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 shield
D42 state road
Route information
Length90.3 km (56.1 mi)
Major junctions
From D3 in Vrbovsko
Major intersections A6 in Vrbovsko interchange

A1 in Ogulin interchange

D23 in Josipdol and Munjava
To D1 in Grabovac
Location
CountryCroatia
CountiesPrimorje-Gorski Kotar, Karlovac, Lika-Senj
Major citiesOgulin, Josipdol, Plaški, Saborsko
Highway system
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

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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

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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

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

Sources

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  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.