D27 is a state road connecting Gračac in the southern part of Lika, Croatia, to D8 state road via Benkovac.[maps 1] The road is 96.9 kilometres (60.2 mi) long.[1] It also provides an alternative route to the sections of A1 motorway and the D8 state road that cross the Maslenica strait over the two Maslenica bridges, underneath the Velebit. This is especially important when strong wind or storms (usually the bora) cause the A1 motorway section between Maslenica Bridge (A1) and Sveti Rok Tunnel to be closed for traffic for safety reasons.[2]

D27 state road shield
D27 state road
Route information
Length96.9 km (60.2 mi)
Major junctions
From D1 in Gračac
Major intersections D50 in Gračac

D54 in Zaton Obrovački
D502 in Donji Karin
D503 in Zapužane
A1 in Benkovac interchange

D59 near Crljenik
To D8 near Šibenik
Location
CountryCroatia
CountiesZadar, Šibenik-Knin
Major citiesBenkovac, Obrovac
Highway system
Entrance to Obrovac, on the D27 route
Benkovac, on the D27 route
Vodice, just to the west of the southern terminus of D27
Šibenik, just to the east of the southern terminus of D27

The road, like all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.[3]

Traffic volume

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Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.[4] Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road connects a number of summer resorts to Croatian motorway network.

D27 traffic volume
Road Counting site AADT ASDT Notes
  D27 4912 Zaton Obrovački 1,214 2,382 Between Ž6027 and Ž6028 junctions.
  D27 4914 Kruševo 1,864 2,987 Adjacent to Ž6025 junction.
  D27 4915 Benkovac 1,387 2,528 Adjacent to Ž6045 junction.
  D27 5317 Gornje Ceranje 1,530 2,078 Between Ž6064 and Ž6066 junctions.
  D27 5303 Gaćelezi 2,118 3,585 Between D59 and Ž6071 junctions.

Road junctions and populated areas

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D27 junctions/populated areas
Type Slip roads/Notes
  Gračac
  D1 to Knin (to the south) and Korenica (to the north).
The northern terminus of the road. Northbound D27 traffic defaults to northbound D1.
  D50 to A1 motorway Sveti Rok interchange.
  Ž6027 to Kaštel Žegarski and Bruška.
  Ž6028 to Muškovci.
  Zaton Obrovački
  D54 to Maslenica and D8 state road.
  Obrovac
Ž6025 to Kaštel Žegarski, Ervenik and Kom.
D547 to Sveti Rok[5]
  Ž6024 to Kruševo.
  Gornji Karin
  Donji Karin
  D502 to Smilčić, Zemunik Donji and D424 expressway Tromilja interchange.
  Ž6048 to Donji Karin and Popovići.
  Benkovac
Ž6003 within the town.
Ž6278 to Zemunik Donji (to the north) and to Skradin (to the south).
  Šopot
6064 to Miranje, Vrana and Pakoštane.
  Zapužane
  D503 to Biograd na Moru.
    A1 Benkovac interchange (via a connector) to Zagreb and Zadar to the north and to Šibenik and Split to the south.[6]
  Miranje
6064 to Šopot (to the north) and Vrana and Pakoštane (to the south).
  Gornje Ceranje
  Budak
  Ž6066 to Pristeg.
  Stankovci
Ž6067 to Bila Vlaka and Vukšić
Ž6068 to Kašić Banjevački and Pirovac (D8).
  Crljenik
    D59 to Pirovac (to the west) (D8) and Knin (to the east) (D1).
  Grabovci
  Gaćelezi
Ž6071 to D59 state road (as a connector).
  Ž6086 to Tribunj.
    D8 to Vodice (to the west) and to Šibenik (to the east).
The southern terminus of the road.

Maps

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  1. ^ Overview map of the D27 (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved July 21, 2014.

Sources

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  1. ^ Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure (Croatia) (May 10, 2013). "Odluka o razvrstavanju javnih cesta" [Decision on categorization of public roads]. Narodne novine (in Croatian) (66/2013).
  2. ^ "Snow and wind disrupt traffic virtually all over Croatia". Slobodna Dalmacija (in Croatian). March 10, 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-21.
  3. ^ "Public Roads Act". Narodne novine (in Croatian). December 14, 2004.
  4. ^ "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2013 - digest" (PDF). Hrvatske ceste. May 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2014-07-29. Retrieved 2014-07-21.
  5. ^ "Decision on categorization of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads (2020)" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. February 14, 2020. Retrieved April 7, 2020.
  6. ^ "Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names". Narodne novine (in Croatian). May 6, 2003.

See also

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