A2 motorway (Slovenia)

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.

A2 Motorway
Avtocesta A2
The Medvedjek Slope on the eastern part of the A2 (Lower Carniola)
Route information
Part of E61 E70
Length	174.5 km (108.4 mi)
Major junctions
From	A11 in Austria
Major intersections	A1 near Ljubljana H3 near Ljubljana
To	A3 in Croatia
Location
Country	Slovenia
Major cities	Jesenice, Kranj, Ljubljana, Novo Mesto, Brežice
Highway system
Highways in Slovenia

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

• Moste
• Ljubljana–Šentvid
• Šentvid Junction (arm A and arm D)
• Medvedjek (I and II)
• Dolge Dole
• Doline (Karteljevo)
• Dobrove (Otočec)
• Čatež (right and left)

External links

• A2 Karavanke - Obrežje at DARS, the national motorway operator of Slovenia
• Exit list of A2