A1 motorway (Slovenia)

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Avtocesta A1
E57E59
Length: 241 km (150 mi)
Planned length: 250 km
From: A9 in Austria
Major
junctions:		 H2 near Pesnica

A5 near Dragučova

H2 near Spodnje Hoče

A4 near Spodnje Hoče

H3 near Ljubljana

A2 near Ljubljana

H4 near Razdrto

A3 near Gabrk
To: H5 near Ankaran
Countries: Slovenia
Major cities: Maribor, Celje, Ljubljana, Postojna, Koper

The A1 motorway (Slovenian: avtocesta A1) is a motorway in Slovenia, around 250 km long, connecting Šentilj (at the Austrian border) and Koper (on the shores of the Adriatic Sea). It passes several important Slovenian cities, including Maribor, Celje and Ljubljana all the way to the Slovenian Littoral and in Koper with its important port.

Construction began in 1970 and in 1972 the first motorway section in Slovenia was built, connecting Vrhnika and Postojna. It was opened for traffic on December 29, 1972.

The connection to Koper was finished on November 23, 2004. The last part, from Trojane to Blagovica, was opened on August 12, 2005.

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[edit] Interchanges

There are 8 interchanges on the motorway:

  • Dragučova (A5) - under construction
  • Slivnica (A4) - partially built, partially under construction
  • Zadobrova (H3)
  • Malence (A2)
  • Kozarje (A2)
  • Razdrto (H4)
  • Gabrk (A3)
  • Srmin (H5)

[edit] Tunnels

The motorway includes 10 tunnels:

  • Golo rebro (788 m)
  • Pletovarje (745 m)
  • Ločica (810 m)
  • Jasovnik (1,633 m)
  • Trojane (2,931 m)
  • Podmilj (622 m)
  • Golovec (595 m)
  • Štampetov most (15 m)
  • Kastelec (2,240 m)
  • Dekani (2,190 m)

Another tunnel, Vodole, will be completed by 2011.

[edit] Viaducts

Črni Kal viaduct (length: 1,065 m, height: 95 m)
Črni Kal viaduct (length: 1,065 m, height: 95 m)

There are 38 viaducts, given in direction from Šentilj to Koper:

  • Kresnica (548 m)
  • Devina (81 m)
  • Vrhole (238 m)
  • Preloge (558 m)
  • Škedenj I (543 m)
  • Škedenj II (397 m)
  • Slatina (439 m)
  • Dramlje (140 m)
  • Žepina (140 m)
  • Ločica (869 m)
  • Jasovnik (124 m)
  • Baba (170 m)
  • Zlokarje (210 m)
  • Jelševica (254 m)
  • Črni mlinar (210 m)
  • Šentožbolt (537 m)
  • Log (134 m)
  • Javorje (254 m)
  • Petelinjek (633 m)
  • Suša (85 m)
  • Jelka
  • Vranke (90 m)
  • Blagovica (426 m)
  • Mlake (316 m)
  • Bizovik (146 m)
  • Malence (159 m)
  • Verd (630 m)
  • Derviše (68.5 m)
  • Ivanje Selo (225 m)
  • Unec (200 m)
  • Ravbarkomanda (592 m)
  • Goli vrh (167 m)
  • Bandera (280 m)
  • viaduct over regional road Kozina - Koper (75 m)
  • Glinščica (238 m)
  • Smelavc (210 m)
  • Črni Kal (1,065 m)
  • Lama (85 m)
  • Bivje (570 m)

The Trojane-Blagovica section, the last to be completed, was also the most expensive, having 8 viaducts and two tunnels on only 11 km of motorway.

The Črni Kal viaduct is the longest viaduct in Slovenia.

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