D121 road (Croatia)

D121 state road
Route information
Length:	14.0 km (8.7 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Murter
To:	D8 and D59 near Pirovac
Location
Counties:	Šibenik-Knin
Major cities:	Murter, Tisno, Pirovac
Highway system
State roads in Croatia

Tisno, a movable bridge carrying the D121 road

Murter, at the southern terminus of the D121 road

D121 is a state road connecting the island of Murter with D8 state road near Pirovac.

The southern terminus of the road is located in the town of Murter. The northern terminus is immediately to the south of Pirovac. The intersection with D8 state road, where D121 terminates, also represents the southern terminus of D59 state road to Knin. The road is 14.0 km (8.7 mi) long.^[1]

The road crosses from the mainland to the Murter Island in Tisno via a movable bridge. The bridge is raised twice a day for 30 minutes to allow passage of vessels through the strait.^[2]

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

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.^[4] Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road serves as an approach to a number of resorts, carrying considerable tourist traffic.

D121 traffic volume
Road	Counting site	AADT	ASDT	Notes
D121	5304 Murter	2,489	4,920	Between two Ž6250 junctions.

Road junctions and populated areas

D121 junctions/populated areas
Type	Slip roads/Notes
	D8 to Pirovac (to the west) and to Vodice (to the east). D59 to Knin. The northern terminus of the road.
	Tisno
	Ž6085 to Jezera.
	Ž6250 to Betina. The road loops to the village, and back to D121 route rejoining it in the town of Murter.
	Murter The southern terminus of the road.

Sources

1. ^ "Decision on categorization of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. February 17, 2010. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2010_02_17_410.html. 
2. ^ "Tisno Bridge delights tourists" (in Croatian). Monitor.hr. August 22, 2001. http://www.monitor.hr/clanci/pokretni-most-u-tisnom-odusevljava-turiste/14197. 
3. ^ "Public Roads Act" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. December 14, 2004. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2004_12_180_3130.html. 
4. ^ "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 - digest" (in English). Hrvatske ceste. May 1, 2010. http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf.