] and [[D522 (Croatia)|D522]] state roads respectively).<ref name="Regulation on motorway markings">{{cite news | newspaper = [[Narodne novine]] | language = Croatian | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/305463.html | title = Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names | date = May 6, 2003}}</ref> The road is {{convert|104.2|km|abbr=on}} long.<ref name="NN-klasifikacija">{{cite news | newspaper = [[Narodne novine]] | language = Croatian | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2010_02_17_410.html | title = Decision on categorization of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads | date = February 17, 2010}}</ref> The route comprises a significant number of urban intersections, in segment of the road running through Gospić.
The D50 state road runs parallel to a section of the A1 motorway between [[Žuta Lokva]] and [[Sveti Rok]] interchanges, thus serving as an alternate or backup route for the motorway.
The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by [[Hrvatske ceste]], a state-owned company.<ref name="NN-PublicRoadsAct">{{cite news | newspaper = [[Narodne novine]] | language = Croatian | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2004_12_180_3130.html | title = Public Roads Act | date = December 14, 2004}}</ref>
== Traffic volume ==
Traffic is regularly counted and reported by [[Hrvatske ceste]], operator of the road.<ref name="HC-promet">{{cite web|publisher=[[Hrvatske ceste]] |url=http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf |title=Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 - digest |date=May 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100545/http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf |archivedate=July 21, 2011 }}</ref>  Substantial variations between annual ([[AADT]]) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes at some counting sites are attributed to the fact that the road connects to [[D23 (Croatia)|D23]] and [[D27 (Croatia)|D27]] which in turn provide connections to the [[Adriatic coast]] resorts and other major highways.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| colspan=5 bgcolor=blue align=center style=margin-top:15 | <span style="color:white;"><big>'''D50 traffic volume'''</big></span>
|-
| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | '''Road'''
| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | '''Counting site'''
| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | '''AADT'''
| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | '''ASDT'''
| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | '''Notes'''
|-
| [[File:Državna cesta D50.svg|25px]] D50
| 4202 Brlog
| align=center | 1,368
| align=center | 2,823
| Adjacent to Ž5127 junction.
|-
| [[File:Državna cesta D50.svg|25px]] D50
| 4203 Otočac (Brlog)
| align=center | 2,800
| align=center | 4,150
| Adjacent to Ž5140 junction. Estimate by [[Hrvatske ceste|HC]].
|-
| [[File:Državna cesta D50.svg|25px]] D50
| 4205 Ličko Lešće
| align=center | 1,717
| align=center | 1,951
| Adjacent to Ž5147 junction.
|-
| [[File:Državna cesta D50.svg|25px]] D50
| 4905 Sveti Rok
| align=center | 1,412
| align=center | 1,481
| Near Sveti Rok.
|-
| [[File:Državna cesta D50.svg|25px]] D50
| 4906 Ličko Cerje
| align=center | 1,135
| align=center | 1,640
| The southernmost traffic counting site on the D50 road.
|}
== Road junctions and populated areas ==
{{RJL|date=November 2021}}
{| class="wikitable"<!--
NOTE: Junctions, populated areas and toll plazas are listed here.-->
|-
| colspan=2 bgcolor=blue align=center style=margin-top:15 | <span style="color:white;"><big>'''D50 major junctions/populated areas'''</big></span>
|-
| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | '''Type'''
| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | '''Slip roads/Notes'''
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autokreuzung.svg|17px]]
| [[File:Državna cesta D23.svg|25px]] [[D23 (Croatia)|D23]] to [[Senj]] (to the west) and [[Josipdol]] (to the east). The intersection is located approximately 300 to the south of [[A1 (Croatia)|A1 motorway]] Žuta Lokva interchange connector road (via D23). Northbound D50 traffic defaults to the westbound D23, and conversely, eastbound D23 traffic defaults to the southbound D50.<br>The northern terminus of the road.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autokreuzung.svg|17px]]
| Ž5127 to Hrvatsko Polje.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autoabzweig.svg|17px]]
| [[File:Motorway-A1-Hex-Green.svg|25px]] [[A1 (Croatia)|A1]] in [[Otočac]] interchange, to [[Zagreb]] (to the north) and to [[Zadar]] and [[Split (city)|Split]] (to the south).
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| [[Otočac]]<br>Ž5128 to Glavace and Dabar.<br>Ž5140 to Švica and Krasno Polje.<br>Ž5143 to Prozor.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autokreuzung.svg|17px]]
| [[File:Državna cesta D52.svg|25px]] [[D52 (Croatia)|D52]] to [[Korenica]]
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| [[Čovići]]<br>Ž5144 to Podhum.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autokreuzung.svg|17px]]
| Ž5146 to Studenci and Donji Kosinj.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| [[Ličko Lešće]]<br>Ž5147 to Vrelo Gacke.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autokreuzung.svg|17px]]
| Ž5148 to Ramljani.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| Kvarte
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| [[Perušić]]<br>Ž5154 to Klanac.<br>Ž5155 to Kosa Janjačka.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| [[Lički Osik]]<br>[[File:Državna cesta D25.svg|25px]] [[D25 (Croatia)|D25]] to Bunić and [[Korenica]] (to the east). The westbound D25 and the southbound D50 are [[Road concurrency|concurrent]] between Lički Osik and Gospić.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autokreuzung.svg|17px]]
| Ž5171 to Mušaluk.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| [[Budak, Lika-Senj County|Budak]]<br>[[File:Državna cesta D534.svg|25px]] [[D534 (Croatia)|D534]] to [[A1 (Croatia)|A1 motorway]] in [[Gospić]] interchange.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| [[Gospić]]<br>[[File:Državna cesta D25.svg|25px]] [[D25 (Croatia)|D25]] to [[Karlobag]] (to the west). The eastbound D25 and the northbound D50 are [[Road concurrency|concurrent]] between Lički Osik and Gospić.<br>Ž5163 to Lički Novi.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| Novoselo Bilajsko<br>Ž5164 to Vrebac and Podlopača.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| Medak
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autoabzweig.svg|17px]]
| [[File:Motorway-A1-Hex-Green.svg|25px]] [[A1 (Croatia)|A1]] in [[Sveti Rok]] interchange, to [[Zagreb]] (to the north) and to [[Zadar]] and [[Split (city)|Split]] (to the south).
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Autokreuzung.svg|17px]]
| [[D547 road|D547]] to Sveti Rok and [[Obrovac, Zadar County|Obrovac]].<ref name="NN-klasifikacija_2020">{{cite web |url=https://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2020_02_17_421.html |title=Decision on categorization of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads (2020) |date=February 14, 2020 |language=hr |publisher=[[Narodne novine]] |access-date=April 7, 2020}}</ref><br>Ž5165 to [[Lovinac]] and Gornja Ploča.
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| Ričice
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| Štikada
|-
| [[Image:Sinnbild Innerorts.svg|21px]]
| [[Gračac]]<br>[[File:Državna cesta D27.svg|25px]] [[D27 (Croatia)|D27]] to [[Obrovac, Zadar County|Obrovac]], [[Benkovac]] and [[A1 (Croatia)|A1 motorway]] Benkovac interchange (to the south), and to [[Korenica]] and [[Knin]] via [[D1 (Croatia)|D1 state road]] (to the north). Junction of D27 and D1 is located approximately {{convert|2|km|abbr=on}} to the north, in Gračac.<br>D27 may be used as a bypass of both [[Maslenica Bridge (A1)|motorway Maslenica bridge]] and [[Maslenica Bridge (D8)|Adriatic Highway Maslenica Bridge]] for traffic between Zadar and Sveti Rok.<br>The southern terminus of the road.
|}
==Sources==
{{Reflist}}
{{State roads in Croatia}}
[[Category:State roads in Croatia|D050]]
[[Category:Lika-Senj County|D050]]
[[Category:Transport in Zadar County|D050]]