The Orehovica interchange ( hr, Čvor Orehovica) is a
trumpet interchange
In the field of road transport, an interchange (American English) or a grade-separated junction (British English) is a road junction that uses grade separations to allow for the movement of traffic between two or more roadways or highways, usi ...
in
Rijeka,
Croatia
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. The interchange represents the southern terminus of the
A6 motorway and it connects the A6 route to the
A7 motorway between
Škurinje and
Draga exits, also representing a part of
Rijeka bypass.
The interchange is a part of
Pan-European corridor Vb.
It also represents a junction of European routes
E61 and
E65.
The interchange was originally executed as
Zagreb
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–Rijeka motorway terminus exit, connecting the motorway to the city of Rijeka itself directly.
Following construction of Rijeka bypass towards Škurinje (westward), the interchange was expanded, but it was still used as a motorway exit. Once the bypass, i.e. A7 motorway, was extended eastward to
Sveti Kuzam, the motorway exit was scheduled to be cancelled. A subsequent intervention into the design documents allowed preservation of one directional ramp facilitating exit from the southbound A6 motorway at the interchange.
See also
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Bosiljevo 2 interchange
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International E-road network
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Transport in Croatia
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References
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External links
Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb: Orehovica interchange webcam
Buildings and structures in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County
Road interchanges in Croatia
Transport in Primorje-Gorski Kotar County