D27 road (Croatia)

D27 state road
Route information
Length: 96.9 km (60.2 mi)
Major junctions
From: D1 in Gračac
  
D50 in Gračac
 D54 in Zaton Obrovački
 A1 in Benkovac interchange
 D502 in Karin
 D56 in Benkovac
 D503 in Zapužane
D59 near Crljenik
To: D8 between Vodice and Šibenik
Location
Counties: Zadar, Šibenik-Knin
Major cities: Benkovac, Obrovac
Highway system

State roads in Croatia

D27 is a state road connecting Gračac in the southern part of Lika, Croatia to D8 state road via Benkovac. The road is 96.9 km long.[1]

The road also provides an alternate route to the sections of A1 motorway and the D8 state road that cross the Maslenica strait over the two Maslenica bridges, underneath the Velebit. This is especially important when strong wind or storms (usually bura) cause the A1 motorway section between Maslenica Bridge (A1) and Sveti Rok Tunnel to be closed for traffic for safety reasons.[2]

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.[3]

Contents

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.[4] Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road connects a number of summer resorts to Croatian motorway network.

D27 traffic volume
Road Counting site AADT ASDT Notes
D27 4912 Zaton Obrovački 1,795 2,898 Between Ž6027 and Ž6028 junctions.
D27 4914 Kruševo 1,825 3,213 Adjacent to Ž6025 junction.
D27 4915 Benkovac 1,588 2,784 Adjacent to Ž6045 junction.
D27 5317 Gornje Ceranje 1,699 2,183 Between Ž6064 and Ž6066 junctions.
D27 5303 Gaćelezi 2,177 3,675 Between D59 and Ž6071 junctions.

Road junctions and populated areas

D27 junctions/populated areas
Type Slip roads/Notes
Gračac
D1 to Knin and Korenica.
The northern terminus of the road. Northbound D27 traffic defaults to northbound D1.
D50 to A1 motorway Sveti Rok interchange.
Ž6027 to Kaštel Žegarski and Bruška
Ž6028 to Muškovci
D54 to Maslenica and D8 state road.
Obrovac
Ž5166 to Sveti Rok.
Ž6025 to Kaštel Žegarski and Ervenik.
Ž6024 to Kruševo
Gornji Karin
Ž6048 to Donji Karin
Karin
D502 to Smilčić, Zemunik Donji and A1 motorway Zadar 2 interchange.
Benkovac
D56 to Smilčić and Drniš. The D27 and the D56 roads are concurrent in Benkovac for approximately 500 m (1,600 ft), so there are two D27/D56 junctions in the town.
Ž6003 to Benkovac town centre.
Šopot
6064 to Miranje, Vrana and Pakoštane.
Zapužane
D503 to Biograd na Moru.
A1 Benkovac interchange (via a connector) to Zagreb and Zadar to the north and to Šibenik and Split to the south.[5]
Gornje Ceranje
Budak
Ž6066 to Pristeg
Stankovci
Ž6068 to Kašić Banjevački and Pirovac
Ž6067 to Bila Vlaka and Vukšić
Crljenik
D59 to Pirovac and Knin.
Grabovci
Gaćelezi
Ž6071 to D59 state road (as a connector).
Ž6086 to Tribunj
D8 to Vodice (to the west) and to Šibenik (to the east).
The southern terminus of the road.

Sources

  1. ^ "Decision on categorization of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. February 17, 2010. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2010_02_17_410.html. 
  2. ^ "Snow and wind disrupt traffic virtually all over Croatia" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. March 10, 2010. http://web2.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/94733/Default.aspx. 
  3. ^ "Public Roads Act" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. December 14, 2004. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2004_12_180_3130.html. 
  4. ^ "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 - digest" (in English). Hrvatske ceste. May 1, 2010. http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf. 
  5. ^ "Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. May 6, 2003. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/305463.html. 

See also