D8 road (Croatia)

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D8 state road
File:Državna cesta D8 map.png
Route information
Part of European route E61 European route E65 European route E80
Length643.1 km (399.6 mi)
Major junctions
FromSlovenian G7 road shield Slovenian G7 road at Pasjak border crossing
Major intersectionsFile:Autocesta A7.svg A7 in Rupa and Jurdani interchanges
File:Autocesta A8.svg A8 in Opatija junction
File:Državna cesta D40.svg D40 near Bakar
File:Državna cesta D23.svg D23 in Senj
File:Autocesta A1.svg A1 in Maslenica and Posedarje interchanges
File:Državna cesta D1.svg D1 in Split
File:Državna cesta D413.svg D413 and
File:Državna cesta D513.svg D513 in Ploče
File:Državna cesta D9.svg D9 in Opuzen
File:Državna cesta D223.svg D223 near Dubrovnik
ToFile:Wegschild Montenegro M-1.svg M-1 Montenegrin M-1 road at Karasovići border crossing
Location
CountryCroatia
CountiesPrimorje-Gorski Kotar, Lika-Senj, Zadar, Šibenik-Knin, Split-Dalmatia, Dubrovnik-Neretva
Major citiesRijeka, Senj, Zadar, Šibenik, Trogir, Split, Makarska, Ploče, Dubrovnik
Highway system
File:Bakarac, riva 2.jpg
D8 state road in Bakarac running along the coastline
File:Dramalj ulaz 110208.jpg
D8 state road near Dramalj
File:Sibenski most.jpg
Šibenik Bridge carrying D8 state road
File:Road by the see.jpg
D8 state road between Makarska and Omiš
File:Intersection of state roads D8 and D9 (E65 and E73).jpg
The intersection of state roads D8 and D9
File:Neum-Klek border point.jpg
Klek border crossing
File:Dubrovnik-bridge.jpg
Franjo Tuđman Bridge near Dubrovnik

The D8 state road is the Croatian section of the Adriatic Highway, running from the Slovenian border at Pasjak via Rijeka, Senj, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Opuzen, and Dubrovnik to the border with Montenegro at Karasovići.[maps 1][1] Most of the D8 state road remains single carriageway, though with some dual carriageway stretches. The total length of the road through Croatia is 643.1 kilometres (399.6 mi).[2] Until recently, the road was the primary route connecting the Adriatic coastal parts of Croatia. Since the 2000s, multilane motorways have taken over most of its traffic, and yet more motorways are still being built along the coast. The motorways parallel to the road are the A7 (Rupa border crossing – RijekaSveti Kuzam), A6 (RijekaBosiljevo) and A1 (Zagreb – Bosiljevo – ZadarSplitPloče), sections of the proposed Adriatic–Ionian motorway.[3] Since the D8 closely follows the well-indented Croatian coastline, travel is considerably longer and less safe compared to the motorways because of numerous blind curves and at-grade intersections. The D8 is still popular as an alternative to the tolled motorways, so the road carries fairly constant traffic during most of the year. The traffic intensifies in the summer, because of substantial traffic to tourist destinations. The section from Rijeka to Senj experiences heavy traffic in particular because many motorists are unwilling to take the longer route along A6 and A1. This problem used to be exacerbated before 2009 when A6 still had slow semi-highway parts on the Rijeka–Bosiljevo route. This section will remain congested at peak times until eventual completion of the A7 motorway between Rupa and Žuta Lokva. Since the parallel A1 motorway ends near Ploče, southbound A1 traffic generally switches to the D8 state road. Originally, the D8 road terminated 30 km (20 mi) after Ploče, at the Klek border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the Adriatic Highway route runs across a tiny strip of Bosnia and Herzegovina territory around the town of Neum, and then resumed after reentering Croatia at Zaton Doli border crossing. Following the building of the Pelješac Bridge in July 2022, and the Ston bypass in April 2023, the D8 was rerouted and it no longer goes to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but goes across the bridge, adding 4 kilometers to the length. The section from the northern entrance of the bridge to the border crossing at Klek is now renumbered D236, and the section from the southern bridge entrance road (and Ston bypass) to the Zaton Doli border crossing is now renumbered D237.[4] The opening of the Ston bypass allowed buses, heavy trucks, and trucks carrying hazardous materials to use the bridge. In Komarna, at the Duboka interchange, the road becomes an expressway as it enters the Pelješac bridge, the old D8 going to the border is now D236. Since the bridge section is an expressway, pedestrians, bicycles and mopeds are not allowed on it and are still required to go through Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bridge crosses to the Pelješac peninsula at Brijesta, where 2 km (1.2 mi) down the expressway comes the Brijesta interchange. 7 km (4.3 mi) from Brijesta, the road crosses with the old D414 at Zaradeže interchange (the section going to Zaton Doli has since been demoted to county road). 12 km (7.5 mi) from Zaradeže, the road crosses with D416 at Prapratno interchage. 7 km (4.3 mi) from Prapratno, the road rejoins the old D8 (the section to the border now bearing the designation D237) and the expressway status ends, as the road continues running to Dubrovnik along the coastline. East of Dubrovnik the road passes by Dubrovnik Airport and reaches the border with Montenegro at the Karasovići border crossing.[1] The D8 is the longest state road in Croatia at 643.1 km (399.6 mi). Following the rerouting over the Pelješac bridge, the length extended by 4.5 km (2.8 mi). The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.[5]

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske Ceste.[6] Significant variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road carries substantial tourist traffic. Traffic volume on the D8 state road varies greatly, as the road runs through areas of more or less developed tourist industry. Furthermore, the road runs through or near a number of major Croatian cities, such as Rijeka, Zadar and Split, which add to the traffic volume significantly. Thus, the most congested section of the D8 state road is in the city of Split, between Solin and Stobreč, where the greatest AADT figures are regularly recorded, far exceeding comparable figures of the busiest motorway sections in Croatia. Conversely, the lowest traffic volume on the D8 road is observed near Karlobag due to comparatively less developed tourism and the absence of major cities in the area. The AADT recorded on the D8 road observed in Split (Solin and Stobreč) is nearly 50 times greater than in Karlobag.

Note: All the traffic counting sites are located along the D8 road.

Major intersections

Listed settlements contain additional intersections with local and/or non-categorized roads.
The intersections are at-grade except where otherwise noted.

County km Location Junction Notes[2][7]
Primorje-Gorski Kotar 0 Pasjak border crossing Slovenian G7 road shield G7
File:E61-HR.svg E61
Pasjak border crossing to Slovenia.[1]
Northern terminus of the road and of the European route E61; Northbound D8 traffic defaults to Slovenian G7 road
3 Pasjak
5 Šapjane
6 File:Z5017-HR.svg Ž5017 Connection to Rupa, Škalnica and Saršoni
6 Rupa interchange File:Autocesta A7.svg A7
File:E61-HR.svg E61
Connection to A7 motorway Rupa interchange and to Rupa border crossing to Slovenia; The D8 and the E61 north of the interchange are concurrent; A parclo interchange
15 Permani File:Z5012-HR.svg Ž5012 To Vodice and Jelovice border crossing to Slovenia
File:Z5016-HR.svg Ž5016 To Breza
16 Mučići
16–18 Jurdani File:Autocesta A7.svg A7
File:E61-HR.svg E61
Connection (via a short connector) to the A7 motorway (E61) in Jurdani interchange (executed as a trumpet interchange)
19 Jušići File:Z5019-HR.svg Ž5019 To Spinčići and Kastav
20–23 Matulji File:Autocesta A8.svg A8
File:E751-HR.svg E751
Connection to the A8 motorway (E751) in Opatija junction (executed as an at-grade intersection)
File:Državna cesta D66.svg D66 To Opatija and Lovran
File:Z5051-HR.svg Ž5051 To Opatija
23–37 Rijeka File:Državna cesta D304.svg D304 To Kastav and the A7 motorway Diračje interchange (E61)
File:Državna cesta D403.svg D403 To the Port of Rijeka (west) and the A7 motorway in Škurinje interchange (E61)
File:Državna cesta D3.svg D3 To Karlovac and the A6 motorway in Čavle interchange (E65)
File:Državna cesta D404.svg D404 To the Port of Rijeka (Brajdica Terminal) and the A7 motorway in Draga interchange (E65)
File:Z5054-HR.svg Ž5054 To the Orehovica interchange. The interchange allows A6 and A7 traffic to exit to the Ž5054, but it does not permit access to the interchange from the county road.
File:Z5057-HR.svg Ž5057 Connecting areas within the city of Rijeka itself only
38–40 Kostrena
44 File:Državna cesta D40.svg D40
File:E65-HR.svg E65
To the A7 motorway Sveti Kuzam interchange (E65), the A6 motorway Čavle interchange (E65) and Kukuljanovo industrial zone and Bakar; The northern terminus of the D8/E65 concurrency
47 File:Z5060-HR.svg Ž5060 To Bakar and Meja
51 Bakarac
53–54 Kraljevica
55 File:Z5065-HR.svg Ž5065 To Kraljevica
55 File:Državna cesta D102.svg D102
File:Državna cesta D523.svg D523
To Krk and Cres (via the D102 and the A6 motorway Oštrovica interchange (E65) (via the D523); A diamond interchange
59 File:Državna cesta D501.svg D501 To the A6 motorway Oštrovica interchange (E65)
60 File:Z5088-HR.svg Ž5088 To Jadranovo (the Ž5088 loops between the D8 and Jadranovo and they form two intersections)
61 File:Z5088-HR.svg Ž5088 To Jadranovo
65 File:Z5090-HR.svg Ž5090 To Dramalj
66–69 Crikvenica File:Z5091-HR.svg Ž5091 The Ž5091 connects parts of Crikvenica only
70–72 Selce File:Z5092-HR.svg Ž5092 The Ž5092 connects parts of Selce only
72 File:Z5062-HR.svg Ž5062 To Jargovo, Bribir, Lukovo and Fužine
76–79 Novi Vinodolski File:Z5064-HR.svg Ž5064 To Bribir, Drvenik and Križišće
File:Z5094-HR.svg Ž5094 To Bater and Breze
81 Povile
85 Klenovica File:Z5109-HR.svg Ž5109 The Ž5109 connects to further parts of Klenovica only
86 File:Z5110-HR.svg Ž5110 To Krivi Put and Prokike
93 Sibinj
Lika-Senj 98–101 Senj File:Državna cesta D23.svg D23
File:E65-HR.svg E65
To the A1 motorway in Žuta Lokva interchange and to Josipdol; The D8 and the E65 are concurrent north of the intersection, where the E65 switches between the D8 (north of Senj) and the D23
106 Kalic
109 Sveti Juraj File:Z5126-HR.svg Ž5126 To Krasno Polje, Velika Plana, Smiljan and Gospić
136 File:Državna cesta D405.svg D405 To Jablanac and ferry connection to Mišnjak, Rab (D105)
149 File:Državna cesta D406.svg D406 To Prizna and ferry connection to Žigljen, Pag (D106)
156 Cesarica
158 Ribarica
162 Karlobag File:Državna cesta D25.svg D25 To Gospić
181 Lukovo Šugarje
191 Barić Draga
Zadar 198 Tribanj Krušćica
200 Tribanj Šibuljina
209–211 Starigrad File:Z6008-HR.svg Ž6008 To Paklenica National Park
214 Seline
220 Modric
222 Rovanjska
224 Maslenica interchange File:Autocesta A1.svg A1
File:E65-HR.svg E65
Connection to the A1 motorway Maslenica interchange (E65) via a short connector; The Maslenica interchange is executed as a trumpet
225 File:Državna cesta D54.svg D54 To Maslenica and Zaton Obrovački
226 Maslenica Bridge
231 Posedarje
232 File:Državna cesta D106.svg D106 To Pag and the A1 motorway Posedarje interchange (E65)
235 File:Z6258-HR.svg Ž6258 To Islam Latinski
236 Zadar 1 interchange File:Autocesta A1.svg A1
File:E65-HR.svg E65
To the A1 motorway Zadar 1 interchange (E65), reached via a short connector; The interchange is executed as a trumpet
240 Poličnik
246 Murvica
250 File:Z6018-HR.svg Ž6018 To Crno and Babindub
251–256 Zadar File:Državna cesta D306.svg D306 To Nin and Vir
File:Državna cesta D407.svg D407 To Zadar ferry port – ferry access to Preko, Ugljan Island (D110), Brbinj and Sali, Dugi otok (D109), Mali Lošinj (D100) as well as to , Rava, Molat, Sestrunj, Zverinac, Ist, Silba, Olib and Premuda[8]
File:Državna cesta D424.svg D424 To Port of Zadar, Gaženica, Zadar Airport and the A1 motorway Zadar 2 interchange
File:Z6262-HR.svg Ž6262 To the Babindub interchange of the D424 expressway (via Benkovačka Street)
File:Z6037-HR.svg Ž6037 Connection to the Ž6036 road
File:Z6038-HR.svg Ž6038 The Ž6038 connects to areas of the city of Zadar only
257–259 Bibinje
262 Sukošan File:Z6040-HR.svg Ž6040 To the Tromilja interchange of the D424 expressway
269 Sveti Petar na moru File:Z6045-HR.svg Ž6045 To Donje Raštane
274 Turanj
275 Sveti Filip i Jakov File:Z6046-HR.svg Ž6046 To Sikovo
278 Biograd na moru File:Državna cesta D503.svg D503 To Biograd ferry port, Benkovac and the A1 motorway Benkovac interchange (E65); Hybrid parclo interchange
281 File:Z6063-HR.svg Ž6063 To Crvena Luka ferry port
284–285 Pakoštane
288 Drage
Šibenik-Knin 300–302 Pirovac File:Z6068-HR.svg Ž6068 To Kašić Banjevački and Stankovci
304 File:Državna cesta D59.svg D59
File:Državna cesta D121.svg D121
To Knin (via the D59) and to Tisno and Murter (via the D121)
307 File:Z6086-HR.svg Ž6086 To Tribunj
312–313 Vodice File:Z6087-HR.svg Ž6087 To Srima; The Ž6087 loops from Vodice to Srima and back to the D8
316 File:Z6087-HR.svg Ž6087 To Srima
File:L65036-HR.svg L65036 To Jadrija; Trumpet interchange
318 File:Državna cesta D27.svg D27 To Benkovac
File:Z6088-HR.svg Ž6088 To Zaton
Šibenik Bridge
321–329 Šibenik File:Državna cesta D33.svg D33 To Šibenik ferry port, Drniš and Knin; Parclo interchange
File:Državna cesta D533.svg D533 To the A1 motorway Šibenik interchange (E65); Trumpet interchange
File:Državna cesta D58.svg D58 To Port of Šibenik and Boraja; Parclo interchange
329 File:Z6107-HR.svg Ž6107 To Solaris resort; Modified trumpet interchange
330–333 Brodarica
335 Žaborić File:Z6108-HR.svg Ž6108 To Jadrtovac
340 Grabeštica File:Z6127-HR.svg Ž6127 To Sapina Doca
351–352 Primošten
358 File:Z6126-HR.svg Ž6126 To Rogoznica
363 File:Z6128-HR.svg Ž6128 To Dvornica
366 Svinca
Split-Dalmatia 370–372 Marina File:Z6130-HR.svg Ž6130 To Gustirna, Mitlo and Blizna Donja
File:Z6135-HR.svg Ž6135 To Vinišće
374 Poljica File:Z6131-HR.svg Ž6131 To Vrsine
378–382 Seget File:Državna cesta D58.svg D58 To Boraja; Diamond interchange, accessible to northbound D8 traffic and traffic joining southbound D8 only
File:Z6132-HR.svg Ž6132 To Sorići and Seget Donji
File:Z6133-HR.svg Ž6133 To Trogir
382–385 Trogir File:Z6133-HR.svg Ž6133 To the D315 road
File:Z6134-HR.svg Ž6134 To the D126 road
387 File:Državna cesta D409.svg D409
File:Z6091-HR.svg Ž6091
To Trogir and Split Airport (via the D315) and to Plano via the Ž6091
391 Kaštela
403 File:Z6137-HR.svg Ž6137 To Kaštela; Partial diamond interchange, accessible to northbound D8 traffic and traffic joining southbound D8 only
404 File:Z6139-HR.svg Ž6139
File:Z6253-HR.svg Ž6253
To Split (via the Ž6139 and Solinska Street) and to Solin and Klis (via the Ž6253)
405–410 Split File:Državna cesta D1.svg D1
File:E71-HR.svg E71
To A1 motorway Dugopolje interchange (E65); A roundabout interchange with the D8 as the primary road
File:Državna cesta D410.svg D410 To Split to the Port of SplitJadrolinija ferry access to Supetar, Bol and Milna on Brač Island, Stari Grad and Jelsa on Hvar Island, Rogač on Šolta Island, as well as to Vis and Lastovo islands.[8][9] A partial diamond interchange
File:Z6140-HR.svg Ž6140 The Ž6140 connects the D8 to parts of the city of Split only
File:Z6143-HR.svg Ž6143 To Kamen
411 Stobreč File:Z6142-HR.svg Ž6142 To Žrnovnica and Tugare
File:Z6144-HR.svg Ž6144 To TTTS business zone
414 Podstrana File:Z6162-HR.svg Ž6162 The Ž6162 connects the D8 to parts of Podstrana only
422 Jesenice
423 Dugi Rat
426 Duće
427–430 Omiš File:Državna cesta D70.svg D70 To A1 motorway Blato na Cetini interchange and Gata (E65)
File:Z6166-HR.svg Ž6166 To Kučiće, Slime and the D39 state road
433 Stanići
434 Čelina
437 File:Z6168-HR.svg Ž6168 To Lokva
443 Marušići File:Z6167-HR.svg Ž6167 To Mimice and Lokva
448 File:Državna cesta D39.svg D39 To A1 motorway Šestanovac interchange (E65) and Aržano
452 File:Z6195-HR.svg Ž6195 To Brela
454–456 Baška Voda File:Državna cesta D76.svg D76 To A1 motorway Zagvozd interchange (E65)
463–467 Makarska File:Državna cesta D411.svg D411 To Makarska ferry port
File:Državna cesta D512.svg D512 To A1 motorway Ravča interchange (E65)
File:Z6196-HR.svg Ž6196 To Veliko Brdo
File:Z6197-HR.svg Ž6197 To connecting the D8 and the D411 via an alternate route running through Makarska
470 Tučepi
473 Podgora File:Z6198-HR.svg Ž6198 To the D512 state road
484 Živogošće
493 Drvenik File:Državna cesta D412.svg D412 To Drvenik ferry port
497 Zaostrog
501 Podaca
503 Brist
505 Gradac
Dubrovnik-Neretva 516–519 Ploče File:Državna cesta D413.svg D413 To Port of Ploče
File:Državna cesta D425.svg D425
File:E65-HR.svg E65
To A1 motorway Ploče interchange and onwards to Bosnia and Herzegovina via the D62 and Mali Prolog border crossing or via the A10 and Metković border crossing; The D8 and the D65 are concurrent south of the intersection
File:Z6126-HR.svg Ž6126 To the D413 state road
520 Čeveljuša interchange File:Državna cesta D425.svg D425 Expressway to the D513 state road; As of September 2011, the route is incomplete and planned to connect Ploče to the A1 motorway Ploče interchange; Connection to the D513 is provisional; A trumpet interchange
522 File:Z6217-HR.svg Ž6217 To Rogotin and Komin
523 Neretva Bridge
543 Duboka Area adjacent to Duboka (to the west) is site of the north abutment of the Pelješac Bridge
546 Klek
548 Klek border crossing The road extends south of the border crossing
9.3-kilometre (5.8 mi) section of Adriatic Highway through Neum corridor in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dubrovnik-Neretva 549 Zaton Doli border crossing
554 File:Z6227-HR.svg Ž6227 To Sveti Nikola
560 File:Državna cesta D414.svg D414 To Ston and Orebić ferry port
564 Doli
575–576 Slano
590 Trsteno File:Z6228-HR.svg Ž6228 To Slano and Rudine
593 Orašac
596–600 Zaton
602–603 Lozica File:Z6254-HR.svg Ž6254 To Mokošica, Komolac, and Sustjepan (D420)
604 Franjo Tuđman Bridge
604–608 Dubrovnik File:Državna cesta D420.svg D420
File:E80-HR.svg E80
To Gruž (Port of Dubrovnik) and Sustjepan; The D8 and the European route E80 are concurrent south of the intersection
612 File:Državna cesta D223.svg D223 To Gornji Brgat and Gornji Brgat border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina
613 Čibača
615 Kupari
616 Župa Dubrovačka File:Z6243-HR.svg Ž6243 To Petrača, Grbavac and Brgat
617 Mlini
618 Zavrelje
619 Soline
620 Plat
623 Zvekovica File:Z6238-HR.svg Ž6238 To Cavtat
File:Z6239-HR.svg Ž6239 To Drvenik
File:Z6266-HR.svg Ž6266 To Vučje Ždrijelo
627 Dubrovnik Airport Dubrovnik Airport is directly accessed by the D8
629 Čilipi
636 File:Z6240-HR.svg Ž6240 To Radovčići
637–638 Gruda File:Z6241-HR.svg Ž6241 To Dubravka
640 Karasovići File:Državna cesta D516.svg D516 To Vitaljina and Konfin border crossing to Montenegro
643 Karasovići border crossing File:Wegschild Montenegro M-1.svg M-1
File:E65-HR.svg E65
File:E80-HR.svg E80
Border crossing to Montenegro; The southern terminus of the route, extending as Montenegrin route M-1 and the southern terminus of the D8 and European routes E65 and E80
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

See also

Maps

  1. Overview map of the D8 (Map). OpenStreetMap. Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved February 4, 2014.

Sources

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Map of border crossings and customs office areas" (PDF). Customs Administration of the Republic of Croatia (in hrvatski). March 6, 2008.
  2. 2.0 2.1 Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia) (May 10, 2013). "Odluka o razvrstavanju javnih cesta" [Decision on categorization of public roads]. Narodne novine (in hrvatski) (66/2013).
  3. Radimir Čačić (November 2006). "Adriatic-Ionian Transport Corridor on the territory of the Republic of Croatia" (PDF). Regional Economic Forum Southeast Europe. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 29, 2009. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
  4. "Odluka o razvrstavanju javnih cesta". narodne-novine.nn.hr. 2 June 2023. Retrieved 2024-07-28.
  5. "Public Roads Act". Narodne novine (in hrvatski). December 14, 2004.
  6. "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2013 – digest" (PDF). Hrvatske ceste. May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-20.
  7. "Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names". Narodne novine (in hrvatski). May 6, 2003.
  8. 8.0 8.1 "Jadolinija ferry service". May 11, 2010.
  9. "LNP ferry service schedule". May 11, 2010. Archived from the original on 2010-03-26.