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| Route information | |
| Length | 101.7 km (63.2 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From |  D200 in Buje |
 A9 in Umag interchange D300 in Umag D301 in Novigrad D302 in Poreč D303 near Rovinjsko Selo A9 in Vodnjan north A9 in Vodnjan south | |
| To |  D66 and  D400 in Pula |
| Location | |
| Country | Croatia |
| Counties | Istria |
| Major cities | Buje, Umag, Novigrad, Poreč, Vodnjan, Pula |
| Highway system | |
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D8 state road comprises Croatian section of Adriatic Highway, and it runs from Pasjak border crossing to Slovenia 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 is still a two-lane road, excepting rare four-lane stretches. Total length of the road through Croatia is 643.1 kilometres (399.6 mi).[2]
Until recent times the road has been the primary route connecting 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 A7 (Rupa border crossing - Rijeka - Sveti Kuzam), A6 (Rijeka - Bosiljevo) and A1 (Zagreb - Bosiljevo - Zadar - Split - Ploče), representing sections of proposed Adriatic Ionian motorway.[3] Since D8 state road 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. D8 state road 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 touristic 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 further exacerbaced before 2009 when A6 still had slow semi-highway parts on the Rijeka-Bosiljevo route. This section shall remain congested at peak intervals until eventual completion of A7 motorway between Rupa and Žuta Lokva.
Since the parallel A1 motorway ends near Ploče, southbound A1 traffic generally switches to D8 state road. Further 30 km (20 mi) after Ploče D8 road terminates at Klek border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina, as Adriatic Highway route runs across a tiny strip of Bosnia and Herzegovina territory around town of Neum. As the route reenters Croatia at Zaton Doli border crossing D8 state road resumes, running to Dubrovnik along the coastline. East of Dubrovnik the road passes by Dubrovnik Airport and reaches the border with Montenegro at Karasovići border crossing to Montenegro.[1]
There are official plans to build an expressway bypassing Neum in Bosnia and Herzegovina entirely via a series of tunnels and bridges, Pelješac Bridge being the most notable among them. The route would diverge from current D8 route south of Ploče, cross the bridge to Pelješac peninsula, form a junction to D414 state road and rejoin present D8 route near Doli. The expressway is to be tolled. So far no official road number has been assigned to the planned route, even though Pelješac Bridge construction was started. It is also possible that D8 designation shall be transferred from the bypassed D8 section to the expressway.[4]
D8 is the longest state road in Croatia at 643.1 km (399.6 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[edit]
Volume of traffic flowing along D75 road is measured by Hrvatske ceste at four traffic counting stations distributed along the route. Pula north traffic counting station work intermittently, while the rest of them are operated continuously.
| D75 traffic volume (2015)[6] | ||||
| Counting site | AADT | ASDT | Notes | |
| 2708 Dajla | 4,627 | 9,327 | Between the L50040 and the D301 junctions | |
| 2757 Funtana | 6,022 | 12,914 | Between the Ž5098 and the Ž5096 junctions | |
| 2717 Bale | 2,164 | 3,267 | Between the Ž5098 and the Ž5096 junctions | |
| 3905 Pula north | 10,799 | 13,858 | Between the Ž5117 and the L50160 junctions | |
Major intersections[edit]
Listed settlements contain additional intersections with local and/or non-categorized roads.
The intersections are at-grade except where otherwise noted.
| Location | km | mi | Destinations | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaštel border crossing | 0.0 | 0.0 |   G11 / E751 – Koper | Kaštel border crossing to Slovenia[1] northern end of E751 concurrency | |
| 1.2 | 0.75 |   D510 / E751 – Plovanija border crossing, A9 motorway | southern end of E751 concurrency | ||
| Buje | 6.4 | 4.0 |  Ž5007 – Šterna, Oprtalj, Karojba | ||
| 6.6 | 4.1 |  D200 / Ž5008 – Plovanija border crossing, Grožnjan | |||
| 6.9 | 4.3 | D300 – Umag | |||
| Ponte Porton | 18.0 | 11.2 |  D44 / D301 – Buzet, Novigrad | ||
| Vižinada | 24.0 | 14.9 |  Ž5041 – Brnobići | ||
| 29.6 | 18.4 |  Ž5042 – Višnjan, Karojba | |||
| Baderna | 38.7 | 24.0 |  D48 / D302 – Pazin, Poreč | Grade separated | |
| Medaki interchange | 45.6 | 28.3 | A9 / E751 | Grade separated | |
| 47.4 | 29.5 |  Ž5002 – Vrsar | |||
| 52.9 | 32.9 | D303 – Rovinj | Grade separated | ||
| 58.6 | 36.4 |  Ž5098 – Krmed, Svetvinčenat | |||
| Bale | 61.5 | 38.2 |  Ž5095 – Rovinj | ||
| Vodnjan sjever (north) interchange | 69.7 | 43.3 | A9 / E751 | Via a connector road | |
| Vodnjan | 71.7 | 44.6 |  Ž5192 – Fažana | ||
| 72.6 | 45.1 |  Ž5190 – Svetvinčenat, Žminj | |||
| Vodnjan jug (south) interchange | 73.1 | 45.4 | A9 / E751 | Via a connector road | |
| 75.2 | 46.7 |  Ž5117 – Galižana | |||
| 79.4 | 49.3 |  Ž5115 – Fažana, Barbariga, Brijuni National Park | |||
| Pula | 80.1 | 49.8 | D400 – Pula Airport, Pula Ferry Port | Southern terminus of the road | |
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi
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Sources: Public roads classification and Regulation on motorway markings in Croatia[7][8]
See also[edit]
Maps[edit]
- ^ Overview map of the D75 (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved July 13, 2016.
Sources[edit]
- ^ a b c "Map of border crossings and customs office areas" (PDF). Customs Administration of the Republic of Croatia (in Croatian). March 6, 2008. Cite error: The named reference "CroatiaCustomsXingsMap" was defined multiple times with different content (see the help page).
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
NN-klasifikacijawas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Radimir Čačić (November 2006). "Adriatic-Ionian Transport Corridor on the territory of the Republic of Croatia" (PDF). Regional Economic Forum Southeast Europe. Retrieved September 8, 2010.
- ^ "Pelješki most ide dalje". Slobodna dalmacija (in Croatian). May 11, 2009.
- ^ "Public Roads Act". Narodne novine (in Croatian). December 14, 2004.
- ^ "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2011 - digest" (PDF). Hrvatske ceste. 2011. Retrieved 21 June 2013.
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