State Road 22, commonly known as Ibar Highway ( sr, Ибарска магистрала, Ibarska magistrala), is an IB-class road, connecting
Belgrade
Belgrade ( , ;, ; Names of European cities in different languages: B, names in other languages) is the Capital city, capital and List of cities in Serbia, largest city in Serbia. It is located at the confluence of the Sava and Danube rivers a ...
with
Šumadija and Western Serbia
Šumadija (, sr-Cyrl, Шумадија) is a geographical region in the central part of Serbia. The area used to be heavily covered with forests, hence the name (from ''šuma'' 'forest'). The city of Kragujevac is the administrative center of the ...
and finally with
Montenegro
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at
Špiljani border crossing.
It starts with
Orlovača interchange in Belgrade's municipality of
Čukarica
Čukarica ( sr-cyr, Чукарица, ) is a municipality of the city of Belgrade.
Name
Like several other neighborhoods of Belgrade, Čukarica was named after kafana. At the present location of the Sugar Refinery, there was a kafana in the secon ...
and is going through several major municipalities such as
Ljig
Ljig ( sr-cyr, Љиг) is a town and municipality located in the Kolubara District of western Serbia. It has a population of 3,219 inhabitants, while the municipality has a total of 12,730 inhabitants.
It is surrounded by Mount Rajac and Mount Ru ...
,
Gornji Milanovac
Gornji Milanovac ( sr-Cyrl, Гoрњи Милановац, ) is a town and municipality located in the Moravica District of central Serbia. The population of the town is 24,216, while the population of the municipality is 44,406.
The town was foun ...
,
Preljina
Preljina ( sr, Прељина) is a village located in the municipality of Čačak
Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley withi ...
(town in the municipality of
Čačak
Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, wh ...
),
Kraljevo
Kraljevo ( sr-cyr, Краљево, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Raška District in central Serbia. It is situated on the confluence of West Morava and Ibar, in the geographical region of Šumadija, between the mountains of K ...
and
Novi Pazar
Novi Pazar ( sr-cyr, Нови Пазар, lit. "New Bazaar"; ) is a city located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. As of the 2011 census, the urban area has 66,527 inhabitants, while the city administrative area has 100,410 inhabita ...
. In the southern section, highway goes in parallel to the upper course of the river
Ibar, hence the name.
Before the new road categorization regulation given in 2013, the route wore the following names: M 22 and M 2 (before 2012) / A2, A4, 15 and 32 (after 2012).
The road is a part of the following European routes:
E65 and
E80 (
Bregovi
Bregovi ( sr, Брегови) is a village in the municipality of Tutin, Serbia
Tutin ( sr-cyrl, Тутин) is a town and municipality located in the Raška District of southwestern Serbia. According to a 2011 census, the municipality of Tutin h ...
– Mehov Krš),
E761 (Preljina – Kraljevo) and
E763 (Belgrade – Preljina).
Motorway alternative
In order to provide the safer and faster traffic link of Belgrade with Western Serbia and
Montenegrin coast, and to alleviate the dangers of the Ibar Highway, the new
A2 motorway is under construction from
Čačak
Čačak ( sr-Cyrl, Чачак, ) is a city and the administrative center of the Moravica District in central Serbia. It is located in the West Morava Valley within the geographical region of Šumadija. , the city proper has 73,331 inhabitants, wh ...
to border with Montenegro. The section from
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 ...
to Čačak was completed in 2019, and since then the traffic over the highway on section from Belgrade to Čačak was significantly reduced.
Accident statistics
A single-lane carriageway, it bears heavy car and truck traffic between major cities of Belgrade, Čačak, Kraljevo and Novi Pazar, as well as transit traffic towards Montenegro, and occasional agricultural machinery is not unseen. If features long stretches of straight road interrupted by dangerous curves. Speeding,
DUI
Driving under the influence (DUI)—also called driving while impaired, impaired driving, driving while intoxicated (DWI), drunk driving, operating while intoxicated (OWI), operating under the influence (OUI), operating vehicle under the infl ...
and other
traffic offences are major causes of accidents, most of them occurring during the night.
In three-year span from 2017 to 2019, a total of 1,736 traffic accidents happened on its route, with 86 deaths and 1,619 injured people.
Before the completion of motorway on section from Belgrade to Čačak, with more than 18,000 vehicles passing the highway daily (as of 2016), it was one of the most frequent roads in Serbia. Often called the "black highway", it is considered the most dangerous road in Serbia, averaging several hundreds traffic accidents annually.
Sections
See also
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Roads in Serbia
Roads in Serbia are the backbone of its transportation system and an important part of the European road network. The total length of roads in the country is 45,419 km, and they are categorized as "state roads" (total length of 16,179 km ...
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European route E65
European route E65 is a north-south Class-A European route that begins in Malmö, Sweden and ends in Chania, Greece. The road is about in length.
Route
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**: Malmö ( ) – Ystad
*Gap (Baltic Sea)
** Ystad - Świnoujście
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**: Świno ...
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European route E80
European route E 80, also known as Trans-European Motorway or TEM, is an A-Class West-East European route, extending from Lisbon, Portugal to Gürbulak, Turkey, on the border with Iran. The road connects 10 countries and has a length ...
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European route E761
European route E 761 is a road part of the International E-road network. It begins in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina and ends in Zaječar, Serbia.
Route
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** E71 Bihać
** E661 Jajce
** E661 Donji Vakuf
** E73, E661 Zenica
** E73 ...
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European route E763
European route E 763 is part of the International E-road network. It begins in Belgrade, Serbia and ends in Bijelo Polje, Montenegro. Most of E763 sections, in Serbia, are currently in the process of being upgraded, with the help of several ...
References
External links
Official website – Roads of Serbia (Putevi Srbije)Official website – Corridors of Serbia (Koridori Srbije)(Serbian)
Map of Serbian main and regional roads
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State roads in Serbia