Roads in Serbia
Roads in Serbia are the backbone of its transportation system and constitute important transit roads in Europe. Total length of roads in the country is 45,419 km, and they are categorized as "state roads" (with total length of 16,179 km) or "municipal roads" (with total length of 23,780 km).[1][2]
State roads
Major roads in the country are designated as "state roads", all of which are paved. They are categorized as: state roads, class Ia; state roads, class Ib; state roads, class IIa; and state roads, class IIb.[3]
State roads, class Ia
Roads that are motorways are categorized as state roads, class Ia and are marked with one-digit numbers (as the Serbian word for motorway is "autoput", the "A1", "A2", "A3", "A4" or "A5" road designations are used).[4] As of May 2017, there are 745 km of motorways (Serbian: аутопут, аutoput) in total.[5] Motorways in Serbia have three lanes (including emergency lane) in each direction (including hard shoulder), signs are white-on-green, and the normal speed limit is 120 km/h.
| Designation | Route | Planned | In service |
|---|---|---|---|
 A1 |
Border with Hungary near Horgoš - Subotica - Novi Sad - Belgrade (Belgrade bypass) - Niš - Leskovac - Vranje - Border with Macedonia near Preševo | 588 km | 554 km |
 A2 |
Belgrade (intersection with A1) - Preljina (intersection with A5) near Čačak - Požega - Border with Montenegro near Boljare | 258 km | 53 km |
 A3 |
Belgrade (intersection with A1) - Sremska Mitrovica - Border with Croatia near Batrovci | 93 km | 93 km |
 A4 |
Niš (intersection with A1) - Pirot - Border with Bulgaria near Gradinje | 105 km | 45 km |
 A5 |
Preljina (intersection with A2) near Čačak - Kraljevo - Kruševac - Pojate (intersection with A1) | 112 km | 0 km |
| Total | 1,154 km | 745 km |
State roads, class Ib
Roads categorized as state roads, class Ib are 4,481 km in total length and are marked with two-digit numbers.[6] They have one lane at the each direction, signs are black-on-yellow and the normal speed limit is 80 km/h.
Some of these roads are or will be partially expressways (Serbian: Брзи пут, Brzi put), such as 24 km-long stretch of State Road 24 between Kragujevac and Batočina (intersection with A1 motorway) and planned upgrade of the 27 km-long section of State Road 21 between Novi Sad and Ruma (intersection with A1 motorway). Expressways, unlike motorways, don't have emergency lanes, signs are white-on-blue and the normal speed limit is 100 km/h.
State roads, class IIa
State roads, class IIa, are marked with three-digit numbers, first digit being 1 or 2. Total length of these roads is 7,781 km. [7]
State roads, class IIb
State roads, class IIb, are marked with three-digit numbers, first digit being 3. Total length of these roads is 3,160 km.[8]
Municipal roads
Minor, local roads in the country are designated as "municipal roads".[9] Total length of these roads is 23,780 km and some two-thirds are paved roads, while the rest are consisted of macadam and earthen roads.
European routes
The following European routes pass through Serbia:
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E65: Rožaje, Montenegro – Tutin – Kosovska Mitrovica – Priština – Elez Han – Skopje, Macedonia. -
E70: Slavonski Brod, Croatia – Šid – Belgrade – Vršac – Timișoara, Romania.
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E75: Szeged, Hungary – Subotica – Novi Sad – Beška Bridge – Belgrade – Niš – Leskovac – Vranje – Preševo – Kumanovo, Macedonia.
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E80: Rožaje, Montenegro – Peć – Priština – Prokuplje – Niš – Niška Banja – Pirot – Dimitrovgrad – Sofia, Bulgaria.
- section between Niš and Niška Banja is built to motorway standards.
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E662: Subotica – Sombor – Bezdan – Osijek, Croatia. -
E761: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Užice – Čačak – Kraljevo – Kruševac – Pojate – Paraćin – Zaječar.
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E763: Belgrade – Čačak – Nova Varoš – Bijelo Polje, Montenegro.
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E771: Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania – Zaječar – Niš.
Notes
- ↑ Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008, but Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the Brussels Agreement. Kosovo has received formal recognition as an independent state from 111 out of 193 United Nations member states.
References
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- ↑ http://pod2.stat.gov.rs/ObjavljenePublikacije/G2016/pdf/G20162019.pdf
- ↑ http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/pdf/zakon_o_putevima_lat.pdf
- ↑ "Uredba o kategorizaciji državnih puteva". Official Gazette of the Republic of Serbia (105). 29 November 2013. (Subscription required (help)).
- ↑ http://www.putevi-srbije.rs/index.php/en/about-us
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