D27 road (Croatia)

D27 state road
Route information
Length:	96.9 km (60.2 mi)
Major junctions
From:	D1 in Gračac
	D50 in Gračac D54 in Zaton Obrovački A1 in Benkovac interchange D502 in Karin D56 in Benkovac D503 in Zapužane D59 near Crljenik
To:	D8 between Vodice and Šibenik
Location
Counties:	Zadar, Šibenik-Knin
Major cities:	Benkovac, Obrovac
Highway system
State roads in Croatia

Entrance to Obrovac, on the D27 route

Benkovac, on the D27 route

Vodice, just to the west of the southern terminus of D27

Šibenik, just to the east of the southern terminus of D27

D27 is a state road connecting Gračac in the southern part of Lika, Croatia to D8 state road via Benkovac. The road is 96.9 km long.^[1]

The road also provides an alternate route to the sections of A1 motorway and the D8 state road that cross the Maslenica strait over the two Maslenica bridges, underneath the Velebit. This is especially important when strong wind or storms (usually bura) cause the A1 motorway section between Maslenica Bridge (A1) and Sveti Rok Tunnel to be closed for traffic for safety reasons.^[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 connects a number of summer resorts to Croatian motorway network.

D27 traffic volume
Road	Counting site	AADT	ASDT	Notes
D27	4912 Zaton Obrovački	1,795	2,898	Between Ž6027 and Ž6028 junctions.
D27	4914 Kruševo	1,825	3,213	Adjacent to Ž6025 junction.
D27	4915 Benkovac	1,588	2,784	Adjacent to Ž6045 junction.
D27	5317 Gornje Ceranje	1,699	2,183	Between Ž6064 and Ž6066 junctions.
D27	5303 Gaćelezi	2,177	3,675	Between D59 and Ž6071 junctions.

Road junctions and populated areas

D27 junctions/populated areas
Type	Slip roads/Notes
	Gračac D1 to Knin and Korenica. The northern terminus of the road. Northbound D27 traffic defaults to northbound D1. D50 to A1 motorway Sveti Rok interchange.
	Ž6027 to Kaštel Žegarski and Bruška
	Ž6028 to Muškovci
	D54 to Maslenica and D8 state road.
	Obrovac Ž5166 to Sveti Rok. Ž6025 to Kaštel Žegarski and Ervenik.
	Ž6024 to Kruševo
	Gornji Karin
	Ž6048 to Donji Karin
	Karin D502 to Smilčić, Zemunik Donji and A1 motorway Zadar 2 interchange.
	Benkovac D56 to Smilčić and Drniš. The D27 and the D56 roads are concurrent in Benkovac for approximately 500 m (1,600 ft), so there are two D27/D56 junctions in the town. Ž6003 to Benkovac town centre.
	Šopot 6064 to Miranje, Vrana and Pakoštane.
	Zapužane D503 to Biograd na Moru.
	A1 Benkovac interchange (via a connector) to Zagreb and Zadar to the north and to Šibenik and Split to the south.[5]
	Gornje Ceranje
	Budak
	Ž6066 to Pristeg
	Stankovci Ž6068 to Kašić Banjevački and Pirovac
	Ž6067 to Bila Vlaka and Vukšić
	Crljenik
	D59 to Pirovac and Knin.
	Grabovci
	Gaćelezi Ž6071 to D59 state road (as a connector).
	Ž6086 to Tribunj
	D8 to Vodice (to the west) and to Šibenik (to the east). 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. ^ "Snow and wind disrupt traffic virtually all over Croatia" (in Croatian). Slobodna Dalmacija. March 10, 2010. http://web2.slobodnadalmacija.hr/Hrvatska/tabid/66/articleType/ArticleView/articleId/94733/Default.aspx. 
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. 
5. ^ "Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. May 6, 2003. http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/305463.html. 

See also

• Highways in Croatia
• Hrvatske ceste