Dobra Bridge is located between the Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges of the A6 motorway in Gorski Kotar, Croatia, spanning Dobra River. It is 246.95 metres (810.2 ft) long and carries the motorway across five spans. The bridge consists of two parallel structures, both completed in 2003 by Primorje.[1][2] The bridge is tolled within the A6 motorway ticket system and there are no separate toll plazas associated with use of the bridge. The bridge is located in a water protection area.[3]
Dobra Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 45°21′45″N 15°04′52″E / 45.362459°N 15.081224°E |
| Carries | A6 motorway |
| Crosses | Dobra River |
| Locale | Gorski Kotar, Croatia |
| Official name | Most Dobra |
| Maintained by | Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Box girder bridge |
| Total length | 246.95 m |
| Longest span | 51 m |
| Clearance below | 61 m |
| History | |
| Opened | 2003 |
| Statistics | |
| Toll | charged as a part of A6 motorway toll |
| Location | |
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Traffic volume
editTraffic is regularly counted and reported by Autocesta Rijeka–Zagreb, operator of the viaduct and the A6 motorway where the structure is located, and published by Hrvatske ceste. Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the bridge carries substantial tourist traffic to the Adriatic resorts. The traffic count is performed using analysis of motorway toll ticket sales.[4]
| Dobra Bridge traffic volume | ||||
| Road | Counting site | AADT | ASDT | Notes |
 A6
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3006 Vrbovsko west | 11,979 | 20,091 | Between Vrbovsko and Ravna Gora interchanges. |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Spojen desni most Dobra" [Right hand side of Dobra Bridge structure joined]. Novi list (in Croatian). April 1, 2003. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ "Viadukti in mostovi" [Viaducts and bridges] (in Slovenian). Primorje d.d. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
- ^ Croatian Motorways. Hrvatske autoceste. 2007. pp. 352–353. ISBN 978-953-7491-09-3. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 18, 2011. Retrieved September 11, 2010.
- ^ "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 - digest" (PDF). Hrvatske Ceste. May 1, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-21.