The A3 motorway ( sr, Аутопут А3, Autoput A3) is a motorway in Serbia which spans approximately and is part of the

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through Serbia. It crosses the

Syrmia Syrmia ( sh, Srem/Срем or sh, Srijem/Сријем, label=none) is a region of the southern Pannonian Plain, which lies between the Danube and Sava rivers. It is divided between Serbia and Croatia. Most of the region is flat, with the exc ...

region from east to west, starting at

Belgrade Belgrade ( , ;, ; names in other languages) is the capital and largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers and the crossroads of the Pannonian Plain and the Balkan Peninsula. Nearly 1,166,763 mi ...

and ending at border crossing with

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Route

The A3 motorway begins near

Šid Šid ( sr-cyr, Шид, ) is a town and municipality located in the Srem District of the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It has a population of 14,893, while the municipality has 34,188 inhabitants. A border crossing between Serbia and ...

, at the Batrovci border crossing with Croatia, and runs westward across the

region, near

Sremska Mitrovica Sremska Mitrovica (; sr-Cyrl, Сремска Митровица, hu, Szávaszentdemeter, la, Sirmium) is a city and the administrative center of the Srem District in the autonomous province of Vojvodina, Serbia. It is situated on the left ban ...

and

Ruma Ruma (; hu, Árpatarló) is a town and municipality in the Srem District of the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina, Serbia. As of 2011, the town has a population of 30,076, while the municipality has a population of 54,339. History Traces of org ...

. At the

Dobanovci Dobanovci ( sr-Cyrl, Добановци) is a suburban neighborhood of Belgrade, Serbia. It is located in Belgrade's municipality of Surčin. Dobanovci is located in the eastern Syrmia region, 25 km west of downtown Belgrade, between the Bel ...

interchange near the outskirts of Belgrade, A3 meets the

Belgrade bypass The Belgrade bypass ( sr, Обилазница око Београда, Obilaznica oko Beograda) or Belgrade city road bypass is a U-shaped, 69-km long motorway partially encircling the city of Belgrade, the capital of Serbia. Some 9.6 km of ...

. East od Dobanovci, the A3 continues through Belgrade as the Belgrade city motorway ( sr, Аутопут кроз Београд), a long urban highway which ends at Bubanj Potok interchange where it meets the A1. AutorouteBeograd

The main toll stations of the A3 are located at and Batrovci near Šid and

Šimanovci Šimanovci () is a village in Serbia. It is situated in the Pećinci municipality, in the Srem District, Vojvodina province. The village has a Serb ethnic majority and its population numbering 3,358 people (2002 census). Name The name of the ...

near Dobanovci. The Belgrade city motorway section between Šimanovci and Bubanj Potok interchanges is toll-free, serving as one of main city arteries. It includes the exit to Nikola Tesla Airport, located just south of the A3.

History

The A3 motorway is part of the old Belgrade-

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motorway, known as Brotherhood and Unity Highway which was built after

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, by young volunteers, and opened to traffic in 1950, first as a single carriageway. The second carriageway from Belgrade to Sremska Mitrovica was completed in 1977, while the section from Sremska Mitrovica to Šid was opened to traffic in 1987.

List of exits

References

External links

Regulation of State Roads
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Route

History

List of exits

See also

References

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