The
A6 motorway is a motorway in
CroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
spanning 80.2 kilometres (49.8 mi). It connects the nation's capital,
ZagrebZagreb is the capital and the largest city of the Republic of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb lies at an elevation of approximately above sea level. According to the last official census, Zagreb's city...
, via the
A1The A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...
, to the seaport of
RijekaRijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
. The motorway forms a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and is a part of
European route E65European route E 65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chaniá, Greece. The road is about in length.-Itinerary:* Sweden** E 65: Malmö – Ystad* Baltic sea, ferry Ystad-Świnoujście* Poland...
Nagykanizsa–Zagreb–Rijeka–
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SplitSplit is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
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DubrovnikDubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
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PodgoricaPodgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
. The A6 motorway route also follows
Pan-European corridor VbThe ten Pan-European transport corridors were defined at the second Pan-European transport Conference in Crete, March 1994, as routes in Central and Eastern Europe that required major investment over the next ten to fifteen years. Additions were made at the third conference in Helsinki in 1997...
.
The A6 motorway runs near a number of Croatian cities, provides access to
Risnjak National ParkRisnjak National Park is a national park in Croatia. It is located in Gorski kotar, the most mountainous and heavily forested region of the country, about 15 km inland from the Adriatic Sea. The park covers an area of 63.5 square kilometers including the central part of Risnjak and Snježnik...
and indirectly to numerous resorts, notably in the
IstriaIstria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
and
Kvarner GulfThe Kvarner Gulf ); sometimes also Kvarner Bay, in Italian Quarnaro or Carnaro) is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian seacoast....
regions. The motorway route was completed in 2008. The motorway is nationally significant because of its positive
economic impactEconomy of Croatia is a service-based economy with the tertiary sector accounting for 70% of total gross domestic product . Croatian GDP in 2010 was 335.5 billion Croatian Kuna and contracted by 1.4% year-on-year...
on the cities and towns it connects, and because of its contribution to
tourism in CroatiaTourism in Croatia is a well-developed industry. Many tourists visit to experience the country's extensive coastline and well-preserved coastal Renaissance towns...
. The importance of the motorway as a transit route will be further increased upon completion of a proposed expansion of the
Port of RijekaThe Port of Rijeka is a seaport in Rijeka, Croatia, located on the shore of the Kvarner Gulf in the Adriatic Sea. The first records of the port date to 1281. It was the main port of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, of Yugoslavia between World War II...
and Rijeka transport node.
The motorway consists of two traffic lanes and an emergency lane in each driving direction separated by a
central reservationOn divided roads, such as divided highways or freeways/motorways, the central reservation , median, parkway , median strip or central nature strip is the area which separates opposing lanes of traffic...
. Sections of the motorway that have a gradient greater than 4% are divided into three lanes to prevent traffic problems caused by slower vehicles. These sections have no emergency lanes. Similarly, there are no emergency lanes in the tunnels. All intersections of the A6 motorway are
grade separatedGrade separation is the method of aligning a junction of two or more transport axes at different heights so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other transit routes when they cross each other. The composition of such transport axes does not have to be uniform; it can consist of a...
. As the route traverses rugged mountains it requires numerous long bridges,
viaductA viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
s, tunnels, and other structures. As of 2010 there are nine exits and three
rest areaA rest area, travel plaza, rest stop, or service area is a public facility, located next to a large thoroughfare such as a highway, expressway, or freeway at which drivers and passengers can rest, eat, or refuel without exiting on to secondary roads...
s situated along the route. The majority of the motorway is a
ticket systemA ticket system toll road A ticket system toll road A ticket system toll road (also known as closed toll collection system, as opposed to a flat-rate toll road, is utilized by some state toll road or highway agencies that allows a motorist to pay a toll rate based on the number of miles traveled...
toll roadA toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
with pricing tied to
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. Each exit between Grobnik mainline toll plaza and
Bosiljevo 2 interchageThe Bosiljevo 2 interchange |A6 motorway]] and it connects the A6 route to the A1 motorway between Bosiljevo 1 and Ogulin exits. The interchange is a part of Pan-European corridor Vb. It also represents a part of European route E65.- See also :...
has a toll plaza. No toll is charged at Bosiljevo 2 where the traffic switches to the A1 motorway; traffic is tolled upon leaving the A1 motorway. Exits between the mainline toll plaza and
Orehovica interchangeThe Orehovica interchange is a trumpet interchange in Rijeka, Croatia. The interchange represents the southern terminus of the A6 motorway and it connects the A6 route to the A7 motorway between Škurinje and Draga exits, also representing a part of Rijeka bypass. The interchange is a part of...
have no toll plazas, as that part of the A6 route is not tolled.
A motorway connecting Zagreb and Rijeka was originally designed in the early 1970s, and construction started north of Rijeka and south of Zagreb. The first section, between Rijeka and Kikovica, opened on September 9, 1972, and a Zagreb–
KarlovacKarlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
section followed on December 29, 1972. Those sections were the first modern motorways to be built in Croatia and
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. Due to political
upheavals in CroatiaThe Croatian Spring was a political movement from the early 1970s that called for greater rights for Croatia which was then part of Yugoslavia as well as democratic and economic reforms.-History:...
and Yugoslavia, construction of the motorway was labeled a "nationalist project" and, along with the proposed Zagreb–Split motorway, was cancelled in 1971. After the
Croatian War of IndependenceThe Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
, efforts to build the motorway were renewed and construction resumed in 1996. In 2004, a two-lane, single carriageway expressway was completed between the sections completed 25 years previously, and the second carriageway was built; the motorway was completed on October 22, 2008. Construction costs are estimated at 661.5 million
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. Although
Hrvatske autoceste normally designs, builds, and operates motorways in Croatia, the A6 motorway is operated and maintained by Autocesta Rijeka – Zagreb.
Route description
The A6 motorway is a significant north–south motorway in
CroatiaCroatia , officially the Republic of Croatia , is a unitary democratic parliamentary republic in Europe at the crossroads of the Mitteleuropa, the Balkans, and the Mediterranean. Its capital and largest city is Zagreb. The country is divided into 20 counties and the city of Zagreb. Croatia covers ...
connecting the largest seaport of the country,
RijekaRijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
, to its
hinterlandThe hinterland is the land or district behind a coast or the shoreline of a river. Specifically, by the doctrine of the hinterland, the word is applied to the inland region lying behind a port, claimed by the state that owns the coast. The area from which products are delivered to a port for...
and to the rest of the Croatian motorway network via the
A1 motorwayThe A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...
Bosiljevo 2The Bosiljevo 2 interchange |A6 motorway]] and it connects the A6 route to the A1 motorway between Bosiljevo 1 and Ogulin exits. The interchange is a part of Pan-European corridor Vb. It also represents a part of European route E65.- See also :...
interchange. The motorway follows a route through the
Gorski KotarGorski kotar is the mountainous region in Croatia between Karlovac and Rijeka. Together with Lika and the Ogulin-Plaški valley it forms Mountainous Croatia. Because 63% of its surface is forested it is popularly called the green lungs of Croatia or Croatian Switzerland...
region. Part of the
road network of CroatiaHighways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia.The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways:* The main motorways are named A accompanied by one or two digits...
, the motorway is also part of
European route E65European route E 65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chaniá, Greece. The road is about in length.-Itinerary:* Sweden** E 65: Malmö – Ystad* Baltic sea, ferry Ystad-Świnoujście* Poland...
Nagykanizsa–Zagreb–Rijeka–
ZadarZadar is a city in Croatia on the Adriatic Sea. It is the centre of Zadar county and the wider northern Dalmatian region. Population of the city is 75,082 citizens...
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SplitSplit is a Mediterranean city on the eastern shores of the Adriatic Sea, centered around the ancient Roman Palace of the Emperor Diocletian and its wide port bay. With a population of 178,192 citizens, and a metropolitan area numbering up to 467,899, Split is by far the largest Dalmatian city and...
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DubrovnikDubrovnik is a Croatian city on the Adriatic Sea coast, positioned at the terminal end of the Isthmus of Dubrovnik. It is one of the most prominent tourist destinations on the Adriatic, a seaport and the centre of Dubrovnik-Neretva county. Its total population is 42,641...
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PodgoricaPodgorica , is the capital and largest city of Montenegro.Podgorica's favourable position at the confluence of the Ribnica and Morača rivers and the meeting point of the fertile Zeta Plain and Bjelopavlići Valley has encouraged settlement...
. The motorway is of major importance to Croatia in terms of development of the
economyEconomy of Croatia is a service-based economy with the tertiary sector accounting for 70% of total gross domestic product . Croatian GDP in 2010 was 335.5 billion Croatian Kuna and contracted by 1.4% year-on-year...
; it is especially important for
tourismTourism in Croatia is a well-developed industry. Many tourists visit to experience the country's extensive coastline and well-preserved coastal Renaissance towns...
and as a transit transport route. The road serves tourist resorts in
IstriaIstria , formerly Histria , is the largest peninsula in the Adriatic Sea. The peninsula is located at the head of the Adriatic between the Gulf of Trieste and the Bay of Kvarner...
and the
Kvarner GulfThe Kvarner Gulf ); sometimes also Kvarner Bay, in Italian Quarnaro or Carnaro) is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian seacoast....
islands. Because of the link formed between Zagreb and Rijeka, tourism-related traffic originating from the countries neighbouring Croatia to the north flows via this road to the Adriatic coast on the south. The road also serves tourists originating in the northern inland areas of Croatia. Even though the A6 route predominantly follows an east–west orientation, the motorway is locally regarded as a north–south communication. The ultimate importance of the motorway as a transit route shall be achieved upon completion of the proposed expansion of
Port of RijekaThe Port of Rijeka is a seaport in Rijeka, Croatia, located on the shore of the Kvarner Gulf in the Adriatic Sea. The first records of the port date to 1281. It was the main port of the Kingdom of Hungary in the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century, of Yugoslavia between World War II...
and the Rijeka transport node. The expansion is planned to encompass an enhancement of the cargo handling capacity of the Port of Rijeka; improved railroad links; and a new Rijeka bypass motorway linking the A6, via a new interchange, with the present routes of the
A7The A7 motorway is a long motorway in Croatia. It connects the nation's largest port in Rijeka, to the Croatian motorway network, as well as to the Rupa and Pasjak border crossings to Slovenia. The motorway forms part of a longitudinal transportation corridor in Croatia, and it is a part of...
and A8 motorways. One of the aims of the project is to increase traffic along the A6 route. As of the June 1997 Pan-European Transport Conference in
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, the motorway is a part of the
Pan-European corridor VbThe ten Pan-European transport corridors were defined at the second Pan-European transport Conference in Crete, March 1994, as routes in Central and Eastern Europe that required major investment over the next ten to fifteen years. Additions were made at the third conference in Helsinki in 1997...
.
The motorway spans 80.2 kilometres (49.8 mi) between Bosiljevo 2 interchange and Rijeka–
Orehovica interchangeThe Orehovica interchange is a trumpet interchange in Rijeka, Croatia. The interchange represents the southern terminus of the A6 motorway and it connects the A6 route to the A7 motorway between Škurinje and Draga exits, also representing a part of Rijeka bypass. The interchange is a part of...
on the A7 motorway. The route serves
VrbovskoVrbovsko is a town in western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county; on its 280 square kilometers area, Vrbovsko features 60 settlements and a total of 5,019 inhabitants...
via the
D42D42 state road, connecting Gorski Kotar and Lika regions of Croatia, and cities and towns of Vrbovsko, Josipdol and Ogulin, to the state road network of Croatia, and most notably to A6 and A1 Vrbovsko and Ogulin interchanges respectively. The road is long...
,
DelniceDelnice is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The town has a population of 4,451 , total municipality population is 6,858. Delnice is Gorski Kotar's main town...
via the
D3D3 is a state road in western parts of Croatia connecting Rijeka on the Adriatic coast to Zagreb, Karlovac and Varaždin, as well as to Goričan border crossing to Hungary...
,
CrikvenicaCrikvenica is the largest settlement on the coast of the Vinodol coastal area, Croatia, and grew up on an area which was a settlement in the Roman era called Ad Turres. Population 7,121 , total municipality population 11,348 with 90% Croats...
and
KrkKrk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county....
via the
D501D501 is a state road connecting D3 state road and the A6 motorway Oštrovica interchange to littoral area between Kraljevica, Crikvenica and Novi Vinodolski as well as the island of Krk, terminating at D8 intersection near Jadranovo. The road is 20.3 km long....
, and
BakarBakar ) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The population of the town is 1,566 , while the population of the municipality is 7,773. 90% declare themselves Croats . The old part of Bakar is situated on a hill overlooking the Bay of Bakar...
via the
D40D40 is a state road connecting A6 and A7 motorways at Čavle and Sveti Kuzam interchanges respectively, to D3 and D8 state roads and Kukuljanovo industrial zone in Rijeka...
state road. The route is complete and further development of the motorway includes only the construction of additional rest areas. The A6 motorway consists of at least two traffic lanes and an
emergency laneA hard shoulder, or simply shoulder, is a reserved area by the verge of a road or motorway. Generally it is kept clear of motor vehicle traffic...
in each driving direction along its entire length, except in tunnels, where there are emergency bays instead. Sections of the A6 motorway steeper than 4% grade have three traffic lanes, and slow vehicles are restricted to driving in the rightmost lane. All of the interchanges are trumpet interchanges. There are a number of rest areas along the motorway providing various types of services ranging from simple parking spaces and restrooms to filling stations, restaurants, and hotels. As of October 2010, the motorway has nine interchanges providing access to numerous towns and cities and the Croatian state road network. The motorway is operated by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb.
An automatic traffic monitoring and guidance system is in place along the motorway. It consists of measuring, control, and signalling devices, located in zones where driving conditions may vary—at interchanges, near viaducts, bridges, tunnels, and in zones where fog and strong wind are known to occur. The system comprises variable traffic signs used to communicate changing driving conditions, possible restrictions, and other information to motorway users.
The A6 motorway mainly runs through the mountainous Gorski Kotar region, requiring not only large bridges and
viaductA viaduct is a bridge composed of several small spans. The term viaduct is derived from the Latin via for road and ducere to lead something. However, the Ancient Romans did not use that term per se; it is a modern derivation from an analogy with aqueduct. Like the Roman aqueducts, many early...
s and long tunnels along the route, but also special care must be paid to protection of the environment, as the route is located in
karst terrainKarst topography is a geologic formation shaped by the dissolution of a layer or layers of soluble bedrock, usually carbonate rock such as limestone or dolomite, but has also been documented for weathering resistant rocks like quartzite given the right conditions.Due to subterranean drainage, there...
, with numerous water supply protection zones and significant
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.
Risnjak National ParkRisnjak National Park is a national park in Croatia. It is located in Gorski kotar, the most mountainous and heavily forested region of the country, about 15 km inland from the Adriatic Sea. The park covers an area of 63.5 square kilometers including the central part of Risnjak and Snježnik...
is located near the A6 route, and is accessed via the
DelniceDelnice is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The town has a population of 4,451 , total municipality population is 6,858. Delnice is Gorski Kotar's main town...
interchange. Due to the motorway access and its proximity to a number of seaside resorts, Risnjak is the most visited national park in Croatia. Karst terrain is especially susceptible to water pollution, so the A6 motorway is equipped with a closed water drainage system designed to channel rainwater, meltwater, and any spillages to purpose-built processing facilities. Approximately 200 karst features—caves and other types of karst features—were observed and protected during construction of the motorway. An extraordinary example of this was a cavern 83 m (272.3 ft) long by 63 m (206.7 ft) wide and 45 m (147.6 ft) tall, found during execution of the 260 m (853 ft) long
Vrata TunnelVrata Tunnel is one of the shortest tunnels on the Croatian A6 motorway route. It is only long and consists of two tunnel tubes. It is located between Oštrovica and Vrata interchanges. The tunnel is tolled within the A6 motorway closed toll collection system. There are no other toll plazas...
. The cavern was bridged by one of the tunnel tubes, which was sealed to protect the cavern and the water flowing through it.
Toll
The A6 is a
tolled motorwayA toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
based on the
vehicle classification in CroatiaThere are two forms of vehicle classification in Croatia. Vehicles are classified by categories in the driving license and by categories for toll highways.- Driving license classification :- Toll categories :...
using a closed toll system integrated with the A1 motorway. The two roads connect at the Bosiljevo 2 interchange, forming a unified toll system. Since the A1 motorway is operated jointly by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb and
Hrvatske autoceste, the toll collection system is operated jointly by the two operators. As of October 2010, the toll charged along the A6 route between Bosiljevo 2 interchange (A1 Bosiljevo exit) and the Kikovica mainline toll plaza varies depending on the length of route travelled and ranges from 6.00
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(0.82
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s) to 33.00 kuna (4.52 euros) for passenger cars and 25.00 kuna (3.42 euro) to 139.00 kuna (19.04 euro) for
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s. The toll is payable in either Croatian kuna or euros and by major credit cards and debit cards. A number of prepaid toll collection systems are also used, including various types of smart cards issued by the motorway operator and
ENC—an
electronic toll collection (ETC)Electronic toll collection , an adaptation of military "identification friend or foe" technology, aims to eliminate the delay on toll roads by collecting tolls electronically. It is thus a technological implementation of a road pricing concept...
system which is shared by most motorways in Croatia and provides drivers with discounted toll rates for dedicated lanes at toll plazas.
The toll collected by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb for use of the A6 motorway is not reported separately. Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb only reports it total toll revenue, including toll revenue collected on the
A7 motorwayThe A7 motorway is a long motorway in Croatia. It connects the nation's largest port in Rijeka, to the Croatian motorway network, as well as to the Rupa and Pasjak border crossings to Slovenia. The motorway forms part of a longitudinal transportation corridor in Croatia, and it is a part of...
(
RupaRupa is a village in northwest Croatia near its border with Slovenia. It is located in Matulji municipality in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, 17 km from the town of Matulji. It has a population of 310 ....
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JurdaniJurdani is a village in Croatia....
section) and the
A1 motorwayThe A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...
(
LučkoThe Lučko interchange is a stack interchange in Zagreb, Croatia. It is named after nearby Zagreb neighborhood of Lučko. The interchange represents the northern terminus of the A1 motorway and it connects the A1 route to the A3 motorway between Jankomir interchange and Buzin exit, also representing...
–Bosiljevo 2 section) as well as on the
Krk BridgeKrk Bridge is a 1430 m long reinforced concrete arch bridge connecting the Croatian island of Krk to the mainland and carrying over a million vehicles per year. The longer of the bridge's two arches is the second longest concrete arch in the world and among the longest arches of any construction...
. In the first half of the 2010 their toll revenue was 188.2 million Croatian kuna (25.3 million euros).
Notable structures
As the A6 motorway route runs through mountainous terrain of Gorski Kotar, it comprises a substantial number of major structures—bridges, viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, flyovers, and
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s. Out of the total length of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway of 146.5 kilometres (91 mi), 22.1 kilometres (13.7 mi) are situated within such structures. The northern part of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway, designated as the A1 motorway, comprising 38.6 kilometres (24 mi) between Zagreb and
KarlovacKarlovac is a city and municipality in central Croatia. The city proper has a population of 49,082, while the municipality has a population of 59,395 inhabitants .Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County...
, contains only 572 metres (1,876.6 ft) of such structures as the section is situated in a plain. The 11.4 kilometres (7.1 mi) between Karlovac and Bosiljevo 2 interchanges, contains as much as 4036 metres (13,241.5 ft) of the structures. Thus the A6 motorway has 17.5 kilometres (10.9 mi), or 21% of the route, located within such structures. The Rijeka–Zagreb motorway has a total of 24 viaducts, 13 tunnels, 5 bridges, 45 underpasses, and 26 flyovers. All of the bridges, viaducts, and tunnels on the A6 motorway have at least two driving lanes in each direction.
The longest tunnel on the A6 motorway route is the 2143 metres (7,030.8 ft)
Tuhobić TunnelTuhobić Tunnel is one of the most significant structures on the Croatian A6 motorway route. As it is long , Tuhobić Tunnel is the longest tunnel on the A6 motorway route. The tunnel is located at above sea level, connecting Gorski Kotar and Croatian Littoral regions...
, located on the
OštrovicaOštrovica is a location on the Rijeka-Zagreb motorway in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county of Croatia, coordinates: .The Oštrovica-Kikovica section of the A6 motorway is known for being impacted by weather in the winter....
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VrataVrata is a village in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. The village is administered as a part of Fužine municipality.According to national census of 2001, population of the village is 309....
section. The tunnel was initially opened as a single-tube tunnel in 1996. The second tunnel tube was excavated in August 2007 and opened to traffic in 2008. The European Tunnel Assessment Programme (EuroTAP), a tunnel safety assessment programme supported by the
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, coordinated by FIA and led by the German motoring club
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, tested Tuhobić Tunnel twice—once in 2004, when it achieved poor results, and again in 2009 after implementation of EuroTAP safety recommendations. The 2009 test ranked the tunnel as the second safest in Europe. An unusual feature associated with the A6 tunnels is the close proximity of the 1490 metres (4,888.5 ft)
Javorova KosaJavorova Kosa Tunnel is one of the most significant structures on the Croatian A6 motorway route. It is long and consists of two tunnel tubes. It is located between Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges. The tunnel is tolled within the A6 motorway closed toll collection system...
and the 610 metres (2,001.3 ft)
PodvuglešPodvugleš Tunnel is one of 13 tunnels found on the Croatian A6 motorway route. Its tubes are and long. It is located between Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges. The tunnel is tolled within the A6 motorway closed toll collection system. There are no other toll plazas related to use of the tunnel...
tunnels—they are separated by less than 60 metres (196.9 ft) of road. In order to prevent abrupt changes in road conditions caused by the weather, the distance between the tunnels is covered by translucent roofing. The tunnels are located on the
VrbovskoVrbovsko is a town in western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county; on its 280 square kilometers area, Vrbovsko features 60 settlements and a total of 5,019 inhabitants...
–
Ravna GoraRavna Gora is a village in western Croatia, located between Delnice and Vrbovsko in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. It is the seat of a municipality whose total population is 2,439 , with 1,721 in Ravna gora itself and the rest in five smaller villages.-References:...
section. Other significant tunnels on the A6 motorway are the 1130 metres (3,707.3 ft)
Veliki GložacVeliki Gložac Tunnel is one of 13 tunnels found on the Croatian A6 motorway route. It is long and consists of two tunnel tubes. It is located between Vrbovsko and Bosiljevo 2 interchanges. The tunnel is tolled within the A6 motorway closed toll collection system. There are no other toll...
and Vrata tunnels. While the former, as with all the other tunnels mentioned, is significant due to its length, the latter is notable for the large cavern encountered during its excavation.
The most significant bridges and viaducts on the A6 motorway route are the 485 metres (1,591.2 ft)
Bajer BridgeBajer Bridge is located between the Vrata and Oštrovica interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, spanning Lake Bajer. It is long. The bridge consists of two parallel structures: The first one was completed in 1995, and the second one in 2008. The bridge is tolled within the A6...
spanning Lake Bajer near
FužineFužine is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.-Demographics:The total population of Fužine is 1,595, in the following settlements:* Belo Selo, population 52* Benkovac Fužinski, population 33...
, on the Vrata–Oštrovica section, and the
Zečeve DrageThe Zečeve Drage Viaduct is located between the Bosiljevo 2 and Vrbovsko interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, just to the west of the Veliki Gložac Tunnel. It is long. The viaduct consists of two parallel structures: the first one was completed in 2004, and the second one...
and
Severinske DrageSeverinske Drage Viaduct is located between the Bosiljevo 2 and Vrbovsko interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, just to the east of Veliki Gložac Tunnel. It is long. The viaduct consists of two parallel structures: The first one was completed in 2004, and the second one in...
viaducts. The two viaducts are 924 metres (3,031.5 ft) and 725 metres (2,378.6 ft) long respectively. The remaining viaducts on the motorway that are longer than 500 metres (1,640.4 ft) are
HreljinHreljin Vidauct is located between the Vrata and Oštrovica interchanges of the A6 motorway in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, just to the west of Tuhobić Tunnel. It is long. The viaduct consists of two parallel structures: The first one was completed in 1995 by Hidroelektra, and the second...
and
GolubinjakGolubinjak Vidauct is viaduct located between the Delnice and Vrata interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. The viaduct is tolled within the A6 motorway ticket system and there are no separate toll plazas associated with use of the viaduct. It is long. The viaduct consists of...
viaducts.
History
Transport links between Rijeka and Zagreb have always been of substantial importance because of the transport requirements of the Port of Rijeka. This was first recognised by the Habsburg Empire in 1728, when the
Carolina road was completed, and again in 1780 when the road was modernized. The original Rijeka–Zagreb road was replaced in 1811 by a new route, the
Louisiana road, in order to avoid the steep sections of its predecessor. The new road remained the primary transport link to Rijeka until 1873, when the first railroad to the city was built. Further development of the port and industry in Rijeka and Zagreb required a more efficient road, which was built in 1954. That road was to remain the principal road transport link between the two cities for decades.
Zagreb–Rijeka motorway, of which the A6 motorway is a part, was one of three routes defined in 1971 as priority transport routes of
YugoslaviaYugoslavia refers to three political entities that existed successively on the western part of the Balkans during most of the 20th century....
that were to be developed as motorways. The first section of the A6 motorway, between Orehovica and Kikovica, was 10.5 km (6.5 mi) long and opened on September 9, 1972. The section was also the first six-lane motorway built in Yugoslavia. The 39.3 kilometres (24.4 mi) long Zagreb–Karlovac section, now designated the
A1 motorwayThe A1 motorway is the longest motorway in Croatia spanning . As it connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to Split, the second largest city in the country and the largest city in Dalmatia, the motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the...
, was completed on December 29, 1972. Further construction was suspended for the following 25 years, as a political decision had been made by the Yugoslav leadership to withdraw funding for the construction. The funds were instead allocated to the construction of a motorway that would travel between
LjubljanaLjubljana is the capital of Slovenia and its largest city. It is the centre of the City Municipality of Ljubljana. It is located in the centre of the country in the Ljubljana Basin, and is a mid-sized city of some 270,000 inhabitants...
, Zagreb,
BelgradeBelgrade is the capital and largest city of Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers, where the Pannonian Plain meets the Balkans. According to official results of Census 2011, the city has a population of 1,639,121. It is one of the 15 largest cities in Europe...
, and
SkopjeSkopje is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Macedonia with about a third of the total population. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre...
, then known as the Brotherhood and Unity Highway. The Croatian section of the highway later became the
A3 motorwayThe A3 motorway is a major motorway in Croatia spanning . The motorway connects Zagreb, the nation's capital, to the Slavonia region and a number of cities along the Sava River. It represents a major east–west transportation corridor in Croatia and a significant part of the Pan-European Corridor...
. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, construction of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway was still on hold due to the
Croatian War of IndependenceThe Croatian War of Independence was fought from 1991 to 1995 between forces loyal to the government of Croatia—which had declared independence from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia —and the Serb-controlled Yugoslav People's Army and local Serb forces, with the JNA ending its combat...
, and no further construction took place until 1996. The sole exception to the 25-year-long hiatus was the 7.25 kilometres (4.5 mi) long Kikovica–Oštrovica section, which was originally executed as an expressway and opened in 1982.
In 1996, construction of the A6 motorway resumed, and in 1997, a further 30 km (18.6 mi) of expressway between Oštrovica and
KupjakKupjak is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway....
was completed. In December 1997, the government of the Republic of Croatia founded the Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb company and tasked it with operating the completed sections of motorway and the construction of the remainder of the route. The new motorway operator resumed construction in three stages. During the first stage, 60.18 km (37.4 mi) of expressway between Kupjak and Karlovac were completed by the end of June 2004, comprising 60.18 kilometres (37.4 mi) of motorway and semi-motorway. In the second stage, the expressway was upgraded to a full motorway by the end of October 2008. This stage required additional construction along 55.57 kilometres (34.5 mi) of the route. The upgraded motorway was officially opened on October 22, 2008, by Prime Minister
Ivo SanaderIvo Sanader |Split]]) is a Croatian politician who served as the Prime Minister of Croatia from 2003 to 2009.Sanader obtained his education in comparative literature in Austria, where he also later worked in the 1980s. He worked as a journalist, in marketing, publishing and also as a private...
at a ceremony held at the southern portal of Tuhobić Tunnel. The opening ceremony coincided with opening of a new
bridge over the river MuraThe Zrinski Bridge or Zrínyi Bridge connects the Croatian A4 and the Hungarian M7 motorways, spanning the Mura River. As it also spans Hungarian–Croatian border, a joint border checkpoint is located north of the bridge. The bridge is located between Goričan interchange of the A4 motorway and...
on the border between Croatia and
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, connecting the
A4The A4 motorway is a motorway in Croatia spanning . It connects the nation's capital, Zagreb, to the city of Varaždin and to Budapest, Hungary via the Goričan border crossing. The motorway represents a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and is a part of European routes E65...
to the Hungarian M7 motorway. Thus the route spanning
BudapestBudapest is the capital of Hungary. As the largest city of Hungary, it is the country's principal political, cultural, commercial, industrial, and transportation centre. In 2011, Budapest had 1,733,685 inhabitants, down from its 1989 peak of 2,113,645 due to suburbanization. The Budapest Commuter...
–Zagreb–Rijeka was completed as a modern motorway. Construction costs incurred are estimated at 661.5 million
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s. Even though
Hrvatske autoceste normally develops motorways in Croatia, the A6 motorway is operated and maintained by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb.
Traffic volume
Traffic is regularly counted by means of a traffic census at toll stations and reported by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, the operator of the motorway, and published by
Hrvatske cesteHrvatske ceste is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act , the county and local roads are managed by county authorities, while the motorways are managed by Croatian Motorways Ltd and other concessionaires.The company is currently administered by a...
. The reported traffic volume exhibits no significant variations as the motorway chainage increases, and as it passes by various major destinations and the interchanges that serve them, except at the Vrata interchange, where traffic to and from
Krk IslandKrk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county....
,
CrikvenicaCrikvenica is the largest settlement on the coast of the Vinodol coastal area, Croatia, and grew up on an area which was a settlement in the Roman era called Ad Turres. Population 7,121 , total municipality population 11,348 with 90% Croats...
, and
Novi VinodolskiNovi Vinodolski is a town on the Adriatic in Croatia, located south of Crikvenica, Selce and Bribir and north of Senj. The population of Novi is 3,988, with a total of 5,131 people in the municipality ....
flows. The greatest volume of traffic is registered between
DelniceDelnice is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The town has a population of 4,451 , total municipality population is 6,858. Delnice is Gorski Kotar's main town...
and Vrata interchanges—with a 12,600-vehicle
annual average daily traffic (AADT)Average Annual daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning and transportation engineering. It is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a year divided by 365 days. AADT is a useful and simple measurement of how busy the road is...
, and a 21,150-vehicle average summer daily traffic (ASDT) figure. Sections south of Kikovica interchange likely carry substantial traffic volume as they serve Rijeka commuter traffic as well as the volume registered between the Oštrovica and Kikovica interchanges. However, no traffic volume figures are published for those sections, since motorway traffic is counted by means of toll ticket sales analyses, and the sections south of Kikovica interchange are not tolled.
Substantial variations observed between AADT and ASDT are normally attributed to the fact that the motorway carries significant tourist traffic to Istria and Kvarner Gulf. The seasonal increase in traffic volume ranges from 41% on the Oštrovica–Kikovica section to 69% as measured on the Bosiljevo 2–Vrbovsko section. The average summer-season traffic volume increase on the motorway is 65%.
| A6 traffic volume details |
| Road |
Counting site |
AADT |
ASDT |
Notes |
| A6 |
3022 Bosiljevo 2 west |
11,448 |
19,401 |
Between Bosiljevo 2 and Vrbovsko interchanges |
| A6 |
3006 Vrbovsko west |
11,979 |
20,091 |
Between Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges |
| A6 |
2906 Ravna Gora west |
11,900 |
20,004 |
Between Ravna Gora and Delnice interchanges |
| A6 |
2910 Delnice west |
12,600 |
21,150 |
Between Delnice and Vrata interchanges |
| A6 |
2915 Vrata west |
12,413 |
20,891 |
Between Vrata and Oštrovica interchanges |
| A6 |
2933 Oštrovica west |
9,324 |
13,168 |
Between Oštrovica and Kikovica interchanges |
Rest areas
As of October 2010, there are four rest areas operating along the A6 motorway, as a new rest area opened on October 9, 2010 next to the western portal of Tuhobić Tunnel on the Vrata–Oštrovica section of the route. Applicable legislation provides for four types of rest areas designated as types A through D: A-type rest areas comprise a full range of amenities including a filling station, a restaurant and a hotel or a
motelA motor hotel, or motel for short, is a hotel designed for motorists, and usually has a parking area for motor vehicles...
; B-type rest areas have no lodging; C-type rest areas are very common and include a filling station and a
caféA café , also spelled cafe, in most countries refers to an establishment which focuses on serving coffee, like an American coffeehouse. In the United States, it may refer to an informal restaurant, offering a range of hot meals and made-to-order sandwiches...
, but no restaurants or accommodations; and D-type rest areas offer parking spaces only, with possibly some picnic tables, benches, and restrooms. Even though the rest areas found along the A6 motorway generally follow this ranking system, there are considerable variations, as some of them offer extra services. The most notable example is Lepenica rest area—even though it has no restaurant and therefore falls below B-type rest area standard, there is, for instance, an
RV parkA recreational vehicle park or caravan park is a place where people with recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in alloted spaces known as "pitches"...
available. The filling stations typically have small convenience stores and some of them offer LPG fuel. As of October 2010, all of the rest areas found along the A6 motorway comply with C-type rest area standards or above.
The primary motorway operator, Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, leases the rest areas to various operators through public tenders. As of October 2010, there are three such rest area operators on the A1 motorway: INA,
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and Tifon. The rest area operators are not permitted to sub-lease the fuel operations; the Tifon-operated rest area has a restaurant and a hotel operated by Marché, a
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subsidiary, but they are also penalized if some facilities required by the lease contract are not operating. All of the A6 motorway rest areas, except Ravna Gora, are accessible from one of the directions of the motorway traffic only. The rest areas normally operate operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! colspan= 5 | List of A6 motorway rest areas
|-
! County
! km
! Name
! Operators
! Notes
|-
| rowspan=4 |
Primorje‑Gorski KotarPrimorje-Gorski kotar County is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar...
| 28.8
| Ravna Gora
| Tifon
Marché
| Facilities found at Ravna Gora rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café, a restaurant, a hotel, free wireless network access, showers, and restrooms. The hotel and the restaurant are operated by Marché.
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |56.3
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Lepenica
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |INA
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Facilities found at Lepenica rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café, an
RV parkA recreational vehicle park or caravan park is a place where people with recreational vehicles can stay overnight, or longer, in alloted spaces known as "pitches"...
, and restrooms.
Accessible to the southbound traffic only
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |59.0
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Tuhobić
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |
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| bgcolor=#ffdddd |As of October 2010, facilities found at Tuhobić rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG. A restaurant is expected to open at the rest area in near future.
Accessible to northbound traffic only.
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |74.5
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Cernik-Čavle
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |INA
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Facilities found at Cernik-Čavle rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel and restrooms.
Accessible to the northbound traffic only
Exit list
{| class="wikitable"
|-
!scope="col"|County
!scope="col"|km
!scope="col"|Exit
!scope="col"|Name
!scope="col"|Destination
!scope="col"|Notes
|-
|
KarlovacKarlovac County is a county in central Croatia, with the administrative center in Karlovac.The city of Karlovac is another fort from the times of the Military Frontier...
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |0.0
| bgcolor=#ddffdd align=center | 1
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |
Bosiljevo 2The Bosiljevo 2 interchange |A6 motorway]] and it connects the A6 route to the A1 motorway between Bosiljevo 1 and Ogulin exits. The interchange is a part of Pan-European corridor Vb. It also represents a part of European route E65.- See also :...
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |Connection to the A1 motorway in Bosiljevo 2 interchange
The northern terminus of European route E65
concurrencyA concurrency, overlap, or coincidence in a road network is an instance of one physical road bearing two or more different highway, motorway, or other route numbers...
The northern terminus of the motorway
|-
| rowspan=24 |
Primorje‑Gorski KotarPrimorje-Gorski kotar County is a county in western Croatia that includes the Bay of Kvarner and the surrounding Northern Croatian seacoast, and the mountainous region of Gorski kotar...
| 4.4
| colspan=4 align=center |
Severinske Drage ViaductSeverinske Drage Viaduct is located between the Bosiljevo 2 and Vrbovsko interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, just to the east of Veliki Gložac Tunnel. It is long. The viaduct consists of two parallel structures: The first one was completed in 2004, and the second one in...
|-
| 9.0
| colspan=4 align=center |
Veliki Gložac TunnelVeliki Gložac Tunnel is one of 13 tunnels found on the Croatian A6 motorway route. It is long and consists of two tunnel tubes. It is located between Vrbovsko and Bosiljevo 2 interchanges. The tunnel is tolled within the A6 motorway closed toll collection system. There are no other toll...
|-
| 11.9
| colspan=4 align=center |
Zečeve Drage ViaductThe Zečeve Drage Viaduct is located between the Bosiljevo 2 and Vrbovsko interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, just to the west of the Veliki Gložac Tunnel. It is long. The viaduct consists of two parallel structures: the first one was completed in 2004, and the second one...
|-
| 15.8
| align=center | 2
|
VrbovskoVrbovsko is a town in western Croatia, situated at the far east of the mountainous region of Gorski kotar in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county; on its 280 square kilometers area, Vrbovsko features 60 settlements and a total of 5,019 inhabitants...
|
| Connection to Vrbovsko via the D42 state road
|-
| 16.1
| colspan=4 align=center |
Dobra BridgeDobra Bridge is located between the Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, spanning Dobra River. It is long and carries the motorway across five spans. The bridge consists of two parallel structures, both completed in 2003 by Primorje...
|-
| 17.5
| colspan=4 align=center |
Kamačnik BridgeKamačnik Bridge is located between the Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, spanning Kamačnik stream. It is long. The bridge was designed by Zlatko Šavor. It consists of two parallel structures, both completed in 2003 by Konstruktor...
|-
| 26.5
| colspan=4 align=center |
Podvugleš TunnelPodvugleš Tunnel is one of 13 tunnels found on the Croatian A6 motorway route. Its tubes are and long. It is located between Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges. The tunnel is tolled within the A6 motorway closed toll collection system. There are no other toll plazas related to use of the tunnel...
|-
| 27.7
| colspan=4 align=center |
Javorova Kosa TunnelJavorova Kosa Tunnel is one of the most significant structures on the Croatian A6 motorway route. It is long and consists of two tunnel tubes. It is located between Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges. The tunnel is tolled within the A6 motorway closed toll collection system...
|-
| 28.8
| align=center |
| colspan=3 |Ravna Gora rest area
|-
| 30.9
| align=center | 3
|
Ravna GoraRavna Gora is a village in western Croatia, located between Delnice and Vrbovsko in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar. It is the seat of a municipality whose total population is 2,439 , with 1,721 in Ravna gora itself and the rest in five smaller villages.-References:...
|
| Connection to Ravna Gora and
KupjakKupjak is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D3 highway....
|-
| 42.0
| align=center | 4
|
DelniceDelnice is a town in western Croatia, the largest settlement in the mountainous region of Gorski Kotar, in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county. The town has a population of 4,451 , total municipality population is 6,858. Delnice is Gorski Kotar's main town...
|
| Connection to Delnice,
MrkopaljMrkopalj is a town in the mountainous part of Croatia in the region of Gorski kotar, located south of Delnice and some 50 km east of Rijeka. It has 1,407 inhabitants, absolute majority are Croats....
, and
Risnjak National ParkRisnjak National Park is a national park in Croatia. It is located in Gorski kotar, the most mountainous and heavily forested region of the country, about 15 km inland from the Adriatic Sea. The park covers an area of 63.5 square kilometers including the central part of Risnjak and Snježnik...
|-
| 45.2
| colspan=4 align=center |
Golubinjak ViaductGolubinjak Vidauct is viaduct located between the Delnice and Vrata interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. The viaduct is tolled within the A6 motorway ticket system and there are no separate toll plazas associated with use of the viaduct. It is long. The viaduct consists of...
|-
| 50.6
| align=center | 5
|
VrataVrata is a village in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia. The village is administered as a part of Fužine municipality.According to national census of 2001, population of the village is 309....
|
| Connection to Vrata,
FužineFužine is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia.-Demographics:The total population of Fužine is 1,595, in the following settlements:* Belo Selo, population 52* Benkovac Fužinski, population 33...
, and Lake Bajer
|-
| 51.9
| colspan=4 align=center |
Bajer BridgeBajer Bridge is located between the Vrata and Oštrovica interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, spanning Lake Bajer. It is long. The bridge consists of two parallel structures: The first one was completed in 1995, and the second one in 2008. The bridge is tolled within the A6...
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |56.3
| bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center |
| bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 |Lepenica rest area
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Accessible to southbound traffic only
|-
| 57.6
| colspan=4 align=center |
Tuhobić TunnelTuhobić Tunnel is one of the most significant structures on the Croatian A6 motorway route. As it is long , Tuhobić Tunnel is the longest tunnel on the A6 motorway route. The tunnel is located at above sea level, connecting Gorski Kotar and Croatian Littoral regions...
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |59.0
| bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center |
| bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 |Tuhobić rest area
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Accessible to northbound traffic only
|-
| 59.8
| colspan=4 align=center |
Hreljin ViaductHreljin Vidauct is located between the Vrata and Oštrovica interchanges of the A6 motorway in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County, Croatia, just to the west of Tuhobić Tunnel. It is long. The viaduct consists of two parallel structures: The first one was completed in 1995 by Hidroelektra, and the second...
|-
| 61.7
| align=center | 6
|
OštrovicaOštrovica is a location on the Rijeka-Zagreb motorway in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county of Croatia, coordinates: .The Oštrovica-Kikovica section of the A6 motorway is known for being impacted by weather in the winter....
|
| Connection to
CrikvenicaCrikvenica is the largest settlement on the coast of the Vinodol coastal area, Croatia, and grew up on an area which was a settlement in the Roman era called Ad Turres. Population 7,121 , total municipality population 11,348 with 90% Croats...
,
KraljevicaKraljevica is a town in the Kvarner region of the country of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entrance to the bridge to the island of Krk...
, and
KrkKrk is a Croatian island in the northern Adriatic Sea, located near Rijeka in the Bay of Kvarner and part of the Primorje-Gorski Kotar county....
island via
KrižišćeKrižišće is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D501 highway....
|-
| 70.1
| align=center |
| colspan=3 |Grobnik toll plaza
|-
| 70.4
| align=center | 7a
| Kikovica
|
| Connection to
Automotodrom GrobnikAutomotodrom Grobnik is a motorsports circuit located in Rijeka, Croatia. From 1978 to 1990, it hosted the Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix of MotoGP.-External links:**...
|-
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |74.5
| bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center |
| bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 |Cernik-Čavle rest area
| bgcolor=#ffdddd |Accessible to northbound traffic only
|-
| 75.6
| align=center | 7b
|
ČavleČavle is a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are 6,749 inhabitants, with 86% Croats....
|
| Connection to Čavle,
KukuljanovoKukuljanovo is a village in Croatia....
, and
BakarBakar ) is a town in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. The population of the town is 1,566 , while the population of the municipality is 7,773. 90% declare themselves Croats . The old part of Bakar is situated on a hill overlooking the Bay of Bakar...
|-
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |80.2
| bgcolor=#ddffdd align=center | 8
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |
OrehovicaThe Orehovica interchange is a trumpet interchange in Rijeka, Croatia. The interchange represents the southern terminus of the A6 motorway and it connects the A6 route to the A7 motorway between Škurinje and Draga exits, also representing a part of Rijeka bypass. The interchange is a part of...
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |
| bgcolor=#ddffdd |Connection to the A7 motorway in Orehovica interchange and to
RijekaRijeka is the principal seaport and the third largest city in Croatia . It is located on Kvarner Bay, an inlet of the Adriatic Sea and has a population of 128,735 inhabitants...
via Rijeka bypass section of the A7
Connection to Rijeka via Ž5054 (exit only)
The southern terminus of European route E65 concurrency
The southern terminus of the motorway
See also
- Wikipedia book: A6 motorway and its major structures (2010)
- International E-road network
The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe . The network is numbered from E 1 up and its roads cross national borders...
- Transport in Croatia
Transport in Croatia relies on several main modes, including transport by road, rail, water and air. Road transport incorporates a comprehensive network of state, county and local routes augmented by a network of highways for long-distance travelling...
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