Roads in Romania

Romania's National Road Network

Public roads in Romania are ranked according to importance and traffic as follows:

• motorways (autostradă - pl. autostrăzi) - colour: green; designation: A followed by one digit
• expressways (drum rapid or drum expres) - colour: red; designation: DX followed by one or two digits and an optional letter
• national road (drum național - pl. drumuri naționale) - colour: red; designation: DN followed by one or two digits and an optional letter
• county road (drum județean - pl. drumuri județene) - colour: blue; designation: DJ followed by three digits and an optional letter; unique numbers per county
• local road (drum comunal - pl. drumuri comunale) - colour: yellow; designated DC followed by a number and an optional letter; unique numbers per county

Some of the national roads are part of the European route scheme. European routes passing through Romania: E58; E60; E70; E85; E79; E81; E68; E87 (Class A); E574; E576; E581; E583; E671; E771.

In 2014, a total of 85,362 kilometres (53,041 mi) of roads existed in Romania, of which 52,328 kilometres (32,515 mi) were paved and 33,034 kilometres (20,526 mi) were gravel roads.^[1]

Motorways

Development of the overall length (at the end of):

• *redone
• **planned total length to be in use.

Motorways are identified by A followed by a number. As of December 2014, Romania has 687.1 km of motorway in use, with another 193.49 km under construction.^[2] In recent years, a master plan for the national motorway network has been developed and many works have begun around the country,^[3] which will result in significant changes by 2015,^[4] and eventually by 2022.^[5]

There are few tolls for using roads in Romania. There is one at the Giurgeni – Vadu Oii Bridge over the river Danube on highway DN2A at Vadu Oii and one at the Cernavodă Bridge, on the A2 motorway, a 17 km long section between Fetești and Cernavodă which consists of two road/railway bridges. Nevertheless, every owner of a car that uses a motorway (A) or a national road (DN) in Romania must purchase a vignette (rovinietă) from any of the main petrol stations or at any post office throughout the country.^[6]

Trunk Motorway	Route	Planned (km) / Built (km)	Remarks
A1 motorway	Bucharest – Pitești – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Sibiu – Deva – Timișoara – Arad – Nădlac –> Hungary	580 / 385	Bucharest – Pitești (110 km), Sibiu – Deva (132 km), Traian Vuia - Nadlac (143 km) sections are operational; works are ongoing on another 72 km between Deva and Lugoj; the remaining 123 km between Pitesti and Sibiu are to be completed by 2020.
A2 motorway	Bucharest – Fetești – Cernavodă – Constanța	203 / 203	Operational on the entire length; first fully completed Romanian motorway.
A3 motorway	Bucharest – Ploiești and Brașov – Sighișoara – Târgu Mureș – Cluj-Napoca – Zalău – Oradea – Borș –> Hungary	584 / 107	Bucharest Ring Road – Ploiești (55 km) and Câmpia Turzii – Gilǎu (52 km) sectors are operational; Bucharest – Bucharest Ring Road (6.5 km), and Gilău – Nădășel (8.5 km) segments are under construction; tendering are the segments Targu-Mures - Campia Turzii (51.79 km) in 2014.
A4 motorway	Ovidiu – Agigea – Mangalia – Vama Veche –> Bulgaria	~60 / 22	Constanța bypass complete, between Ovidiu and the Port of Constanța. Agigea – Vama Veche section planned.
A5 motorway	Brașov – Bacău	160 / 0	Mentioned in the 2014 Masterplan[7]
A6 motorway	Junction with A1 near Lugoj – Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Craiova – Calafat – Alexandria – Bucharest	n/a / 11	Operational between the junction with A1 and the Lugoj bypass.[8]
A7 motorway	Junction with A3 near Ploiești – Bacău – Suceava – Siret –> Ukraine	16 / 0	The section from Ploiești to Focșani was proposed for a concession contract, but no contract was signed; so far, only the Bacău bypass has been tendered. Construction on this section began in 2016.
East–West motorway	Iași – Târgu Frumos – Săbăoani – Târgu Neamț - Sovata - Târgu Mureș	319 / 0	It will connect Moldavia to A3 Transylvania Motorway. Feasibility studies conducted in 2009-2011; Feasibility studies revision and update contracted in 2015.[9]
A9 motorway	Junction with A1 near Timișoara – Moravița	92 / 0	It will connect Timișoara to the Serbian border.
A10 motorway	Junction with A1 near Sebeș – Junction with A3 near Turda	70 / 0	Contracts signed for the lots 3&4, start of work mid-May 2014. Decision on Lots 1 & 2 currently under court review.[10]
A12 motorway	Junction with A1 near Pitești – Slatina – Craiova	121 / 0	Mentioned in the 2014 Masterplan[7]
Bucharest motorway ring road	Beltway around Bucharest	100 / 0	South Ring Road Motorway (48 km) tendered as a concession in 2013. North Ring Road Motorway (52 km) planned.
Ploiești–Albița motorway	Splitting from A3 near Ploiești – Buzău – Focșani – Albița –> Moldova	288 / 0	Planned; proposed for a concession contract.
A11 motorway	Arad – Oradea	118 / 3	Only a few kilometres between A1 and DN7 near Arad is open right now. Rest is planned.

Expressways

Planned expressways according to CNADNR (Romanian National Company of Motorways and National Roads):^[7][11]

European routes

Class A

Map or European routes through Romania

• (Austria, Slovakia, Ukraine) – Halmeu – Dej – Bistrița – Suceava – Botoșani – Târgu Frumos – Iași – Sculeni – (Republica Moldova, Ukraine, Russia)
• (France, Switzerland, Austria, Hungary) – Borș – Oradea – Cluj-Napoca – Turda – Târgu Mureș – Brașov – Ploiești – București – Urziceni – Slobozia – Constanța
• (Hungary) – Nădlac – Arad – Deva – Sebeș – Miercurea Sibiului – Sibiu – Brașov
• (Spain, France, Italy, Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia) - Timișoara – Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Craiova – Alexandria – București – Giurgiu – (Bulgaria, Turkey, Georgia)
• (Hungary) – Borș – Oradea – Beiuș – Deva – Petroșani – Târgu Jiu – Filiași – Craiova – Calafat – (Bulgaria, Greece)
• (Ukraine) – Halmeu – Livada – Satu Mare – Zalău – Cluj-Napoca – Turda – Sebeș – Miercurea Sibiului – Sibiu – Pitești – București – Constanța
• (Lithuania, Belarus, Ukraine) – Siret – Suceava – Roman – Bacău – Buzău – Urziceni – București – Giurgiu - (Bulgaria, Greece)
• (Ukraine) – Galați – Brăila – Tulcea – Constanța – Vama Veche – (Bulgaria, Turkey)

Class B

• Bacău – Onești – Târgu Secuiesc – Brașov – Pitești – Craiova
• Cluj-Napoca – Dej
• Slobozia – Brăila – Galați – (Republica Moldova, Ukraine)
• Sărățel – Reghin – Toplița – Gheorgheni – Miercurea Ciuc – Sfântu Gheorghe – Chichiș
• Mărășești – Tecuci – Bârlad – Huși – Albița – (Republica Moldova, Ukraine)
• Săbăoani – Iași – Sculeni – (Republica Moldova, Ukraine)
• (Ukraine, Republica Moldova) – Galați – Slobozia
• Timișoara – Arad – Oradea – Satu Mare – Livada
• Lugoj – Deva
• Constanța – Agigea – Negru Vodă – (Bulgaria)
• Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Porțile de Fier – (Serbia)

National roads

There is a total of 17,272 kilometres (10,732 mi) of National Roads (DN).^[1] Seven one-digit national roads start off in Bucharest in a radial pattern.^[2]

Truck roads

National Road	Route	Length (km)	European System	Remarks
DN1	Bucharest – Ploiești – Brașov – Făgăraș – Sibiu – Alba Iulia – Turda – Cluj-Napoca – Oradea – Borș –> Hungary	642	(Bucharest – Brașov); (Brașov – Tălmaciu); E68/E81 (Tălmaciu – Sebeș); (Sebeș – Turda); E60/E81 (Turda – Cluj-Napoca); (Cluj-Napoca – Oradea)	Partially four-lane road. Probably the busiest truckroad in Romania and one of the longest. The road serves as one of the main routes linking the capital with Transylvania and the western border and comprises numerous sections of European roads.
DN1C	Cluj-Napoca – Apahida – Gherla – Dej – Baia Mare – Halmeu –> Ukraine	217	(Cluj-Napoca – Dej); (Dej – Baia Mare – Halmeu); (Livada – Halmeu)	Four-lane road from Apahida to Gherla. Because of the heavy traffic from the Bosch factory in Jucu, a new bridge over the Somesul Mic river was built near Apahida. Access to and from Cluj-Napoca is granted by a northern 2 lane bypass, built in 2009 to reduce traffic congestion. The bypass is part of the future Cluj-Napoca beltway, and will link E576 straight to A3 motorway.
DN1F	Cluj-Napoca – Zalău – Sărmășag – Carei –> Hungary	178	(Cluj-Napoca – Zalău – Supuru de Sus)
DN12	Brașov – Sfântu Gheorghe – Băile Tușnad – Miercurea-Ciuc – Toplița	164
DN13	Brașov – Rupea – Sighișoara – Bălăușeri – Târgu Mureș	165
DN15	Turda – Câmpia Turzii – Luduș – Târgu Mureș – Reghin – Toplița – Poiana Largului – Bicaz – Piatra Neamț – Bacău	369	(Turda – Targu Mures); (Reghin – Toplita)
DN17	Dej – Beclean – Bistrița – Vatra Dornei – Câmpulung Moldovenesc – Gura Humorului – Suceava	252
DN18	Baia Mare – Sighetu Marmației – Borșa – Cârlibaba – Iacobeni	220
DN19	Sighetu Marmației – Câmpulung la Tisa – Negrești-Oaș – Satu Mare – Carei – Oradea	234	(Livada – Satu Mare); (Satu Mare – Oradea)
DN2	Bucharest – Urziceni – Buzău – Focșani – Bacău – Roman – Fălticeni – Suceava – Siret –> Ukraine	482		Partially four-lane road. Passes by some beautiful fortified cloisters/churches and through some beautiful scenery in northern Moldavia.
DN2A	Urziceni – Slobozia – țăndărei – Hârșova – Constanța	210
DN2B	Buzău – Făurei – Brăila – Galați –> Moldova	152	(Brăila – Giurgiulești)
DN22	Râmnicu Sărat – Brăila – Măcin – Isaccea – Tulcea – Babadag – Constanța	286	(Brăila – Constanța)
DN24	Tișița – Tecuci – Bârlad – Vaslui – Iași – Sculeni –> Moldova	220	(Iași – Sculeni); (Tișița – Crasna); (Iași – Sculeni)
DN24B	Crasna – Huși – Albița –> Moldova	49
DN28	Roman – Târgu Frumos – Iași – Albița	141	(Târgu Frumos – Iași); (Roman – Săbăoani); (Săbăoani – Iași)	Four-lane road.
DN28A	Târgu Frumos – Pașcani – Moțca	38
DN28B	Târgu Frumos – Hârlău – Botoșani	78
DN3	Bucharest – Fundulea – Lehliu Gară – Călărași – Ostrov – Basarabi – Constanța	260
DN4	Bucharest – Oltenița	72
DN5	Bucharest – Giurgiu –> Bulgaria	65		Four-lane road.
DN6	Bucharest – Alexandria – Caracal – Craiova – Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Caransebeș – Lugoj – Timișoara – Sânnicolau Mare – Cenad –> Hungary	639	(Bucharest – Timisoara)	Partially four-lane road.
DN66	Simeria – Hațeg – Petroșani – Târgu Jiu – Filiași	211
DN69	Timișoara – Arad	46
DN7	Bucharest – Găești – Pitești – Râmnicu Vâlcea – Sibiu – Deva – Arad – Nădlac –> Hungary	597	(Bucharest – Talmaciu); E58/E81/overlap with DN1 (Talmaciu – Sebes); (Sebes – Nadlac)	Partially four-lane road. Heading north from Ramnicu Valcea to Sibiu, the trunkroad passes along the beautiful Olt River Valley.
DN76	Deva – Brad – ștei – Beiuș – Oradea	181
DN79	Arad – Chișineu Criș – Salonta – Oradea	113
CB	Bucharest ring road	82		To be upgraded to four-lane road.

Other national roads

National Road	Route	Length (km)	European road	Remarks
DN1A	Bucharest – Buftea – Ploiești – Vălenii de Munte – Săcele	185	(Ploiești) (Ploiești)
DN1B	Ploiești – Mizil – Buzău	67	(entire route)	Upgrading to four-lane road.
DN1D	Mizil – Urziceni	42
DN1E	Brașov – Poiana Brașov – Râșnov	22
DN1G	Huedin – Jibou	50	(Zimbor-Sânmihaiu Almașului, overlap with DN1F)
DN1H	Negreni – Jibou – Șimleu Silvaniei – Aleșd	132	(Badon–Zalǎu, overlap with DN1F)
DN1L	Ciolpani – Lake Snagov	5		Formerly DJ101M
DN1N	Cluj-Napoca – Boju	16		Formerly DJ105S
DN1P	Uileacu de Criș – Sǎrsig	22
DN1R	Huedin – Beliș – Albac	80		Formerly DJ108
DN1S	Șercaia – Hoghiz	24		Formerly DJ104
DN1T	Mirșid – Moigrad-Porolissum	3		Formerly DJ106B
DN10	Brașov – Întorsura Buzăului – Nehoiu – Buzău	146
DN11	Brașov – Târgu Secuiesc – Onești – Bacău	179	(entire route)
DN11A	Onești – Adjud – Podu Turcului	91
DN11B	Târgu Secuiesc – Cozmeni	40
DN12A	Miercurea-Ciuc – Târgu Ocna – Comănești – Onești	116
DN12B	Târgu Ocna – Slănic-Moldova	22
DN12C	Gheorgheni – Lacu Roșu – Bicaz	57
DN13A	Târgu Mureș – Praid – Sovata – Miercurea-Ciuc	131
DN13B	Gheorgheni – Praid	51
DN13C	Vânǎtori – Cristuru Secuiesc – Bisericani	31
DN13D	Sovata – Săcădat	8
DN13E	Feldioara - Sfântu Gheorghe - Covasna - Întorsura Buzăului	89
DN14	Sighișoara – Dumbrăveni – Mediaș – Copșa Mică – Sibiu	90
DN14A	Târgu Mureș – Iernut – Târnăveni – Mediaș	42
DN14B	Alba Iulia – Blaj – Copșa Mică	56
DN15A	Târgu Mureș – Reghin – Bistrița-Năsăud	47	(entire route)
DN15B	Poiana Largului – Târgu Neamț – Cristești	62
DN15C	Piatra Neamț – Bălțătești – Târgu Neamț – Fălticeni	60
DN15D	Piatra Neamț – Girov – Roman – Vaslui	120
DN15E	Târgu Mureș – Satu Nou	45
DN15F	Săcăluşeşti – Agapia – Agapia Monastery	7
DN15G	Bălțătești – Valea Seacă – Văratec Monastery	4
DN16	Cluj-Napoca – Apahida – Reghin	105	(Reghin, overlap with DN15A)
DN17A	Câmpulung Moldovenesc – Moldovița – Rădăuți – Siret	93
DN17B	Vatra Dornei – Poiana Largului	87
DN17C	Bistrița – Năsăud – Moisei	86
DN17D	Beclean – Năsăud – Sângeorz Băi – Cârlibaba	98
DN18A	Borșa - Băile Borșa	1
DN18B	Baia Mare - Târgu Lăpuș - Cășeiu	56
DN19A	Satu Mare – Supuru de Jos	62	(entire route)
DN19B	Nușfalău – Marghita – Săcueni	54
DN2C	Buzău – Pogoanele – Slobozia	85
DN2D	Focșani – Tulnici – Târgu Secuiesc	119
DN2E	Fălticeni – Gura Humorului	88
DN2F	Bacău – Vaslui	85
DN2G	Bacău – Moinești – Comănești	55
DN2H	Românești - Milișăuți - Rădăuți - Vicovu de Jos - Putna	45
DN2K	Milișăuți - Arbore - Solca	17
DN2M	Focșani - Odobești - Andreiașu de Jos	52
DN2N	Mărtinești - Dumbrăveni - Jitia	56
DN2R	Jitia - Vintileasca	11
DN21	Brăila – Însurăței – Slobozia – Călărași	132
DN21A	Bărăganul – Țăndărei	23
DN22A	Hârșova – Nalbant – Tulcea	86
DN22B	Brăila – Galați	15
DN22C	Basarabi – Medgidia – Cernavodă	43
DN22D	Măcin – Horia – Baia	78
DN22E	Galați – Garvăn	16
DN22F	Horia – Nalbant	13
DN22G	Tulcea	5
DN23	Focșani – Brăila	89
DN23A	Focșani – Mărtinești – Ciorăști	34
DN23B	Măicănești – Ciorăști	34
DN24A	Bârlad – Murgeni – Berezeni – Huși	100
DN24C	Vânători – Stefănești – Rădăuți Prut	142
DN24D	Bârlad – Tulucești – Bălăbănești – Cuca	85
DN25	Tecuci – Liești	68
DN25A	Nǎnești – Hanu Conachi	8
DN26	Murgeni – Măstăcani – Galați	95
DN28D	Iași bypass	14
DN29	Suceava – Botoșani – Săveni – Manoleasa	99	(Suceava–Botoșani)
DN29A	Suceava – Vârfu Câmpului – Dorohoi – Darabani – Rădăuți Prut	100
DN29B	Botoșani – Dorohoi	32
DN29C	Cucorăni – Vârfu Câmpului – Siret	46
DN29D	Botoșani – Trușești – Stânca –> Moldova	48
DN29E	Stânca –> Moldova	4
DN3A	Lehliu Gară – Fetești	79
DN3B	Călărași – Fetești – Hârșova	98
DN3C	Constanța – Ovidiu	12
DN3D	Călărași	6
DN31	Călărași – Oltenița	60
DN31A	DN31 – DN4 (Oltenița)	3
DN38	Agigea – Negru Vodă –> Bulgaria	54	(entire route)
DN39	Constanța – Mangalia – Vama Veche –> Bulgaria	54	(Constanța–Eforie) (entire route)	Four-lane road.
DN39A	Eforie – Portul Constanța Sud - Agigea	3	(entire route)
DN39B	DN39 – Olimp	4
DN39C	DN39 – Neptun	2
DN39D	DN39 – Jupiter	2
DN39E	Constanța – Cumpăna	6		Formerly a portion of DN38
DN41	Oltenița – Giurgiu	64
DN41A	DN41–DN4 (Oltenița)	1
DN5A	Adunații-Copăceni – Hotarele – Greaca	34
DN5B	Giurgiu – Ghimpați	39
DN5C	Giurgiu – Zimnicea	59
DN51	Alexandria – Zimnicea	43
DN51A	Zimnicea – Turnu Măgurele	56
DN52	Alexandria – Turnu Măgurele	54
DN54	Caracal – Corabia – Turnu Măgurele	71
DN54A	Corabia – Bechet	44
DN55	Craiova – Bechet	71
DN55A	Bechet – Calafat	95
DN56	Craiova – Calafat –> Bulgaria	85	(entire route)
DN56A	Maglavit – Vânju Mare – Drobeta-Turnu Severin	79
DN56B	Hinova – Iron Gate II Hydroelectric Power Station	31
DN56C	Salcia, Mehedinți – Devesel	60
DN57	Orșova – Moldova Nouă – Oravița – Moravița	201
DN57A	Moldova Veche – Baziaș –> Serbia	26
DN57B	Iablanița – Anina – Oravița	97
DN58	Caransebeș – Reșița – Anina	83
DN58A	Soceni – Lugoj	41
DN58B	Voiteg – Bocșa – Gătaia – Reșița	66
DN59	Timișoara – Voiteg – Moravița –> Serbia	64	(entire route)
DN59A	Timișoara – Jimbolia –> Serbia	48
DN59B	Cărpiniș – Cruceni – Deta	75
DN59C	Jimbolia – Sânnicolau Mare	41
DN6A	Iron Gate I Hydroelectric Power Station –> Serbia	1	(entire route)
DN6B	Craiova – Melinești – Hurezani	57
DN61	Ghimpați – Crevedia Mare – Găești	79
DN64	Caracal – Drăgășani – Râmnicu Vâlcea	135		Partially four-lane road.
DN64A	Râmnicu Vâlcea – Băile Olănești	19
DN65	Pitești – Slatina – Craiova	122	(entire route)
DN65A	Pitești – Costești – Roșiorii de Vede – Turnu Măgurele	124	(Roșiorii de Vede, overlap with DN6)
DN65B	DN65 – A1 (Pitești) Pitești southern ring road	7
DN65C	Craiova – Bălcești – Horezu	111
DN65D	DN65 – DN7 (Pitești) Pitești southwestern bypass	planned
DN65E	Roșiorii de Vede – Horezu	40
DN65F	DN65 – DN6 (Craiova) Craiova northern ring road	14
DN66A	Petroșani – Lupeni – Câmpu lui Neag	105
DN67	Drobeta-Turnu Severin – Motru – Târgu Jiu – Horezu – Râmnicu Vâlcea	197
DN67A	Strehaia – Motru – Broșteni	24
DN67B	Scoarța – Târgu Cărbunești – Rusănești – Drăgășani – Pitești	189
DN67C	Sebeș – Obârșia Lotrului – Novaci – Ciocadia	148		Also known as the Transalpina.
DN67D	Băile Herculane – Baia de Aramă – Târgu Jiu	108
DN68	Caransebeș – Oțelu Roșu – Subcetate	71
DN68A	Lugoj – Făget – Ilia	79	(entire route)
DN68B	Deva – Hunedoara	12
DN7A	Brezoi – Voineasa – Petroșani	108
DN7B	Sederhat – Turnu –> Hungary	10
DN7C	Arpașu de Jos – Bâlea Lake – Curtea de Argeș – Pitești	90		Also known as the Transfăgărășan.
DN7D	Câineni – Curtea de Argeș	61
DN7E	DN7 – DN7 (Arad)	7		Formerly DN7
DN7CC	Călimănești ring road	8
DN71	Tărtășești – Târgoviște – Pucioasa – Sinaia	110
DN72	Găești – Târgoviște – Ploiești	76
DN72A	Târgoviște – Câmpulung	62
DN73	Brașov – Râșnov – Rucăr – Câmpulung – Pitești	133	(entire route)
DN73A	Predeal – Râșnov – Zărnești – Șercaia	68	(Râșnov, overlap with DN73)
DN73B	Cristian – Ghimbav	5
DN73C	Câmpulung – Curtea de Argeș – Râmnicu Vâlcea	70
DN73D	Argeșelu – Mioveni – Fântânea	49
DN74	Brad – Abrud – Zlatna – Alba Iulia	105
DN74A	Câmpeni – Abrud	11
DN75	Turda – Baia de Arieș – Câmpeni – Ștei	160
DN79A	Vârfurile – Ineu – Chișineu Criș – Vărșand –> Hungary	127
DN79B	Salonta –> Hungary	14

County and communal roads

In 2009, a total of 35,048 kilometres (21,778 mi) of county roads (of which 24,100 km paved and 10,948 km gravel roads) and 30,162 kilometres (18,742 mi) of communal roads (of which 6,043 km paved and 24,119 km gravel roads) existed in Romania.^[12]

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