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A1 motorway (Slovenia)

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A1 Motorway
Avtocesta A1
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A1 motorway at Vodole
Route information
Part of ImageImageImageImage E57 / E59 / E61 / E70
Length245.3 km (152.4 mi)
Major junctions
FromImage A 9 in Austria
Major intersections
ToImage H5 near Ankaran
Location
CountrySlovenia
Major citiesMaribor, Celje, Ljubljana, Postojna, Koper
Highway system

The A1 motorway (Slovene: avtocesta A1), also known as Slovenika or Styrian and Littoral motorway (Slovene: Štajerska in Primorska avtocesta), is 245.3 km (152.4 mi) long, connecting Šentilj (at the Austrian border) and Koper/Capodistria (on the shores of the Adriatic Sea). It connects several of the largest metropolitan areas of the country, including Maribor, Celje and Ljubljana, all the way to the Slovenian Littoral and port town of Koper.

Construction began in 1970 and the first section was finished in 1972, connecting Vrhnika and Postojna. Everyday operation of this initial stretch started on 29 December 1972.[1]

The connection to Koper was finished on 23 November 2004. The second-to-last part, from Trojane to Blagovica, was opened on 12 August 2005. It was also the most expensive, having eight viaducts and two tunnels despite being only 11 km long. The final section, the eastern Maribor bypass, opened on 14 August 2009.[2]

Route description

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The A1 motorway provides connection of Slovenia and Austria (only other motorway with border crossing to Austria being A2 motorway) and was from the very start an important route, because it connected the three largest cities in Slovenia – Ljubljana, Maribor and Celje. On the other hand, it also connected all those cities with Slovenian coast and provided better conditions for transit to Port of Koper. As of 2013 it is also the only motorway that is connected to all the other motorways in Slovenia.

As of 2013 motorway always has at least two traffic lanes in each direction and is rarely without emergency lane. On some parts it has three traffic lanes in one direction and two in another (usually the additional is for slow vehicles). Only Tunnel Golovec has three lanes in each direction. It was also planned that some other parts of highway will get additional lanes but most of plans were postponed due to lack of money.[3]

Toll

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The toll station at Log pri Brezovici

Until 1 July 2008 all vehicles had to stop at tollgates and pay a toll. Since that date vignettes are required for all vehicles up to 3.5 tons, while heavier vehicles must still pay the toll at a tollgate. Tollgates are being rearranged so that two traffic lanes for lighter vehicles (with vignettes) are no longer divided by tollgates and vehicles can drive through at 60 kilometres per hour (37 miles per hour). Where tollgates are still standing as they were before 1 July 2008, the speed limit is 40 kilometres per hour (25 miles per hour). Since 2018, heavy vehicles need to pay toll with an electronic on-board unit attached on the windscreen and tollgates are not needed anymore.

There are six toll stations for heavier vehicles Pesnica, Tepanje, Vransko, Kompolje, Log and Videž. For R3 group it ranges from €3.40 to €19.60, together €47.10 at daytime (6 AM-10 PM) and from €3.00 to €17.60, together €42.30 at night (10 PM-6 AM). For R4 group it ranges from €4.90 to €28.30, together €68.20 at daytime (6 AM-10 PM) and from €4.40 to €25.50, together €61.40 at night (10 PM-6 AM).[4]

Notable structures

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When most parts of motorway were already done, there came two parts that were something special, meaning tunnels near Trojane[5] with most notable being Tunnel Trojane with length of almost 3 kilometres and thus second longest tunnel in Slovenia (the longest being Karawanks Tunnel) and viaduct Črni Kal, the longest viaduct in Slovenia, being longer than 1 kilometer and also 95 metres high.[6]

Junction list

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Šentilj - Srmin (245.3 km)
Image Pyhrn Autobahn ImageImage → from Graz, Austria Austria
Border control 0,0 km Šentilj (SLO) - Spielfeld (AT) border crossing
Petrol station Rest area 0,5 km Počivališče Šentilj Image Image Petrol / Petrol
Viaduct 1,3 km Šentilj Viaduct Bridge - 185 m
Exit (1) 1,6 km Šentilj Image

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Viaduct 3,7 km Kresnica Viaduct Bridge - 587 m
Petrol station Rest area 9,6 km Počivališče Dobrenje Image Image MOL / MOL
Exit (2) 10,7 km Maribor north Image

Image Image
Viaduct 11,2 km Pekel Viaduct Bridge - 448 m
Interchange (3) 12,5 km Dragučova Interchange Image A5 Image turns toward → Murska Sobota and Letenye HungaryEuropean Union
Viaduct 12,7 km Dragučova Viaduct Bridge - 448 m
Viaduct 13,9 km Vodole V Viaduct Bridge - 321 m/180 m
Viaduct 14,4 km Vodole IV Viaduct Bridge - 162 m
Viaduct 14,8 km Vodole III Viaduct Bridge - 205 m
Galeria 15,2 km Vodole Tunnel Tunnel - 225 m/249 m
Viaduct 15,5 Vodole II Viaduct Bridge - 139 m
Viaduct 16,0 Vodole I Viaduct Bridge - 48 m
Galeria 16,1 km Malečnik Covered cut Tunnel - 185 m
Image 16,6 km Drava Bridge - 765 m
Exit (4) 17,5 km Maribor east Image
Petrol station Rest area 18,9 km Počivališče Maribor Image Image Petrol / Petrol
Exit (5) 21,3 km Maribor centre Image

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Exit (6) 23,5 km Rogoza Image
Viaduct 24,9 km Rogoza Viaduct Bridge - 202 m
Interchange (7) 25,8 km Slivnica Interchange (Maribor south) Image

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 A4 Image turns toward → Ptuj and Zagreb CroatiaEuropean Union
Exit (8) 29,4 km Fram Image
Rest area 32,6 km Počivališče Polskava Image Image
Viaduct 36,7 km Devina Viaduct Bridge - 80 m
Exit (9) 37,1 km Slovenska Bistrica north Image
Exit (10) 39,2 km Slovenska Bistrica south Image
Viaduct 44,7 km Vrhole Viaduct Bridge - 238 m
Viaduct 45,6 km Preloge Viaduct Bridge - 539 m
Petrol station Rest area 47,8 km Počivališče Tepanje Image Image Petrol / Petrol
Exit (11) 48,9 km Slovenske Konjice Image

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Image 50,5 km Dravinja Bridge - 21 m
Tunnel 52,0 km Golo Rebro Tunnel Tunnel - 788 / 757 m
Viaduct 52,9 km Škedenj I Viaduct Bridge - 466 m / 542 m
Viaduct 53,3 km Grapa Viaduct Bridge - 63 m
Viaduct 53,6 km Škedenj II Viaduct Bridge - 401 m / 398 m
Tunnel 54,6 km Pletovarje Tunnel Tunnel - 708 m / 745 m
Viaduct 56,4 km Slatina Viaduct Bridge - 439 km
Exit (12) 60,0 km Dramlje Image

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Viaduct 60,6 km Dramlje Viaduct Bridge - 141 m
Rest area 62,4 km Počivališče Zima Image Image
Viaduct 63,3 km Žepina Viaduct Bridge - 142 m
Exit (13) 66,4 km Celje east Image
Exit (14) 69,9 km Celje centre Image
Petrol station Rest area 73,5 km Počivališče Lopata Image Image Petrol / MOL
Exit (15) Celje west Image
Exit (16) 76,2 km Žalec Image
Exit (17) 83,7 km Šempeter Image

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Image 85,1 km Savinja Bridge - 150 m
Exit (18) 86,0 km Šentrupert Image
Interchange Šentrupert Interchange (planned) Image H8 will turn toward → Dravograd
Exit (19) 94,0 km Vransko Image
Covered Cut 97,9 km Ločica Tunnel Tunnel - 750 m / 810 m
Viaduct 99,0 km Ločica Viaduct Bridge - 825 m / 873 m
Viaduct 100,0 km Jasovnik Viaduct Bridge - 120 m / 34 m
Covered Cut 100,8 km Jasovnik Tunnel Tunnel - 1633 m / 1612 m
Viaduct 102,4 km Baba Viaduct Bridge - 150 m / 170 m
Viaduct 102,7 km Zlokarje Viaduct Bridge - 191 m / 208 m
Exit (20) 103,4 km Trojane Image

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Viaduct 103,5 km Jelševica Viaduct Bridge - 254 m / 144 m
Viaduct 103,8 km Črni Mlinar Viaduct Bridge - 261 m / 212 m
Covered Cut 104,7 km Trojane Tunnel Tunnel - 2840 m / 2931 m
Viaduct 107,7 km Šentožbolt Viaduct Bridge - 410 m / 540 m
Covered Cut 108,4 km Podmilj Tunnel Tunnel - 622 m / 613 m
Viaduct 109,7 km Log Viaduct Bridge - 160 m / 137 m
Viaduct 110,1 km Javorje Viaduct Bridge - 252 m / 227 m
Viaduct 110,4 km Petelinjek Viaduct Bridge - 622 m / 634 m
Viaduct 111,1 km Suša Viaduct Bridge - 80 m
Viaduct 111,3 km Vranke Viaduct Bridge - 90 m / 91 m
Viaduct 112,3 km Blagovica Viaduct Bridge - 446 m / 449 m
Exit (21) 112,8 km Blagovica Image
Petrol station Rest area 121,1 km Počivališče Lukovica Image Image MOL / Petrol
Exit (22) Lukovica Image
Exit (23) 125,0 km Krtina Image

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Viaduct 128,3 km Mlake Viaduct Bridge - 321 m / 330 m
Exit (24) 128,6 km Domžale Image
Image 129,9 km Kamnik Bistrica Bridge - 100 m
Exit (24a) x,x km Domžale Študa (planned) Image
Exit (25) 134,3 km Ljubljana Šentjakob Image
Image 135,3 km Sava Bridge - 130 m
Exit (26) 135,7 km Ljubljana Sneberje Image
Interchange (27) 136,8 km Zadobrova Interchange Image Ljubljana Ring road
Exit (28) 138,1 km Industrijska cona Moste Image
Exit (29) 138,4 km Ljubljana east
Image 139,4 km Ljubljanica Bridge - 82 m
Exit (30) 139,7 km Ljubljana Bizovik Image
Tunnel 141,6 km Strmec Covered cut Tunnel - 200 m
Viaduct 142,3 km Bizovik Viaduct Bridge - 146 m / 175 m
Tunnel 142,7 km Golovec Tunnel Tunnel - 622 m / 595 m
Interchange (31) 143,3 km Malence Interchange Image A2 Image turns toward → Novo Mesto and Zagreb CroatiaEuropean Union

Ljubljana Ring road

Viaduct 143,5 km Malence D Viaduct Bridge - 240 m
Exit (32) 144,3 km Ljubljana south Image
Viaduct 144,7 km Rudnik Viaduct Bridge - 152 m / 151 m
Exit (33) 146,1 km Ljubljana Rudnik Image
Image 147,7 km Ljubljanica Bridge - 140 m
Exit (34) 148,5 Ljubljana centre
Petrol station Rest area 149,7 km Počivališče Barje Image Image Petrol / Petrol
Exit (34a) Ljubljana Barje (planned)
Exit (35) 151,2 km Ljubljana west Image
Viaduct 151,7 km Dolgi Most Viaduct Bridge - 344 m / 319 m
Interchange (36) 152,2 km Kozarje Interchange Image A2 Image turn toward → Kranj and Villach AustriaEuropean Union

Ljubljana Ring road

Exit (37) 154,4 km Brezovica Image

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Exit (37a) 157,0 km Dragomer Image
Image 166,7 km Ljubljanica Bridge - 80 m
Exit (38) 166,8 km Vrhnika Image
Viaduct 168,1 km Verd Viaduct Bridge - 619 m / 586 m
Exit (39) 175,1 km Logatec Image
Petrol station Rest area 176,3 km Počivališče Lom Image Image Petrol / Petrol
Viaduct 177,2 km Derviše Viaduct Bridge - 69 m
Viaduct 184,1 km Ivanje Selo Viaduct Bridge - 225 m
Exit (40) 185,4 km Unec Image
Viaduct 186,2 km Unec Viaduct Bridge - 200 m
Viaduct 191,9 km Ravbarkomanda Viaduct Bridge - 588 m / 553 m
Petrol station Rest area 192,8 km Počivališče Ravbarkomanda Image Image MOL / MOL
Exit (41) 196,6 km Postojna Image
Image 198,1 km Pivka (river) Bridge - 40 m
Rest area 200,0 km Počivališče Studenec Image Image
Exit (42) 206,3 km Razdrto Image
Interchange (43) 207,6 km Nanos Interchange Image H4 turns toward → Gorizia ItalyEuropean Union
Viaduct 209,1 km Goli vrh Viaduct Bridge - 166 m / 120 m
Viaduct 211,4 km Bandera Viaduct Bridge - 278 m / 252 m
Exit (44) 213,4 km Senožeče Image
Interchange (45) 217,5 km Gabrk Interchange Image A3 Image, Image turn toward → Trieste ItalyEuropean Union
Viaduct 218,0 km Gabrk Viaduct Bridge - 90 m
Viaduct 219,2 km Divača Viaduct Bridge - 32 m
Rest area 220,3 km Počivališče Risnik Image
Exit (46) 220,8 km Divača Image
Exit (47) 227,5 km Kozina Image

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Petrol station Rest area Image 228,8 km Počivališče Ravne Image Image Petrol
Viaduct 229,5 km Klanec Viaduct Bridge - 75 m
Viaduct 231,2 km Glinščica Viaduct Bridge - 230 m
Viaduct 233,0 km Smelavc Viaduct Bridge - 210 m
Tunnel 234,0 km Kastelec Tunnel Tunnel - 2195 m / 2303 m
Exit (48) 236,0 km Kastelec Image
Viaduct 238,3 km Črni Kal Viaduct Bridge - 1046 m / 1044 m
Exit (49) 239,3 km Črni Kal Image

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Tunnel 242,2 km Dekani Tunnel Tunnel - 2190 m / 2182 m
Viaduct 245,0 km Lama Viaduct Bridge - 86 m
Interchange (50) 245,3 km Srmin Interchange Image Image turns toward → Trieste ItalyEuropean Union or Koper
Viaduct 245,7 km Bivje Viaduct Bridge - 580 m / 563 m
Exit (51) 246,8 km Port of Koper (planned)

Tunnels

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The motorway includes ten tunnels, two galleries and one covered cut:

  • Gallery Dragučova right and left 160 m (520 ft)
  • Vodole right 249 m (817 ft), Vodole left 247 m (810 ft)
  • Covered cut Malečnik right and left 185 m (607 ft)
  • Golo rebro right 788 m (2,585 ft), Golo rebro left 757 m (2,484 ft)
  • Pletovarje right 708 m (2,323 ft), Pletovarje left 745 m (2,444 ft)
  • Ločica right 750 m (2,460 ft), Ločica left 810 m (2,660 ft)
  • Jasovnik right 1,633 m (5,358 ft), Jasovnik left 1,612 m (5,289 ft)
  • Trojane right 2,840 m (9,320 ft), Trojane left 2,931 m (9,616 ft)
  • Podmilj right 622 m (2,041 ft), Podmilj left 613 m (2,011 ft)
  • Gallery Strmec right and left 200 m (660 ft)
  • Golovec right 622 m (2,041 ft), Golovec left 595 m (1,952 ft)
  • Kastelec right 2,195 m (7,201 ft), Kastelec left 2,303 m (7,556 ft)
  • Dekani right 2,190 m (7,190 ft), Dekani left 2,181 m (7,156 ft)

Bridges

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The "Harp Bridge" of the A1 motorway that crosses the Ljubljanica

Motorway A1 has 101 viaducts, 109 bridges, 129 overpass in 117 underpass.

Some of the largest viaduct in the A1 (span greater than 500 mm (20 in)):

  • Kresnica right 587 m (1,926 ft) and left 587 m (1,926 ft)
  • Pekel right 448 m (1,470 ft) and left 448 m (1,470 ft)
  • Preloge right and left 558 m (1,831 ft)
  • Škedenj I. right 466 m (1,529 ft) and left 563 m (1,847 ft)
  • Ločica right 849 m (2,785 ft) and left 869 m (2,851 ft)
  • Šentožbolt right 410 m (1,350 ft) and left 541 m (1,775 ft)
  • Petelinjek right 622 m (2,041 ft) and left 634 m (2,080 ft)
  • Blagovica right 446 m (1,463 ft) and left 426 m (1,398 ft)
  • Verd right 620 m (2,030 ft) and left 586 m (1,923 ft)
  • Ravbarkomanda right 591 m (1,939 ft) and left 533 m (1,749 ft)
  • Črni kal right 1,046 m (3,432 ft) and left 1,048 m (3,438 ft)
  • Bivje right 575 m (1,886 ft) and left 563 m (1,847 ft)

The Črni Kal Viaduct is the longest viaduct in Slovenia.

References

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  1. ↑ "Vrhnika – Postojna". Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  2. ↑ "A1 motorway". Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji. Archived from the original on 8 November 2017. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  3. ↑ Halabica, Michal. "Exit list". Motorways — Exit Lists. Retrieved 27 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "Toll prices". Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  5. ↑ "A1 Vransko – Blagovica". Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
  6. ↑ "A1 Klanec – Srmin". Družba za avtoceste v Republiki Sloveniji. Archived from the original on 29 October 2013. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
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