Avtocesta A1
The Avtocesta A1 ( Slovenian for 'Autobahn A1'), also called Štajersko-primorska avtocesta (Slov. For 'Styria-Coastal Highway'), is the longest motorway in Slovenia and connects, among other things, the three largest cities in the country, Ljubljana / Laibach , Celje / Cilli and Maribor / Marburg . Since independence, the Villach - Zagreb route no longer applies , but the Graz - Trieste route as the most important Slovenian main traffic axis. In Yugoslav times the route was initially numbered 6, later numbered 10. The last section, the eastern bypass of Maribor / Marburg between Pesnica and Slivnica, was opened to traffic on August 14, 2009.
Together with the Slovenian A5 motorway , it forms the direct connection from the North Adriatic ports of Koper and Trieste to Hungary (“NATO corridor”) and the Ukraine. Within the framework of the Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T), the motorway is part of the road infrastructure of the Mediterranean Core Network Corridor (formerly: PAN Corridor V ). The use of vehicles in international road freight transport is correspondingly high .
The motorway is usually laid out with two lanes in each directional lane. It crosses various pass heights (e.g. the Postojna gate , Razdrto pass , Trojaner pass tunnel , Gonobitzer Karawanken , Windische Bühel ), each of which is created by elaborate engineering structures such as tunnels, bridges and post structures. In the west of the country it runs for long stretches at a short distance from the Ljubljana – Trieste southern railway line .
It reaches its highest point in the Karst Mountains between Razdrto and Senožeče at about 690 meters above sea level, where the motorway is also exposed to relatively strong weather conditions. The lowest point is at the Srmin junction near Koper with less than 10 meters above the Adriatic Sea.
Picture gallery
Web links
- A1 Šentilj - Srmin. DARS: O avtocestah> Nacionalni program izgradnje avtocest. (Building descriptions of the individual stages).
- A1 , motorways-exitlists.com
Individual evidence
- ↑ Last Section of Maribor Bypass Open to Traffic ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Slovenska tiskovna agencija, August 14, 2009.
