Dobra Bridge is located between the

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and Ravna Gora interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar,

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, spanning Dobra River. It is long and carries the motorway across five spans. The bridge consists of two parallel structures, both completed in 2003 by Primorje. The bridge is tolled within the A6 motorway

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and there are no separate toll plazas associated with use of the bridge. The bridge is located in a water protection area.

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, operator of the viaduct and the A6 motorway where the structure is located, and published by

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. Substantial variations between annual (

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) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the bridge carries substantial tourist traffic to the

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resorts. The traffic count is performed using analysis of motorway toll ticket sales.

References

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Traffic volume

See also

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