D42 road (Croatia)

D42 state road, connecting Gorski Kotar and Lika regions of Croatia, and cities and towns of Vrbovsko, Josipdol and Ogulin, to the state road network of Croatia, and most notably to A6 and A1 Vrbovsko and Ogulin interchanges respectively.[1][maps 1] The road is 90.3 km (56.1 mi) long.[2] The route comprises a significant number of urban intersections, in segment of the road running through Ogulin.

D42 state road
Route information
Length	90.3 km (56.1 mi)
Major junctions
From	D3 in Vrbovsko
	A6 in Vrbovsko interchange A1 in Ogulin interchange D23 in Josipdol and Munjava
To	D1 in Grabovac
Location
Counties	Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Karlovac, Lika-Senj
Major cities	Ogulin, Josipdol, Plaški, Saborsko
Highway system
State roads in Croatia

Vrbovsko, at the northern terminus of the D42 road

Josipdol, on the D42 route

Ogulin, on the D42 route

Saborsko, on the D42 route

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

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.[4]

D42 traffic volume
Road	Counting site	AADT	ASDT	Notes
D42	3010 Sveti Petar	1,210	1,1434	Adjacent to Ž3254 junction.
D42	4306 Saborsko - east	556	998	Adjacent to Ž5201 junction.

Road junctions and populated areas

D42 major junctions/populated areas
Type	Slip roads/Notes
	Vrbovsko D3 to Delnice and Skrad (to the west) and to Zdihovo and Bosanci (to the east). The northern terminus of the road. Ž5034 to Ravna Gora and Kupjak.
	A6 in Vrbovsko interchange, to Rijeka (to the west) and to Zagreb and Karlovac (to the east).
	Gomirje
	Ljubošina
	Hreljin Ogulinski
	Ž3254 to Puškarići and Jasenak.
	Ogulin Ž3175 to Orišje and Resnik Bosiljevski and Vukova Gorica. Ž3218 to Gornje Zagorje.
	Otok Oštarijski
	A1 in Ogulin interchange, to Zadar and Split (to the south) and to Zagreb and Karlovac (to the north).
	Oštarije Ž3255 to Skradnik.
	Josipdol D23 to Duga Resa (to the north). D23 and D42 are concurrent between Josipdol and Munjava for approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi).
	Munjava D23 to Žuta Lokva and Senj (to the south). D23 and D42 are concurrent between Josipdol and Munjava for approximately 1.5 km (0.93 mi).
	Vajin Vrh
	Istočni Trojvrh
	Pothum Plaščanski
	Plaški
	Lapat
	Begovac
	Lička Jasenica Ž5113 to Glibodol and Križpolje.
	Saborsko
	Poljanak
	Selište Drežničko Ž5201 to Plitvice Lakes National Park and Prijeboj.
	Grabovac D1 to Slunj and Karlovac (to the north) and to Knin and Sinj (to the south). The southern terminus of the road.

Maps

1. Overview map of the D42 (Map). OpenStreetMap. Retrieved August 6, 2014.

Sources

1. "Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names". Narodne novine (in Croatian). May 6, 2003.
2. 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).
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 2014-08-06.