D8 road (Croatia)

D8 state road
Route information
Part of
Length:	643.1 km (399.6 mi)
Major junctions
From:	Slovenian G7 road at Pasjak border crossing
	A7 in Rupa and Jurdani interchanges A8 in Opatija junction D40 near Bakar D23 in Senj A1 in Maslenica and Posedarje interchanges D1 in Split D413 and D513 in Ploče D9 in Opuzen D223 near Dubrovnik
To:	Montenegrin M2 road at Karasovići border crossing
Location
Counties:	Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Lika-Senj, Zadar, Šibenik-Knin, Split-Dalmatia, Dubrovnik-Neretva
Major cities:	Rijeka, Senj, Zadar, Šibenik, Trogir, Split, Makarska, Ploče, Dubrovnik
Highway system
State roads in Croatia

D8 state road in Bakarac running along the coastline

D8 state road near Dramalj

Maslenica Bridge carrying D8 state road

Šibenik Bridge carrying D8 state road

D8 state road between Split and Omiš

Klek border crossing

Franjo Tuđman Bridge near Dubrovnik

D8 state road comprises Croatian section of Adriatic Highway, and it runs from Pasjak border crossing to Slovenia via Rijeka, Senj, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Opuzen and Dubrovnik to the border with Montenegro at Karasovići.^[1] Most of the D8 state road is still a two-lane road, excepting rare four-lane stretches. Total length of the road through Croatia is 643.1 kilometres (399.6 mi).^[2]

Until recent times the road has been the primary route connecting Adriatic coastal parts of Croatia. Since the 2000s multilane motorways have taken over most of its traffic, and yet more motorways are still being built along the coast. The motorways parallel to the road are A7 (Rupa broder crossing - Rijeka - Sveti Kuzam), A6 (Rijeka - Bosiljevo) and A1 (Zagreb - Bosiljevo - Zadar - Split - Vrgorac), representing sections of proposed Adriatic Ionian motorway.^[3] Since D8 state road closely follows the well-indented Croatian coastline, travel is considerably longer and less safe compared to the motorways because of numerous blind curves and at-grade intersections. D8 state road is still popular as an alternative to the tolled motorways, so the road carries fairly constant traffic during most of the year. The traffic intensifies in the summer, because of substantial traffic to touristic destinations.

The section from Rijeka to Senj experiences heavy traffic in particular because many motorists are unwilling to take the longer route along A6 and A1. This problem used to be further exacerbaced before 2009 when A6 still had slow semi-highway parts on the Rijeka-Bosiljevo route. This section shall remain congested at peak intervals until eventual completion of A7 motorway between Rupa and Žuta Lokva.

Since parallel A1 motorway ends at Vrgorac, approximately 20 km (10 mi) northwest of Ploče, southbound A1 traffic generally switches to D8 state road. Further 30 km (20 mi) after Ploče D8 road terminates at Klek border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina, as Adriatic Highway route runs across a tiny strip of Bosnia and Herzegovina territory around town of Neum. As the route reenters Croatia at Zaton Doli border crossing D8 state road resumes, running to Dubrovnik along the coastline. East of Dubrovnik the road passes by Dubrovnik Airport and reaches the border with Montenegro at Karasovići border crossing to Montenegro.^[1]

There are official plans to build an expressway bypassing Neum in Bosnia and Herzegovina entirely via a series of tunnels and bridges, Pelješac Bridge being the most notable among them. The route would diverge from current D8 route south of Ploče, cross the bridge to Pelješac peninsula, form a junction to D414 state road and rejoin present D8 route near Doli. The expressway is to be tolled. So far no official road number has been assigned to the planned route, even though Pelješac Bridge construction was started. It is also possible that D8 designation shall be transferred from the bypassed D8 section to the expressway.^[4]

D8 is the longest state road in Croatia at 643.1 km (399.6 mi).

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.^[5]

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.^[6] Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road carries substantial tourist traffic.

Traffic volume on the D8 state road varies greatly, as the road runs through areas of more or less developed tourist industry. Furthermore the road runs through or near a number of major Croatian cities, such as Rijeka, Zadar and Split which add to the traffic volume significantly. Thus the most congested section of the D8 state road is found in the city of Split, between Solin and Stobreč, where the greatest AADT figures are regularly recorded, far exceeding comparable figures of the busiest motorway sections in Croatia. Conversely, the lowest traffic volume on the D8 road is observed near Karlobag due to comparatively less developed tourism and absence of major cities in the area. The AADT recorded on the D8 road observed in Split (Solin and Stobreč) is nearly 50 times greater than in Karlobag.

D8 traffic volume				AADT and ASDT figures by individual counting sites
Counting site	AADT	ASDT	Notes
2801 Pasjak	4,939	8,574	Adjacent to A7 motorway Pasjak interchange
2816 Permani - north	6,836	5,486	Between the Ž5017 and Ž5012 junctions.
2804 Mučići	5,273	5,977	Adjacent to the Ž5016 junction.
2809 Pavlovac	8,739	11,228	Between the D66 and Ž5051 junctions.
2917 Kostrena	8,970	12,307	Adjacent to the D40 junction.
2923 Crikvenica	8,326	14,752	Between the two Ž5091 junctions.
2928 N. Vinodolski - north	6,100	13,838	Between the Ž5062 and Ž5064 junctions.
2929 Senj - north	5,196	12,145	Adjacent to the Ž5109 junction.
4102 Sveti Juraj	3,370	8,372	Between the D23 and Ž5126 junctions.
4105 Vlaka	2,737	6,997	Adjacent to the D405 junction.
4207 Karlobag	1,093	2,320	Adjacent to the D25 junction.
4802 Starigrad (Paklenica)	3,793	7,750	Adjacent to the Ž6008 junction.
4803 Seline - south	2,300	5,224	Between the Ž6008 and D54 junctions.
4810 Murvica	12,307	17,102	Adjacent to the Ž6011 junction.
4814 Sukošan	6,971	12,055	Between the Ž6040 and Ž6045 junctions.
5305 Pirovac	4,887	9,723	Between the Ž6068 and D59 junctions.
5308 Šibenik	14,417	22,056	Adjacent to the Ž6088 junction.
5309 Grebaštica	5,191	9,273	Adjacent to the Ž6108 junction.
5407 Marina	4,301	8,374	Adjacent to the Ž6130 junction.
5423 Solin	42,951	47,133	Between the Ž6137 and Ž6139 junctions.
5422 Stobreč	49,990	56,833	Between the D410 and Ž6143 junctions.
5902 Jesenice	11,419	16,805	Adjacent to the Ž6162 junction.
5909 Mimice - east	5,856	9,933	Adjacent to the Ž6167 junction.
5910 Brela	7,280	15,275	Adjacent to the D39 junction.
6004 Živogošće	3,456	7,546	Adjacent to the D412 junction.
6005 Gradac	4,704	8,811	Adjacent to the L67204 junction.
6010 Rogotin	7,807	13,738	Adjacent to the D413 junction.
6501 Klek	5,776	10,833	Adjacent to Klek border crossing.
6503 Zaton Doli	5,191	9,712	Between the Ž6227 and D414 junctions.
6601 Zaton	7,669	13,085	Adjacent to the Ž6254 junction.
6602 Kupari	12,010	16,827	Adjacent to the Ž6243 junction.
6603 Gruda - northwest	3,573	5,197	Adjacent to the L69054 junction.
6604 Gruda - southeast	2,743	5,102	Adjacent to the Ž6241 junction.

Note: All the traffic counting sites are located along the D8 road.

Major intersections

Listed settlements contain additional intersections with local and/or non-categorized roads.
The intersections are at-grade except where otherwise noted.

County	km	Location	Junction	Notes[7]
Primorje-Gorski Kotar	0	Pasjak border crossing	G7 E61	Pasjak border crossing to Slovenia.[1] Northern terminus of the road and of the European route E61; Northbound D8 traffic defaults to Slovenian G7 road
	3	Pasjak
	5	Šapjane
	6		Ž5017	Connection to Rupa, Škalnica and Saršoni
	6	Rupa interchange	A7 E61	Connection to A7 motorway Rupa interchange and to Rupa border crossing to Slovenia; The D8 and the E61 north of the interchange are concurrent; A parclo interchange
	15	Permani	Ž5012	To Vodice and Jelovice border crossing to Slovenia
			Ž5016	To Breza
	16	Mučići
	16-18	Jurdani	A7 E61	Connection (via a short connector) to the A7 motorway (E61) in Jurdani interchange (executed as a trumpet interchange)
	19	Jušići	Ž5019	To Spinčići and Kastav
	20-23	Matulji	B8 E751	Connection to the A8 motorway (E751) in Opatija junction (executed as an at-grade intersection)
			D66	To Opatija and Lovran
			Ž5051	To Opatija
	23-37	Rijeka	D304	To Kastav and the A7 motorway Diračje interchange (E61)
			D403	To the Port of Rijeka (west) and the A7 motorway in Škurinje interchange (E61)
			D3	To Karlovac and the A6 motorway in Čavle interchange (E65)
			D404	To the Port of Rijeka (Brajdica Terminal) and the A7 motorway in Draga interchange (E65)
			Ž5054	To the Orehovica interchange. The interchange allows A6 and A7 traffic to exit to the Ž5054, but it does not permit access to the interchange from the county road.
			Ž5057	Connecting areas within the city of Rijeka itself only
	38-40	Kostrena
	44		D40 E65	To the A7 motorway Sveti Kuzam interchange (E65), the A6 motorway Čavle interchange (E65) and Kukuljanovo industrial zone and Bakar; The northern terminus of the D8/E65 concurrency
	47		Ž5060	To Bakar and Meja
	51	Bakarac
	53-54	Kraljevica
	55		Ž5065	To Kraljevica
	55		D102 D523	To Krk and Cres (via the D102 and the A6 motorway Oštrovica interchange (E65) (via the D523); A diamond interchange
	59		D501	To the A6 motorway Oštrovica interchange (E65)
	60		Ž5088	To Jadranovo (the Ž5088 loops between the D8 and Jadranovo and they form two intersections)
	61		Ž5088	To Jadranovo
	65		Ž5090	To Dramalj
	66-69	Crikvenica	Ž5091	The Ž5091 connects parts of Crikvenica only
	70-72	Selce	Ž5092	The Ž5092 connects parts of Selce only
	72		Ž5062	To Jargovo, Bribir, Lukovo and Fužine
	76-79	Novi Vinodolski	Ž5064	To Bribir, Drvenik and Križišće
			Ž5094	To Bater and Breze
	81	Povile
	85	Klenovica	Ž5109	The Ž5109 connects to further parts of Klenovica only
	86		Ž5110	To Krivi Put and Prokike
	93	Sibinj
Lika-Senj	98-101	Senj	D23 E65	To the A1 motorway in Žuta Lokva interchange and to Josipdol; The D8 and the E65 are concurrent north of the intersection, where the E65 switches between the D8 (north of Senj) and the D23
	106	Kalic
	109	Sveti Juraj	Ž5126	To Krasno Polje, Velika Plana, Smiljan and Gospić
	136		D405	To Jablanac and ferry connection to Mišnjak, Rab (D105)
	149		D406	To Prizna and ferry connection to Žigljen, Pag (D106)
	156	Cesarica
	158	Ribarica
	162	Karlobag	D25	To Gospić
	181	Lukovo Šugarje
	191	Barić Draga
Zadar	198	Tribanj Krušćica
	200	Tribanj Šibuljina
	209-211	Starigrad	Ž6008	To Paklenica National Park
	214	Seline
	220	Modric
	222	Rovanjska
	224	Maslenica interchange	A1 E65	Connection to the A1 motorway Maslenica interchange (E65) via a short connector; The Maslenica interchange is executed as a trumpet
	225		D54	To Maslenica and Zaton Obrovački
	226	Maslenica Bridge
	231	Posedarje
	232		D106	To Pag and the A1 motorway Posedarje interchange (E65)
	235		Ž6258	To Islam Latinski
	236	Zadar 1 interchange	A1 E65	To the A1 motorway Zadar 1 interchange (E65), reached via a short connector; The interchange is executed as a trumpet
	240	Poličnik
	246	Murvica
	250		Ž6018	To Crno and Babindub
	251-256	Zadar	D306	To Nin and Vir
			D407	To Zadar ferry port - ferry access to Preko, Ugljan Island (D110), Brbinj and Sali, Dugi otok (D109), Mali Lošinj (D100) as well as to Iž, Rava, Molat, Sestrunj, Zverinac, Ist, Silba, Olib and Premuda[8]
			D424	To Port of Zadar, Gaženica, Zadar Airport and the A1 motorway Zadar 2 interchange
			Ž6262	To the Babindub interchange of the D424 expressway (via Benkovačka Street)
			Ž6037	Connection to the Ž6036 road
			Ž6038	The Ž6038 connects to areas of the city of Zadar only
	257-259	Bibinje
	262	Sukošan	Ž6040	To the Tromilja interchange of the D424 expressway
	269	Sveti Petar na moru	Ž6045	To Donje Raštane
	274	Turanj
	275	Sveti Filip i Jakov	Ž6046	To Sikovo
	278	Biograd na moru	D503	To Biograd ferry port, Benkovac and the A1 motorway Benkovac interchange (E65); Hybrid parclo interchange
	281		Ž6063	To Crvena Luka ferry port
	284-285	Pakoštane
	288	Drage
Šibenik-Knin	300-302	Pirovac	Ž6068	To Kašić Banjevački and Stankovci
	304		D59 D121	To Knin (via the D59) and to Tisno and Murter (via the D121)
	307		Ž6086	To Tribunj
	312-313	Vodice	Ž6087	To Srima; The Ž6087 loops from Vodice to Srima and back to the D8
	316		Ž6087	To Srima
			L65036	To Jadrija; Trumpet interchange
	318		D27	To Benkovac
			Ž6088	To Zaton
		Šibenik Bridge
	321-329	Šibenik	D33	To Šibenik ferry port, Drniš and Knin; Parclo interchange
			D533	To the A1 motorway Šibenik interchange (E65); Trumpet interchange
			D58	To Port of Šibenik and Boraja; Parclo interchange
	329		Ž6107	To Solaris resort; Modified trumpet interchange
	330-333	Brodarica
	335	Žaborić	Ž6108	To Jadrtovac
	340	Grabeštica	Ž6127	To Sapina Doca
	351-352	Primošten
	358		Ž6126	To Rogoznica
	363		Ž6128	To Dvornica
	366	Svinca
Split-Dalmatia	370-372	Marina	Ž6130	To Gustirna, Mitlo and Blizna Donja
			Ž6135	To Vinišće
	374	Poljica	Ž6131	To Vrsine
	378-382	Seget	D58	To Boraja; Diamond interchange, accessible to northbound D8 traffic and traffic joining southbound D8 only
			Ž6132	To Sorići and Seged Donji
			Ž6133	To Trogir
	382-385	Trogir	Ž6133	To the D315 road
			Ž6134	To the D126 road
	387		D409 Ž6091	To Trogir and Split Airport (via the D315) and to Plano via the Ž6091
	391	Kaštela
	403		Ž6137	To Kaštela; Partial diamond interchange, accessible to northbound D8 traffic and traffic joining southbound D8 only
	404		Ž6139 Ž6253	To Split (via the Ž6139 and Solinska Street) and to Solin and Klis (via the Ž6253)
	405-410	Split	D1 E71	To A1 motorway Dugopolje interchange (E65); A roundabout interchange with the D8 as the primary road
			D410	To Split to the Port of Split - Jadrolinija ferry access to Supetar, Bol and Milna on Brač Island, Stari Grad and Jelsa on Hvar Island, Rogač on Šolta Island, as well as to Vis and Lastovo islands.[8][9] A partial diamond interchange
			Ž6140	The Ž6140 connects the D8 to parts of the city of Split only
			Ž6143	To Kamen
	411	Stobreč	Ž6142	To Žrnovnica and Tugare
			Ž6144	To TTTS business zone
	414	Podstrana	Ž6162	The Ž6162 connects the D8 to parts of Podstrana only
	422	Jesenice
	423	Dugi Rat
	426	Duće
	427-430	Omiš	D70	To A1 motorway Blato na Cetini interchange and Gata (E65)
			Ž6166	To to Kučiće, Slime and the D39 state road
	433	Stanići
	434	Čelina
	437		Ž6168	To Lokva
	443	Marušići	Ž6167	To Mimice and Lokva
	448		D39	To A1 motorway Šestanovac interchange (E65) and Aržano
	452		Ž6195	To Brela
	454-456	Baška Voda	D532	To A1 motorway Zagvozd interchange (E65); The route is scheduled to open in 2011
	463-467	Makarska	D411	To Makarska ferry port
			D512	To A1 motorway Ravča interchange (E65)
			Ž6196	To Veliko Brdo
			Ž6197	To connecting the D8 and the D411 via an alternate route running through Makarska
	470	Tučepi
	473	Podgora	Ž6198	To the D512 state road
	484	Živogošće
	493	Drvenik	D412	To Drvenik ferry port
	497	Zaostrog
	501	Podaca
	503	Brist
	505	Gradac
Dubrovnik-Neretva	516-519	Ploče	D413	To Port of Ploče
			D513 E65	To A1 motorway Vrgorac interchange and Bosnia and Herzegovina via the D62 and Mali Prolog border crossing; The D8 and the D65 are concurrent south of the intersection
			Ž6126	To the D413 state road
	520	Čeveljuša interchange	D425	Expressway to the D513 state road; As of September 2011, the route is incomplete and planned to connect Ploče to the A1 motroway Ploče interchage; Connection to the D513 is provisional; A trumpet interchange
	522		Ž6217	To Rogotin and Komin
	523	Neretva Bridge
	543	Duboka		Area adjacent to Duboka (to the west) is site of the north abutment of the Pelješac Bridge
	546	Klek
	548	Klek border crossing		The road extends south of the border crossing
9.3-kilometre (5.8 mi) section of Adriatic Highway through Neum corridor in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dubrovnik-Neretva	549	Zaton Doli border crossing
	554		Ž6227	To Sveti Nikola
	560		D414	To Ston and Orebić ferry port
	564	Doli
	575-576	Slano
	590	Trsteno	Ž6228	To Slano and Rudine
	593	Orašac
	596-600	Zaton
	602-603	Lozica	Ž6254	To Mokošica, Komolac, and Sustjepan (D420)
	604	Franjo Tuđman Bridge
	604-608	Dubrovnik	D420 E80	To Gruž (Port of Dubrovnik) and Sustjepan; The D8 and the European route E80 are concurrent south of the intersection
	612		D223	To Gornji Brgat and Gornji Brgat border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina
	613	Čibača
	615	Kupari
	616	Župa Dubrovačka	Ž6243	To Petrača, Grbavac and Brgat
	617	Mlini
	618	Zavrelje
	619	Soline
	620	Plat
	623	Zvekovica	Ž6238	To Cavtat
			Ž6239	To Drvenik
			Ž6266	To Vučje Ždrijelo
	627	Dubrovnik Airport		Dubrovnik Airport is directly accessed by the D8
	629	Ćilipi
	636		Ž6240	To Radovčići
	637-638	Gruda	Ž6241	To Dubravka
	640	Karasovići	D516	To Vitaljina and Konfin border crossing to Montenegro
	643	Karasovići border crossing	M2 E65 E80	Border crossing to Montenegro; The southern terminus of the route, extending as Montenegrin route M2 and the southern terminus of the D8 and European routes E65 and E80
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi      Concurrency terminus •      Closed/Former •      Incomplete access •      Unopened

See also

• Hrvatske ceste
• State roads in Croatia
• Adriatic Highway

Sources

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