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The A6 motorway ( hr, Autocesta A6) is a motorway in Croatia spanning . It connects the nation's capital, Zagreb, via the A1, to the seaport of
Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
. The motorway forms a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and is a part of European route E65 Nagykanizsa–Zagreb–Rijeka– ZadarSplitDubrovnikPodgorica. The A6 motorway route also follows Pan-European corridor Vb. The A6 motorway runs near a number of
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, provides access to Risnjak National Park and indirectly to numerous resorts, notably in the
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and
Kvarner Gulf The Kvarner Gulf (, or , la, Sinus Flanaticus or ), sometimes also Kvarner Bay, is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian Littoral mainland. The bay is a part of Croatia's internal wat ...
regions. The motorway route was completed in 2008. The motorway is nationally significant because of its positive
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on the cities and towns it connects, and because of its contribution to tourism in Croatia. The importance of the motorway as a transit route will be further increased upon completion of a proposed expansion of the Port of Rijeka and Rijeka transport node. The motorway consists of two traffic lanes and an
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in each driving direction separated by a
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. Sections of the motorway that have a gradient greater than 4% are divided into three lanes to prevent traffic problems caused by slower vehicles. These sections have no emergency lanes. Similarly, there are no emergency lanes in the tunnels. All intersections of the A6 motorway are grade separated. As the route traverses rugged mountains it requires numerous long bridges,
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s, tunnels, and other structures. As of 2010 there are nine exits and three rest areas situated along the route. The majority of the motorway is a ticket system toll road with pricing tied to vehicle classification. Each exit between Grobnik mainline toll plaza and Bosiljevo 2 interchange has a toll plaza. No toll is charged at Bosiljevo 2 where the traffic switches to the A1 motorway; traffic is tolled upon leaving the A1 motorway. Exits between the mainline toll plaza and
Orehovica interchange The Orehovica interchange ( hr, Čvor Orehovica) is a trumpet interchange in Rijeka, Croatia. 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 ...
have no toll plazas, as that part of the A6 route is not tolled. A motorway connecting Zagreb and Rijeka was originally designed in the early 1970s, and construction started north of Rijeka and south of Zagreb. The first section, between Rijeka and Kikovica, opened on September 9, 1972, and a Zagreb–
Karlovac Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...
section followed on December 29, 1972. Those sections were the first modern motorways to be built in Croatia and Yugoslavia. Due to political upheavals in Croatia and Yugoslavia, construction of the motorway was labeled a "nationalist project" and, along with the proposed Zagreb–Split motorway, was cancelled in 1971. After the
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, efforts to build the motorway were renewed and construction resumed in 1996. In 2004, a two-lane, single carriageway expressway was completed between the sections completed 25 years previously, and the second carriageway was built; the motorway was completed on October 22, 2008. Construction costs are estimated at 661.5 million euro. Although
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normally designs, builds, and operates motorways in Croatia, the A6 motorway is operated and maintained by
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.


Route description

The A6 motorway is a significant north–south motorway in Croatia connecting the largest seaport of the country,
Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
, to its hinterland and to the rest of the Croatian motorway network via the
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Bosiljevo 2 interchange. The motorway follows a route through the Gorski Kotar region. Part of the road network of Croatia, the motorway is also part of European route E65 Nagykanizsa–Zagreb–Rijeka– ZadarSplitDubrovnikPodgorica. The motorway is of major importance to Croatia in terms of development of the economy; it is especially important for tourism and as a transit transport route. The road serves tourist resorts in
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and the
Kvarner Gulf The Kvarner Gulf (, or , la, Sinus Flanaticus or ), sometimes also Kvarner Bay, is a bay in the northern Adriatic Sea, located between the Istrian peninsula and the northern Croatian Littoral mainland. The bay is a part of Croatia's internal wat ...
islands. Because of the link formed between Zagreb and Rijeka, tourism-related traffic originating from the countries neighbouring Croatia to the north flows via this road to the Adriatic coast on the south. The road also serves tourists originating in the northern inland areas of Croatia. The A6 route predominantly follows an east–west orientation, but the motorway is locally regarded as a north–south communication. The ultimate importance of the motorway as a transit route shall be achieved upon completion of the proposed expansion of Port of Rijeka and the Rijeka transport node. The expansion is planned to encompass an enhancement of the cargo handling capacity of the Port of Rijeka; improved railroad links; and a new
Rijeka bypass The A7 motorway ( hr, Autocesta A7) is a motorway in Croatia. It connects the nation's largest port in Rijeka, to the Croatian motorway network, as well as to the Rupa and Pasjak border crossings to Slovenia. The motorway forms part of a lon ...
motorway linking the A6, via a new interchange, with the present routes of the A7 and A8 motorways. One of the aims of the project is to increase traffic along the A6 route. As of the June 1997 Pan-European Transport Conference in Helsinki, the motorway is a part of the Pan-European corridor Vb. The motorway spans between Bosiljevo 2 interchange and Rijeka–
Orehovica interchange The Orehovica interchange ( hr, Čvor Orehovica) is a trumpet interchange in Rijeka, Croatia. 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 ...
on the A7 motorway. The route serves Vrbovsko via the D42, Delnice via the D3, Crikvenica and Krk via the D501, and Bakar via the D40 state road. The route is complete and further development of the motorway includes only the construction of additional rest areas. The A6 motorway consists of at least two traffic lanes and an
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in each driving direction along its entire length, except in tunnels, where there are emergency bays instead. Sections of the A6 motorway steeper than 4% grade have three traffic lanes, and slow vehicles are restricted to driving in the rightmost lane. All of the interchanges are
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. There are a number of rest areas along the motorway providing various types of services ranging from simple parking spaces and restrooms to filling stations, restaurants, and hotels. As of October 2010, the motorway has nine interchanges providing access to numerous towns and cities and the Croatian state road network. The motorway is operated by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb. An automatic traffic monitoring and guidance system is in place along the motorway. It consists of measuring, control, and signalling devices, located in zones where driving conditions may vary—at interchanges, near viaducts, bridges, tunnels, and in zones where fog and strong wind are known to occur. The system comprises variable traffic signs used to communicate changing driving conditions, possible restrictions, and other information to motorway users. The A6 motorway mainly runs through the mountainous Gorski Kotar region, requiring not only large bridges and
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s and long tunnels along the route, but also special care must be paid to protection of the environment, as the route is located in karst terrain, with numerous water supply protection zones and significant
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. Risnjak National Park is located near the A6 route, and is accessed via the Delnice interchange. Due to the motorway access and its proximity to a number of seaside resorts, Risnjak is the most visited national park in Croatia. Karst terrain is especially susceptible to water pollution, so the A6 motorway is equipped with a closed water drainage system designed to channel rainwater, meltwater, and any spillages to purpose-built processing facilities. Approximately 200 karst features—caves and other types of karst features—were observed and protected during construction of the motorway. An extraordinary example of this was a cavern long by wide and tall, found during execution of the long Vrata Tunnel. The cavern was bridged by one of the tunnel tubes, which was sealed to protect the cavern and the water flowing through it.


Toll

The A6 is a tolled motorway based on the
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using a closed toll system integrated with the A1 motorway. The two roads connect at the Bosiljevo 2 interchange, forming a unified toll system. Since the A1 motorway is operated jointly by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb and
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, the toll collection system is operated jointly by the two operators. As of October 2010, the toll charged along the A6 route between Bosiljevo 2 interchange (A1 Bosiljevo exit) and the Kikovica mainline toll plaza varies depending on the length of route travelled and ranges from 6.00
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(0.82 euros) to 33.00 kuna (4.52 euros) for passenger cars and 25.00 kuna (3.42 euro) to 139.00 kuna (19.04 euro) for semi-trailer trucks. The toll is payable in either Croatian kuna or euros and by major credit cards and debit cards. A number of prepaid toll collection systems are also used, including various types of smart cards issued by the motorway operator and ''ENC''—an electronic toll collection (ETC) system which is shared by most motorways in Croatia and provides drivers with discounted toll rates for dedicated lanes at toll plazas. The toll collected by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb for use of the A6 motorway is not reported separately. Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb only reports it total toll revenue, including toll revenue collected on the A7 motorway ( Rupa
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section) and the
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(
Lučko Lučko is a settlement in the Novi Zagreb - zapad district of the City of Zagreb, located south of the Sava and southwest of the city center. Lučko is located near the Lučko interchange that connects the A1 motorway, the Zagreb bypass and the ...
–Bosiljevo 2 section) as well as on the Krk Bridge. In the first half of the 2010 their toll revenue was 188.2 million Croatian kuna (25.3 million euros).


Notable structures

As the A6 motorway route runs through mountainous terrain of Gorski Kotar, it comprises a substantial number of major structures—bridges, viaducts, tunnels, underpasses, flyovers, and
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s. Out of the total length of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway of , are situated within such structures. The northern part of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway, designated as the A1 motorway, comprising between Zagreb and
Karlovac Karlovac () is a city in central Croatia. According to the 2011 census, its population was 55,705. Karlovac is the administrative centre of Karlovac County. The city is located on the Zagreb- Rijeka highway and railway line, south-west of Zagre ...
, contains only of such structures as the section is situated in a plain. The between Karlovac and Bosiljevo 2 interchanges, contains as much as of the structures. Thus the A6 motorway has , or 21% of the route, located within such structures. The Rijeka–Zagreb motorway has a total of 24 viaducts, 13 tunnels, 5 bridges, 45 underpasses, and 26 flyovers. All of the bridges, viaducts, and tunnels on the A6 motorway have at least two driving lanes in each direction. The longest tunnel on the A6 motorway route is the
Tuhobić Tunnel Tuhobić Tunnel ( hr, Tunel Tuhobić) is one of the most significant structures on the Croatian A6 motorway route. As it is long (southbound tube), Tuhobić Tunnel is the longest tunnel on the A6 motorway route. The tunnel is located at above s ...
, located on the Oštrovica–
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section. The tunnel was initially opened as a single-tube tunnel in 1996. The second tunnel tube was excavated in August 2007 and opened to traffic in 2008. The European Tunnel Assessment Programme (EuroTAP), a tunnel safety assessment programme supported by the European Commission, coordinated by FIA and led by the German motoring club ADAC, tested Tuhobić Tunnel twice—once in 2004, when it achieved poor results, and again in 2009 after implementation of EuroTAP safety recommendations. The 2009 test ranked the tunnel as the second safest in Europe. An unusual feature associated with the A6 tunnels is the close proximity of the Javorova Kosa and the Podvugleš tunnels—they are separated by less than of road. In order to prevent abrupt changes in road conditions caused by the weather, the distance between the tunnels is covered by translucent roofing. The tunnels are located on the VrbovskoRavna Gora section. Other significant tunnels on the A6 motorway are the Veliki Gložac and Vrata tunnels. While the former, as with all the other tunnels mentioned, is significant due to its length, the latter is notable for the large cavern encountered during its excavation. The most significant bridges and viaducts on the A6 motorway route are the
Bajer Bridge Bajer Bridge is located between the Vrata and Oštrovica interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, spanning Lake Bajer. It is long. The bridge consists of two parallel structures: The first one was completed in 1995, and the s ...
spanning Lake Bajer near Fužine, on the Vrata–Oštrovica section, and the Zečeve Drage and Severinske Drage viaducts. The two viaducts are and long respectively. The remaining viaducts on the motorway that are longer than are
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and Golubinjak viaducts.


History

Transport links between Rijeka and Zagreb have always been of substantial importance because of the transport requirements of the Port of Rijeka. This was first recognised by the Habsburg Empire in 1728, when the ''Carolina'' road was completed, and again in 1780 when the road was modernized. The original Rijeka–Zagreb road was replaced in 1811 by a new route, the ''Louisiana'' road, in order to avoid the steep sections of its predecessor. The new road remained the primary transport link to Rijeka until 1873, when the first railroad to the city was built. Further development of the port and industry in Rijeka and Zagreb required a more efficient road, which was built in 1954. That road was to remain the principal road transport link between the two cities for decades. Zagreb–Rijeka motorway, of which the A6 motorway is a part, was one of three routes defined in 1971 as priority transport routes of Yugoslavia that were to be developed as motorways. The first section of the A6 motorway, between Orehovica and Kikovica, was long and opened on September 9, 1972. The section was also the first six-lane motorway built in Yugoslavia. The long Zagreb–Karlovac section, now designated the
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, was completed on December 29, 1972. Further construction was suspended for the following 25 years, as a political decision had been made by the Yugoslav leadership to withdraw funding for the construction. The funds were instead allocated to the construction of a motorway that would travel between Ljubljana, Zagreb,
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, and Skopje, then known as the
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. The Croatian section of the highway later became the
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. After the breakup of Yugoslavia, construction of the Rijeka–Zagreb motorway was still on hold due to the
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, and no further construction took place until 1996. The sole exception to the 25-year-long hiatus was the long Kikovica–Oštrovica section, which was originally executed as an expressway and opened in 1982. In 1996, construction of the A6 motorway resumed, and in 1997, a further of expressway between Oštrovica and
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was completed. In December 1997, the government of the Republic of Croatia founded the Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb company and tasked it with operating the completed sections of motorway and the construction of the remainder of the route. The new motorway operator resumed construction in three stages. During the first stage, of expressway between Kupjak and Karlovac were completed by the end of June 2004, comprising of motorway and
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. In the second stage, the expressway was upgraded to a full motorway by the end of October 2008. This stage required additional construction along of the route. The upgraded motorway was officially opened on October 22, 2008, by Prime Minister Ivo Sanader at a ceremony held at the southern portal of Tuhobić Tunnel. The opening ceremony coincided with opening of a new bridge over the river Mura on the border between Croatia and Hungary, connecting the A4 to the Hungarian M7 motorway. Thus the route spanning Budapest–Zagreb–Rijeka was completed as a modern motorway. Construction costs incurred are estimated at 661.5 million  euros. Even though
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normally develops motorways in Croatia, the A6 motorway is operated and maintained by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb.


Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted by means of a traffic census at toll stations and reported by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, the operator of the motorway, and published by
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. The reported traffic volume exhibits no significant variations as the motorway chainage increases, and as it passes by various major destinations and the interchanges that serve them, except at the Vrata interchange, where traffic to and from Krk Island, Crikvenica, and Novi Vinodolski flows. The greatest volume of traffic is registered between Delnice and Vrata interchanges—with a 12,600-vehicle annual average daily traffic (AADT), and a 21,150-vehicle average summer daily traffic (ASDT) figure. Sections south of Kikovica interchange likely carry substantial traffic volume as they serve Rijeka commuter traffic as well as the volume registered between the Oštrovica and Kikovica interchanges. However, no traffic volume figures are published for those sections, since motorway traffic is counted by means of toll ticket sales analyses, and the sections south of Kikovica interchange are not tolled. Substantial variations observed between AADT and ASDT are normally attributed to the fact that the motorway carries significant tourist traffic to Istria and Kvarner Gulf. The seasonal increase in traffic volume ranges from 41% on the Oštrovica–Kikovica section to 69% as measured on the Bosiljevo 2–Vrbovsko section. The average summer-season traffic volume increase on the motorway is 65%.


Rest areas

As of October 2010, there are four rest areas operating along the A6 motorway, as a new rest area opened on October 9, 2010 next to the western portal of Tuhobić Tunnel on the Vrata–Oštrovica section of the route. Applicable legislation provides for four types of rest areas designated as types A through D: A-type rest areas comprise a full range of amenities including a filling station, a restaurant and a hotel or a motel; B-type rest areas have no lodging; C-type rest areas are very common and include a filling station and a café, but no restaurants or accommodations; and D-type rest areas offer parking spaces only, with possibly some picnic tables, benches, and restrooms. Even though the rest areas found along the A6 motorway generally follow this ranking system, there are considerable variations, as some of them offer extra services. The most notable example is Lepenica rest area—even though it has no restaurant and therefore falls below B-type rest area standard, there is, for instance, an
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available. The filling stations typically have small convenience stores and some of them offer LPG fuel. As of October 2010, all of the rest areas found along the A6 motorway comply with C-type rest area standards or above. The primary motorway operator, Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, leases the rest areas to various operators through public tenders. As of October 2010, there are three such rest area operators on the A1 motorway: INA, OMV and Tifon. The rest area operators are not permitted to sub-lease the fuel operations; the Tifon-operated rest area has a restaurant and a hotel operated by Marché, a
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subsidiary, but they are also penalized if some facilities required by the lease contract are not operating. All of the A6 motorway rest areas, except Ravna Gora, are accessible from one of the directions of the motorway traffic only. The rest areas normally operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week. {, class="wikitable" , - ! colspan= 5 , List of A6 motorway rest areas , - ! County ! km ! Name ! Operators ! Notes , - , rowspan=4 , Primorje-Gorski Kotar , 28.8 , Ravna Gora , Tifon
Marché , Facilities found at Ravna Gora rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol, diesel fuel and LPG, a café, a restaurant, a hotel, free wireless network access, showers, and restrooms. The hotel and the restaurant are operated by Marché. , - , bgcolor=#ffdddd , 56.3 , bgcolor=#ffdddd , Lepenica , bgcolor=#ffdddd , INA , bgcolor=#ffdddd , Facilities found at Lepenica rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel, a café, an
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, and restrooms.
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Accessible to traffic directed to Zagreb only. , - , bgcolor=#ffdddd , 74.5 , bgcolor=#ffdddd , Cernik-Čavle , bgcolor=#ffdddd , INA , bgcolor=#ffdddd , Facilities found at Cernik-Čavle rest area comprise a filling station selling petrol and diesel fuel and restrooms.
Accessible to traffic directed to Zagreb only


Exit list

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The northern terminus of European route E65
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The northern terminus of the motorway , - , rowspan=24 , Primorje-Gorski Kotar , 4.4 , colspan=4 align=center , Severinske Drage Viaduct , - , 9.0 , colspan=4 align=center , Veliki Gložac Tunnel , - , 11.9 , colspan=4 align=center ,
Zečeve Drage Viaduct The Zečeve Drage Viaduct is located between the Bosiljevo 2 and Vrbovsko interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, just to the west of the Veliki Gložac Tunnel. It is long. The viaduct consists of two parallel structure ...
, - , 15.8 , align=center , 2 , Vrbovsko , , Connection to Vrbovsko via the D42 state road , - , 16.1 , colspan=4 align=center , Dobra Bridge , - , 17.5 , colspan=4 align=center ,
Kamačnik Bridge Kamačnik Bridge is located between the Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, spanning Kamačnik stream. It is long. The bridge was designed by Zlatko Šavor. It consists of two parallel structur ...
, - , 26.5 , colspan=4 align=center , Podvugleš Tunnel , - , 27.7 , colspan=4 align=center , Javorova Kosa Tunnel , - , 28.8 , align=center , , colspan=3 , Ravna Gora rest area , - , 30.9 , align=center , 3 , Ravna Gora , , Connection to Ravna Gora and
Kupjak Kupjak is a village in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = , ...
, - , 42.0 , align=center , 4 , Delnice , , Connection to Delnice,
Mrkopalj Mrkopalj () is a village and a municipality in the mountainous part of Croatia in the region of Gorski Kotar, located south-east of Delnice and some 50 km east of Rijeka and 831 meters above sea level. In 2011 the municipality had 1,214 inh ...
, and Risnjak National Park , - , 45.2 , colspan=4 align=center ,
Golubinjak Viaduct Golubinjak Vidauct is viaduct located between the Delnice and Vrata interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia. The viaduct is tolled within the A6 motorway ticket system and there are no separate toll plazas associated with u ...
, - , 50.6 , align=center , 5 ,
Vrata Vrata is a Sanskrit word that means "vow, resolve, devotion", and refers to pious observances such as fasting and pilgrimage ( Tirtha) found in Indian religions such as Jainism and Hinduism. It is typically accompanied with prayers seeking hea ...
, , Connection to Vrata, Fužine, and
Lake Bajer A lake is an area filled with water, localized in a basin, surrounded by land, and distinct from any river or other outlet that serves to feed or drain the lake. Lakes lie on land and are not part of the ocean, although, like the much large ...
, - , 51.9 , colspan=4 align=center ,
Bajer Bridge Bajer Bridge is located between the Vrata and Oštrovica interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, spanning Lake Bajer. It is long. The bridge consists of two parallel structures: The first one was completed in 1995, and the s ...
, - , bgcolor=#ffdddd , 56.3 , bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center , , bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 , Lepenica rest area , bgcolor=#ffdddd , Accessible to southbound traffic only , - , 57.6 , colspan=4 align=center ,
Tuhobić Tunnel Tuhobić Tunnel ( hr, Tunel Tuhobić) is one of the most significant structures on the Croatian A6 motorway route. As it is long (southbound tube), Tuhobić Tunnel is the longest tunnel on the A6 motorway route. The tunnel is located at above s ...
, - , bgcolor=#ffdddd , 59.0 , bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center , , bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 , Tuhobić rest area , bgcolor=#ffdddd , Accessible to northbound traffic only , - , 59.8 , colspan=4 align=center , Hreljin Viaduct , - , 61.7 , align=center , 6 , Oštrovica , , Connection to Crikvenica,
Kraljevica Kraljevica (known as ''Porto Re'' in Italian and literally translated as "King's cove" in English) is a town in the Kvarner region of Croatia, located between Rijeka and Crikvenica, approximately thirty kilometers from Opatija and near the entran ...
, and Krk island via
Križišće Križišće is a village in Croatia , image_flag = Flag of Croatia.svg , image_coat = Coat of arms of Croatia.svg , anthem = "Lijepa naša domovino"("Our Beautiful Homeland") , image_map = ...
, - , 70.1 , align=center , , colspan=3 , Grobnik toll plaza , - , 70.4 , align=center , 7 ,
Kikovica The A6 motorway ( hr, Autocesta A6) is a motorway in Croatia spanning . It connects the nation's capital, Zagreb, via the A1, to the seaport of Rijeka. The motorway forms a major north–south transportation corridor in Croatia and is a par ...
, , Connection to
Automotodrom Grobnik Automotodrom Grobnik is a motorsport race track located in Čavle, north of Rijeka, Croatia. The circuit was built in 15 months and was opened in 14 September 1978. From 1978 to 1990, it hosted the Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix of MotoGP. C ...
, - , bgcolor=#ffdddd , 74.5 , bgcolor=#ffdddd align=center , , bgcolor=#ffdddd colspan=2 , Cernik-Čavle rest area , bgcolor=#ffdddd , Accessible to northbound traffic only , - , 75.6 , align=center , 7a ,
Čavle Čavle is a village and a municipality in the Primorje-Gorski Kotar County in western Croatia. There are a total of 7,220 inhabitants, in the following settlements: * Buzdohanj, population 1,517 * Cernik, population 1,397 * Čavle, population ...
, , Connection to Čavle, Kukuljanovo, and Bakar , - , bgcolor=#ddffdd , 80.2 , bgcolor=#ddffdd align=center , 8 , bgcolor=#ddffdd , Orehovica , bgcolor=#ddffdd ,


, bgcolor=#ddffdd , Connection to the A7 motorway in Orehovica interchange and to
Rijeka Rijeka ( , , ; also known as Fiume hu, Fiume, it, Fiume ; local Chakavian: ''Reka''; german: Sankt Veit am Flaum; sl, Reka) is the principal seaport and the third-largest city in Croatia (after Zagreb and Split). It is located in Primor ...
via Rijeka bypass section of the A7
Connection to Rijeka via Ž5054 (exit only)
The southern terminus of European route E65 concurrency
The southern terminus of the motorway


See also

* International E-road network * Transport in Croatia


References


External links


Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb web cameras
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