D533 was a state road that connected the city of
Å ibenik
Å ibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Å ibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Å ibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...
and
A1 motorway in
Å ibenik
Å ibenik () is a historic city in Croatia, located in central Dalmatia, where the river Krka flows into the Adriatic Sea. Å ibenik is a political, educational, transport, industrial and tourist center of Å ibenik-Knin County, and is also the ...
interchange to
D33 state road.
The part of the road between Å ibenik and A1 motorway was opened on June 26, 2005 while the part between A1 motorway and D33 state road was opened in 2007. The road was abolished and merged with D33 in 2012.
The road was 8.0 km long.
All D533 road junctions except for its northern terminus (north of A1) were
grade separated
In civil engineering (more specifically highway engineering), grade separation is a method of aligning a junction of two or more surface transport axes at different heights (grades) so that they will not disrupt the traffic flow on other tra ...
. The D533 was executed as a
single-carriageway
A single carriageway (British English) or Undivided highway (American English) is a road with one, two or more lanes arranged within a one carriageway with no central reservation to separate opposing flows of traffic. A single-track road has a s ...
,
two-lane expressway
A two-lane expressway or two-lane freeway is an expressway or freeway with only one lane in each direction, and usually no median barrier. It may be built that way because of constraints, or may be intended for expansion once traffic volumes ris ...
with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph).
The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, was managed and maintained by
Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske ceste (lit. ''Croatian roads'') is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act ( hr, Zakon o javnim cestama enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia.
The tasks of the company are def ...
, state owned company.
Traffic volume
Traffic was regularly counted and reported by
Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske ceste (lit. ''Croatian roads'') is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act ( hr, Zakon o javnim cestama enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia.
The tasks of the company are def ...
, operator of the road.
Substantial variations between annual (
AADT
Annual average daily traffic, abbreviated AADT, is a measure used primarily in transportation planning, transportation engineering and retail location selection. Traditionally, it is the total volume of vehicle traffic of a highway or road for a y ...
) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road served as a connection of the city of Å ibenik and several tourist resorts to the Croatian motorway network.
Road junctions and populated areas
Sources
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See also
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State roads in Croatia
Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia.
The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways:
* The main #Motorways, motorways are named A (''autocesta'') accompanied by one or two digits. By and large they ...
*
Hrvatske ceste
Hrvatske ceste (lit. ''Croatian roads'') is a Croatian state-owned company pursuant to provisions of the Croatian Public Roads Act ( hr, Zakon o javnim cestama enacted by the Parliament of the Republic of Croatia.
The tasks of the company are def ...
Transport in Å ibenik-Knin County