A2 (Slovenia)

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A2 Motorway
Avtocesta A2
Klanec Medvedjek A2.jpg
The Medvedjek Slope on the eastern part of the A2 (Lower Carniola)
Route information
Part of E61 E70
Length174.5 km (108.4 mi)
Major junctions
From A11 in Austria
Major intersections A1 near Ljubljana
H3 near Ljubljana
To A3 in Croatia
Location
CountrySlovenia
Major citiesJesenice, Kranj, Ljubljana, Novo Mesto, Brežice
Highway system

The A2 motorway (Slovene: avtocesta A2, Ilirika) is a motorway in Slovenia, around 180 km long, connecting the Karawanks Tunnel (at the Austrian border) via the capital city Ljubljana to Obrežje (at the Croatian border, near Zagreb). It connects several major Slovene cities, including Kranj, Ljubljana, and Novo Mesto, and is part of Pan-European Corridor X.

The route of the motorway largely follows the path of the Brotherhood and Unity Highway, which was a two-lane non-divided road constructed as the main traffic artery within Yugoslavia. With the construction of the divided motorway, most of the previous road was demolished. A notable exception can be seen on the southern A2 segment between Grosuplje and Višnja Gora, where the previous road was grandfathered into the motorway system; it lacks a hard shoulder and has sharp turns and an exit ramp with a 10% grade. The northern segment between Višnja Gora and Grosuplje follows a completely different path, with three traffic lanes and a relatively lower grade.

Junctions, exits and rest area

Karawanks Tunnel – Obrežje (174,5 km)
Karawanken Autobahn → from Villach, Austria Austria
Border control 0,0 km Karawanks Tunnel 7864 m (SLO–A) border crossing
Toll Karawanks Tunnel toll plaza
Exit (1) 5 km Jesenice west
Petrol station Rest area x km Počivališče Jesenice Petrol / Petrol
Exit (2) 12 km Jesenice east
Rest area x km Počivališče Lipce
Viaduct Moste Viaduct Bridge - 442 m
Galeria Moste Galeria Tunnel - 184 m
Exit (3) 20 km Vrba, Lesce 209
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Exit (4) 24 km Radovljica 452 OMV / OMV
Petrol station Rest area Počivališče Radovljica
Viaduct Zgoša Viaduct Bridge - 189 / 165 m
Viaduct Dobruša Viaduct Bridge - 351 m
Exit (5) 28 km Brezje
Viaduct Peračica Viaduct Bridge - 378 / 367 m
Tunnel Ljubno Tunnel Tunnel - 260 / 261 m
Viaduct Ljubno Viaduct Bridge - 118 / 320 m
Viaduct Lesnica Viaduct Bridge - 186 / 191 m
Exit (6) 32 km Podtabor
Viaduct Tržič Bistrica Viaduct Bridge - 421 / 426 m
Exit (7) 33 km? Naklo
Exit (8) 39 km Kranj west
Viaduct Rupovščica Viaduct Bridge - 421 / 426 m
Exit (9) 45 km Kranj east
Petrol station Rest area x km Počivališče Voklo Petrol / Petrol
Exit (10) 49 km Sp. Brnik Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport
Toll Torovo toll plaza
Exit (11) 55 km Vodice
Rest area x km Počivališče Povodje
Exit (12) 61 km Ljubljana-Šmartno
Exit (13) 64 km Ljubljana-Brod 639
Covered Cut Šentvid covered cut Tunnel - 414 m
Exit (14) 65 km Ljubljana-Šentvid
Tunnel Šentvid Tunnel Tunnel - 1072 / 1047 m
Exit (15) 68 km Ljubljana-Podutik
Interchange (15B) Koseze Ljubljana bypass
Exit (16) 69 km Ljubljana-Brdo
Interchange (36) A1 (150) Kozarje interchange A1 turns toward -> Koper
Exit (35) A1 (149) Ljubljana west
Petrol station Rest area Počivališče Barje Petrol / Petrol
Exit (34) A1 (147) Ljubljana-centrum
Exit (33) A1 (144) Ljubljana-Rudnik
Exit (32) A1 (142) Ljubljana south
Interchange (31) A1 (142) Malence interchange Ljubljana bypass
A1 turns toward -> Maribor
Tunnel Debeli hrib Tunnel Tunnel - 341 / 378 m
Viaduct Reber Viaduct Bridge - 608 / 582 m
Tunnel Mali vrh Tunnel Tunnel - 414 / 399 m
Exit (17) 78 km Šmarje–Sap
Exit (18) 82 km Cikava
Exit (19) 85 km Grosuplje
Exit (20) 91 km Višnja Gora
Petrol station Rest area Počivališče Podsmreka Petrol
Viaduct Ivančna Gorica Viaduct Bridge - 214 m
Exit (21) 98 km Ivančna Gorica
Toll Dob toll plaza
Exit (22) 105 km Bič
Covered Cut Medvedjek I covered cut Tunnel - 92 m
Covered Cut Medvedjek II covered cut Tunnel - 159 m
Covered Cut Dolge Dole covered cut Tunnel - 64 m
Exit (23) 112 km Trebnje west
Tunnel Leščevje Tunnel Tunnel - 386 / 363 m
Viaduct Ponikve Viaduct Bridge - 303 / 312 m
Exit (24) 119 km Trebnje east
Viaduct Dole Viaduct Bridge - 306 / 308 m
Exit (25) 123 km Mirna Peč
Covered Cut Dolenje covered cut Tunnel - 253 m
Exit (26) 128 km Novo Mesto west
Exit (27) 132 km Novo Mesto east
Viaduct Mačkovec Viaduct Bridge - 165 / 163 m
Viaduct Jelše Viaduct Bridge - 345 / 340 m
Petrol station Rest area x km Počivališče Starine Petrol / Petrol
Viaduct Dobovo Viaduct Bridge - 254 m
Exit (28) 139 km Kronovo
Viaduct Toplice Viaduct Bridge - 164 m
Exit (29) 145 km Dobruška Vas
Exit (30) 152 km Smednik
Petrol station Rest area x km Počivališče Zaloke Petrol / Petrol
Toll Drnovo toll plaza
Exit (31) 158 km Smednik
Petrol station Rest area x km Počivališče Grič Petrol
Exit (32) 170 km Brežice
Covered Cut Čatež covered cut Tunnel - 105 m
Exit (33) 179 km Obrežje OMV / Petrol
Petrol station Rest area Počivališče Mokrice
Border control 180 km Obrežje (SLO) – Bregana (HR) border crossing
Autocesta A3 → to Zagreb, Croatia Croatia

Tunnels and covered cuts

From the northwest to the southeast, the A2 motorway features the following tunnels and covered cuts:

Tunnels
  • Karawanks Tunnel (Karavanški predor; 7,864 m or 25,801 ft, 8,019 m or 26,309 ft with portal)
  • Ljubno Tunnel (Predor Ljubno; right: 260 m or 850 ft, left: 261 m or 856 ft)
  • Šentvid Tunnel (Predor Šentvid; right: 1,072 m or 3,517 ft, left: 1,047 m or 3,435 ft)
  • Šentvid Junction (Priključek Šentvid; arm B: 291 m or 955 ft, arm C: 402 m or 1,319 ft)
  • Fat Hill (Debeli hrib; right: 341 m or 1,119 ft, left: 378 m or 1,240 ft)
  • Little Peak (Mali vrh; right: 414 m or 1,358 ft, left: 399 m or 1,309 ft)
  • Leščevje Tunnel (Predor Leščevje; right: 369 m or 1,211 ft, left: 363 m or 1,191 ft)


Covered cuts

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