D62 (Croatia)
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D62 is a state road running parallel to a section of A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The 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...

 route, providing a parallel road to the motorway between Šestanovac and Vrgorac, and taking over southbound motorway traffic in Vrgorac interchange. This type of use of the road south of Vrgorac is expected to be phased out as the motorway is completed - to Vrgorac and Ploče, where A10 motorway
A10 (Croatia)
The A10 motorway is a planned motorway, expected to be built in southern Croatia between the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina, extending from the Bosnia and Herzegovina A1 motorway towards the Croatian A1 motorway Metković interchange. The motorway is planned to include the Metković border...

 is expected to provide further relief to D62. The road provides access to Mali Prolog
Mali Prolog
Mali Prolog is a village in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is connected by the D222 highway, just northwest of Pojezerje. In 2001 it had a population of 55....

 border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 via the D222
D222 (Croatia)
D222 is a state road in Dalmatia region of Croatia branching off north from the D62 to Mali Prolog border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The road is long....

 state road.

The road also serves as a connecting road to the A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The 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...

 as it is connected to Šestanovac, Zagvozd, Blato na Cetini, Ravča and Vrgorac interchanges via short connector roads or other state or county roads. The road is 89.4 km (55.6 mi) long.

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske 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...

, a state-owned company.

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske 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...

, operator of the road. Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road serves as a connection to A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The 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...

 carrying substantial tourist traffic to D512
D512 (Croatia)
D512 is a state road connecting Makarska and Ravča on D62 state road, near A1 motorway Ravča interchange.The road serves as a connecting road to the A1 motorway for Makarska, Tučepi, Podgora and Drvenik...

 and D513
D513 (Croatia)
D513 is a state road connecting Ploče and the D62 state road near Mali Prolog., this road serves as one of the connecting roads to the A1 motorway Ravča interchange for Ploče, Rogotin and Drvenik as well as Port of Ploče and resorts and cities further south, via D8 state road...

 state roads.
D62 traffic volume
Road Counting site AADT ASDT Notes
D62 6014 Zagvozd 2,509 - Adjacent to the Ž6179 junction. Estimate by HC
Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske 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...

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D62 6002 Ravča west 1,467 1,613 Adjacent to the D512
D512 (Croatia)
D512 is a state road connecting Makarska and Ravča on D62 state road, near A1 motorway Ravča interchange.The road serves as a connecting road to the A1 motorway for Makarska, Tučepi, Podgora and Drvenik...

 junction (to the north).
D62 6013 Vrgorac west 3,173 4,382 Betwee to the D512
D512 (Croatia)
D512 is a state road connecting Makarska and Ravča on D62 state road, near A1 motorway Ravča interchange.The road serves as a connecting road to the A1 motorway for Makarska, Tučepi, Podgora and Drvenik...

 and Ž6208 junctions.
D62 6101 Nova Sela 726 628 Adjacent to the D513
D513 (Croatia)
D513 is a state road connecting Ploče and the D62 state road near Mali Prolog., this road serves as one of the connecting roads to the A1 motorway Ravča interchange for Ploče, Rogotin and Drvenik as well as Port of Ploče and resorts and cities further south, via D8 state road...

 junction (to the south).

Road junctions and populated areas

D62 junctions/populated areas
Type Slip roads/Notes
Šestanovac
Šestanovac
Šestanovac is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of 2,685 , 99% of which are Croats.Šestanovac municipality divided into three villages: Žeževica, Katuni-Kreševo and Grabovac....


D39
D39 (Croatia)
D39 is a state road connecting the Aržano and nearby border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina D8 state road north of Brela.The road also serves as a connecting road to the A1 motorway as it is connected to Šestanovac interchange via a short connector road. The northern terminus of the road is...

 to Brela
Brela
Brela is a municipality in the Split-Dalmatia county of Croatia, population 1,771 . The municipality consists of two villages: Brela and Gornja Brela. Village Brela is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia, about 15 km northwest of Makarska....

 and A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The 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...

 Šestanovac interchange (to the south) and Aržano
Aržano
Aržano is a small village in Dalmatinska Zagora, Croatia, situated near the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina at an altitude of 650 meters. The estimated population within a seven kilometer radius of the area is 754. The population has been dwindling in recent years...

 border crossing to Livno
Livno
Livno is a town in western Bosnia and Herzegovina, in Canton 10 of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, located between Tomislavgrad, Glamoč, Bosansko Grahovo, Kupres and the Croatian border.- Position :...

, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

 (to the north).
Ž6260 to Blato na Cetini and Dugopolje
Dugopolje
Dugopolje is a highly developed municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia county. It has a population of over 3500, 99.5% which are Croats. Noted in Dugopolje is a vranjaca, or cave. The city of Split, where considerable early history is centred, is located 15 km from Dugopolje...

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Northbound D62 traffic defaults to northbound Ž6260. The northern terminus of the road.
Grabovac
Ž6179 to Rastovac
D532
D532 (Croatia)
D532 is a state road in Dalmatia region of Croatia, planned to connect the A1 motorway in Zagvozd interchange, to Baška Voda at the Adriatic coast and D8 state road and D62 state road immediately to the north of the motorway. The section north of the motorway is completed and is used as a D62 to...

 to A1 motorway
A1 (Croatia)
The 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...

 Zagvozd interchange. An extension of the road to Baška Voda
Baška Voda
Baška Voda , is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 2,924 , 95.5% which are Croats, 1.03% Serbs, etc. It is located on the Adriatic coastline of Dalmatia 10 km northwest of Makarska....

 is currently under construction.
Zagvozd
Zagvozd
Zagvozd is a municipality in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County. It has a population of 1,642 , 99% which are Croats.Zagvozd celebrates its municipal day on July 16 to coincide with the local celebration of the feast of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.-History:From 1941 to 1945, Zagvozd was part of the...


Ž6180 to Poljica and Grubine.
Župa
Ž6199 to Kozica and Šošići.
A1
A1 (Croatia)
The 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...

 in Ravča interchange reached via a short connector road. Connection to Split
Split (city)
Split 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...

 (to the north).
Ravča
Ravča
Ravča is a village in Croatia. It is connected by the D512 highway. Since December 2008, the A1 motorway has an eponymous exit located west of the village....


D512
D512 (Croatia)
D512 is a state road connecting Makarska and Ravča on D62 state road, near A1 motorway Ravča interchange.The road serves as a connecting road to the A1 motorway for Makarska, Tučepi, Podgora and Drvenik...

 to Makarska
Makarska
Makarska is a small town on the Adriatic coastline of Croatia, about southeast of Split and northwest of Dubrovnik. It has a population of 13,716 residents. Administratively Makarska has the status of a town and it is part of the Split-Dalmatia County....

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Vrgorac
Vrgorac
Vrgorac is a town in Croatia in the Split-Dalmatia County.The total population of Vrgorac is 6,501 , in the following settlements:* Banja, population 214* Dragljane, population 47* Draževitići, population 204* Duge Njive, population 106...


Ž6201 to Prapatnice and Stilja.
Ž6208 to A1 motorway in Vrgorac interchange and Staševica.
Veliki Prolog
Veliki Prolog
Veliki Prolog is a village in Croatia. It's known for partly being in Bosnia and Herzegovina....


Ž6210 to Podprolog.
D222
D222 (Croatia)
D222 is a state road in Dalmatia region of Croatia branching off north from the D62 to Mali Prolog border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina. The road is long....

 to Mali Prolog
Mali Prolog
Mali Prolog is a village in Dubrovnik-Neretva County, Croatia on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina. It is connected by the D222 highway, just northwest of Pojezerje. In 2001 it had a population of 55....

 border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina , sometimes called Bosnia-Herzegovina or simply Bosnia, is a country in Southern Europe, on the Balkan Peninsula. Bordered by Croatia to the north, west and south, Serbia to the east, and Montenegro to the southeast, Bosnia and Herzegovina is almost landlocked, except for the...

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D513
D513 (Croatia)
D513 is a state road connecting Ploče and the D62 state road near Mali Prolog., this road serves as one of the connecting roads to the A1 motorway Ravča interchange for Ploče, Rogotin and Drvenik as well as Port of Ploče and resorts and cities further south, via D8 state road...

 to Ploče
Ploce
Ploče is a town and a notable seaport in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia.The total population of Ploče is 10,102 , in the following settlements:* Baćina, population 564* Banja, population 176* Komin, population 1,222...

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Mali Prolog
Pojezerje
Nova Sela
Podrujnica
Momići
Matijevići
Kula Norinska
Kula Norinska
Kula Norinska is a village and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County in southwestern Croatia. It has a population of 1,926 , in which absolute majority are Croats .The list of registered settlements is as follows:...


Ž6217 to Krvavac, Komin
Komin
Komin is a small town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia on the river Neretva. It has a population of about 1300 people.At one time a hoard of 300,000 ancient coins was found here....

 and Rogotin
Rogotin
Rogotin is a village in southern Dalmatia, Croatia, located between Ploče and Metković.This might not be a municipality. According to the 2001 census, there is no such municipality.-External links:* *...

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Metković
Metkovic
Metković is a city in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county of Croatia, located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Herzegovina.-Demographics:...


Ž6218 to Prud
D9
D9 (Croatia)
D9 is a state road connecting Metković border crossing to Čapljina and Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina and D8 state road south of Opuzen. The road is long....

 to Opuzen
Opuzen
Opuzen is a small town in Dubrovnik-Neretva County in Croatia. The town is located upstream from the mouth of the river Neretva, in southern Dalmatia...

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The southern terminus of the road.
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