D8 (Croatia)

D 8
D 8
Route information
	Part of
Length	643.1 km (399.6 mi)
Major junctions
From	Slovenian G7 road at Pasjak border crossing
	A7 in Rupa and Jurdani interchanges; A8 in Opatija junction; D40 near Bakar; D23 in Senj; A1 in Maslenica and Posedarje interchanges; D1 in Split; D413 and; D513 in Ploče; D9 in Opuzen; D223 near Dubrovnik
To	M-1 Montenegrin M-1 road at Karasovići border crossing
Location
Country	Croatia
Counties	Primorje-Gorski Kotar, Lika-Senj, Zadar, Šibenik-Knin, Split-Dalmatia, Dubrovnik-Neretva
Major cities	Rijeka, Senj, Zadar, Šibenik, Trogir, Split, Makarska, Ploče, Dubrovnik
Highway system
	Highways in Croatia;

D8 state road in Bakarac running along the coastline

D8 state road near Dramalj

Šibenik Bridge carrying D8 state road

D8 state road between Makarska and Omiš

The intersection of state roads D8 and D9

Klek border crossing

Franjo Tuđman Bridge near Dubrovnik

The D8 state road is the Croatian section of the Adriatic Highway, running from the Slovenian border at Pasjak via Rijeka, Senj, Zadar, Šibenik, Split, Opuzen, and Dubrovnik to the border with Montenegro at Karasovići.^{[maps 1]}^[1] Most of the D8 state road remains single carriageway, though with some dual carriageway stretches. The total length of the road through Croatia is 643.1 kilometers (399.6 mi).^[2]

Until recently, the road was the primary route connecting the Adriatic coastal parts of Croatia. Since the 2000s, multilane motorways have taken over most of its traffic, and yet more motorways are still being built along the coast. The motorways parallel to the road are the A7 (Rupa border crossing – Rijeka – Sveti Kuzam), A6 (Rijeka – Bosiljevo) and A1 (Zagreb – Bosiljevo – Zadar – Split – Ploče), sections of the proposed Adriatic–Ionian motorway.^[3] Since the D8 closely follows the well-indented Croatian coastline, travel is considerably longer and less safe compared to the motorways because of numerous blind curves and at-grade intersections. The D8 is still popular as an alternative to the tolled motorways, so the road carries fairly constant traffic during most of the year. The traffic intensifies in the summer, because of substantial traffic to tourist destinations.

The section from Rijeka to Senj experiences heavy traffic in particular because many motorists are unwilling to take the longer route along A6 and A1. This problem used to be exacerbated before 2009 when A6 still had slow semi-highway parts on the Rijeka–Bosiljevo route. This section will remain congested at peak times until eventual completion of the A7 motorway between Rupa and Žuta Lokva.

Since the parallel A1 motorway ends near Ploče, southbound A1 traffic generally switches to the D8 state road.

Originally, the D8 road terminated 30 km (20 mi) after Ploče, at the Klek border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina, as the Adriatic Highway route runs across a tiny strip of Bosnia and Herzegovina territory around the town of Neum, and then resumed after reentering Croatia at Zaton Doli border crossing.

Following the building of the Pelješac Bridge in July 2022, and the Ston bypass in April 2023, the D8 was rerouted and it no longer goes to Bosnia and Herzegovina, but goes across the bridge, adding 4 kilometers to the length. The section from the northern entrance of the bridge to the border crossing at Klek is now renumbered D236, and the section from the southern bridge entrance road (and Ston bypass) to the Zaton Doli border crossing is now renumbered D237.^[4] The opening of the Ston bypass allowed buses, heavy trucks, and trucks carrying hazardous materials to use the bridge.

In Komarna, at the Duboka interchange, the road becomes an expressway as it enters the Pelješac bridge, the old D8 going to the border is now D236. Since the bridge section is an expressway, pedestrians, bicycles and mopeds are not allowed on it and are still required to go through Bosnia and Herzegovina. The bridge crosses to the Pelješac peninsula at Brijesta, where 2 km (1.2 mi) down the expressway comes the Brijesta interchange. 7 km (4.3 mi) from Brijesta, the road crosses with the old D414 at Zaradeže interchange (the section going to Zaton Doli has since been demoted to county road). 12 km (7.5 mi) from Zaradeže, the road crosses with D416 at Prapratno interchage. 7 km (4.3 mi) from Prapratno, the road rejoins the old D8 (the section to the border now bearing the designation D237) and the expressway status ends, as the road continues running to Dubrovnik along the coastline. East of Dubrovnik the road passes by Dubrovnik Airport and reaches the border with Montenegro at the Karasovići border crossing.^[1]

The D8 is the longest state road in Croatia at 643.1 km (399.6 mi). Following the rerouting over the Pelješac bridge, the length extended by 4.5 km (2.8 mi).

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.^[5]

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske Ceste.^[6] Significant variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road carries substantial tourist traffic.

Traffic volume on the D8 state road varies greatly, as the road runs through areas of more or less developed tourist industry. Furthermore, the road runs through or near a number of major Croatian cities, such as Rijeka, Zadar and Split, which add to the traffic volume significantly. Thus, the most congested section of the D8 state road is in the city of Split, between Solin and Stobreč, where the greatest AADT figures are regularly recorded, far exceeding comparable figures of the busiest motorway sections in Croatia. Conversely, the lowest traffic volume on the D8 road is observed near Karlobag due to comparatively less developed tourism and the absence of major cities in the area. The AADT recorded on the D8 road observed in Split (Solin and Stobreč) is nearly 50 times greater than in Karlobag.

D8 traffic volume
AADT and ASDT figures by individual counting sites
Counting site	AADT	ASDT	Notes
2801 Pasjak	5,136	9,690	Adjacent to A7 motorway Pasjak interchange. Average daily traffic figure is provided instead of AADT.
2804 Mučići	5,619	6,465	Adjacent to the Ž5016 junction.
2809 Pavlovac	6,135	7,604	Between the D66 and Ž5051 junctions.
2917 Kostrena	4,220	6,143	Adjacent to the D40 junction.
2923 Crikvenica	7,637	14,768	Between the two Ž5091 junctions.
2928 N. Vinodolski – north	7,596	13,911	Between the Ž5062 and Ž5064 junctions.
2929 Senj – north	3,938	8,473	Adjacent to the Ž5109 junction.
4102 Sveti Juraj	3,732	8,618	Between the D23 and Ž5126 junctions.
4105 Vlaka	2,914	7,179	Adjacent to the D405 junction.
4207 Karlobag	1,046	2,720	Adjacent to the D25 junction.
4802 Starigrad (Paklenica)	3,665	7,812	Adjacent to the Ž6008 junction.
4925 Posedarje – east	4,082	9,814	Adjacent to the L63028 junction.
4810 Murvica	13,056	18,763	Adjacent to the Ž6011 junction.
4825 Bibinje	11,971	18,791	Adjacent to the D424 and Ž6039 junctions.
4814 Sukošan	7,293	11,853	Between the Ž6040 and Ž6045 junctions.
5305 Pirovac	4,864	9,898	Between the Ž6068 and D59 junctions.
5308 Šibenik	14,071	22,449	Adjacent to the Ž6088 junction.
5309 Grebaštica	5,255	10,780	Between the D58 and the Ž6127 junction.
5407 Marina	4,364	8,427	Adjacent to the Ž6130 junction.
5423 Solin	40,557	46, 476	Between the Ž6137 and Ž6139 junctions.
5422 Stobreč	49,443	57,642	Between the D410 and Ž6143 junctions.
5902 Jesenice	11,155	16,410	Adjacent to the Ž6162 junction.
5916 Omiš – West	15,654	20,430	Adjacent to the D70 junction.
5909 Mimice – east	5,433	10,066	Adjacent to the Ž6167 junction.
5910 Brela	6,173	12,202	Adjacent to the D39 junction.
6004 Živogošće	3,118	6,876	Adjacent to the D412 junction.
6005 Gradac	3,521	6,294	Adjacent to the L67204 junction.
6010 Rogotin	8,562	13,831	Adjacent to the D413 junction. Average daily traffic figure is provided instead of AADT.
6501 Klek	5,063	10,414	Adjacent to the Ž6279 junction.
6503 Zaton Doli	4,556	9,338	Between the Ž6227 and D414 junctions.
6601 Zaton	7,788	9,338	Adjacent to the Ž6254 junction.
6602 Kupari	12,286	17,778	Adjacent to the Ž6243 junction. The AADT figure estimated by Hrvatske ceste.
6604 Gruda – southeast	3,626	6,124	Adjacent to the Ž6241 junction. Average daily traffic figure is provided instead of AADT.

Note: All the traffic counting sites are located along the D8 road.

Major intersections

Listed settlements contain additional intersections with local and/or non-categorized roads.
The intersections are at-grade except where otherwise noted.

County	km	Location	Junction	Notes^[2]^[7]
Primorje-Gorski Kotar	0	Pasjak border crossing	G7 E 61	Pasjak border crossing to Slovenia.^[1] Northern terminus of the road and of the European route E61; Northbound D8 traffic defaults to Slovenian G7 road
	3	Pasjak
	5	Šapjane
	6		Ž5017	Connection to Rupa, Škalnica and Saršoni
	6	Rupa interchange	A7 E 61	Connection to A7 motorway Rupa interchange and to Rupa border crossing to Slovenia; The D8 and the E61 north of the interchange are concurrent; A parclo interchange
	15	Permani	Ž5012	To Vodice and Jelovice border crossing to Slovenia
	15	Permani	Ž5016	To Breza
	16	Mučići
	16–18	Jurdani	A7 E 61	Connection (via a short connector) to the A7 motorway (E61) in Jurdani interchange (executed as a trumpet interchange)
	19	Jušići	Ž5019	To Spinčići and Kastav
	20–23	Matulji	A8 E 751	Connection to the A8 motorway (E751) in Opatija junction (executed as an at-grade intersection)
			D66	To Opatija and Lovran
			Ž5051	To Opatija
	23–37	Rijeka	D304	To Kastav and the A7 motorway Diračje interchange (E61)
			D403	To the Port of Rijeka (west) and the A7 motorway in Škurinje interchange (E61)
			D3	To Karlovac and the A6 motorway in Čavle interchange (E65)
			D404	To the Port of Rijeka (Brajdica Terminal) and the A7 motorway in Draga interchange (E65)
			Ž5054	To the Orehovica interchange. The interchange allows A6 and A7 traffic to exit to the Ž5054, but it does not permit access to the interchange from the county road.
			Ž5057	Connecting areas within the city of Rijeka itself only
	38–40	Kostrena
	44		D40 E 65	To the A7 motorway Sveti Kuzam interchange (E65), the A6 motorway Čavle interchange (E65) and Kukuljanovo industrial zone and Bakar; The northern terminus of the D8/E65 concurrency
	47		Ž5060	To Bakar and Meja
	51	Bakarac
	53–54	Kraljevica
	55		Ž5065	To Kraljevica
	55		D102 D523	To Krk and Cres (via the D102 and the A6 motorway Oštrovica interchange (E65) (via the D523); A diamond interchange
	59		D501	To the A6 motorway Oštrovica interchange (E65)
	60		Ž5088	To Jadranovo (the Ž5088 loops between the D8 and Jadranovo and they form two intersections)
	61		Ž5088	To Jadranovo
	65		Ž5090	To Dramalj
	66–69	Crikvenica	Ž5091	The Ž5091 connects parts of Crikvenica only
	70–72	Selce	Ž5092	The Ž5092 connects parts of Selce only
	72		Ž5062	To Jargovo, Bribir, Lukovo and Fužine
	76–79	Novi Vinodolski	Ž5064	To Bribir, Drvenik and Križišće
	76–79	Novi Vinodolski	Ž5094	To Bater and Breze
	81	Povile
	85	Klenovica	Ž5109	The Ž5109 connects to further parts of Klenovica only
	86		Ž5110	To Krivi Put and Prokike
	93	Sibinj
Lika-Senj	98–101	Senj	D23 E 65	To the A1 motorway in Žuta Lokva interchange and to Josipdol; The D8 and the E65 are concurrent north of the intersection, where the E65 switches between the D8 (north of Senj) and the D23
	106	Kalic
	109	Sveti Juraj	Ž5126	To Krasno Polje, Velika Plana, Smiljan and Gospić
	136		D405	To Jablanac and ferry connection to Mišnjak, Rab (D105)
	149		D406	To Prizna and ferry connection to Žigljen, Pag (D106)
	156	Cesarica
	158	Ribarica
	162	Karlobag	D25	To Gospić
	181	Lukovo Šugarje
	191	Barić Draga
Zadar	198	Tribanj Krušćica
	200	Tribanj Šibuljina
	209–211	Starigrad	Ž6008	To Paklenica National Park
	214	Seline
	220	Modric
	222	Rovanjska
	224	Maslenica interchange	A1 E 65	Connection to the A1 motorway Maslenica interchange (E65) via a short connector; The Maslenica interchange is executed as a trumpet
	225		D54	To Maslenica and Zaton Obrovački
	226	Maslenica Bridge
	231	Posedarje
	232		D106	To Pag and the A1 motorway Posedarje interchange (E65)
	235		Ž6258	To Islam Latinski
	236	Zadar 1 interchange	A1 E 65	To the A1 motorway Zadar 1 interchange (E65), reached via a short connector; The interchange is executed as a trumpet
	240	Poličnik
	246	Murvica
	250		Ž6018	To Crno and Babindub
	251–256	Zadar	D306	To Nin and Vir
			D407	To Zadar ferry port – ferry access to Preko, Ugljan Island (D110), Brbinj and Sali, Dugi otok (D109), Mali Lošinj (D100) as well as to Iž, Rava, Molat, Sestrunj, Zverinac, Ist, Silba, Olib and Premuda^[8]
			D424	To Port of Zadar, Gaženica, Zadar Airport and the A1 motorway Zadar 2 interchange
			Ž6262	To the Babindub interchange of the D424 expressway (via Benkovačka Street)
			Ž6037	Connection to the Ž6036 road
			Ž6038	The Ž6038 connects to areas of the city of Zadar only
	257–259	Bibinje
	262	Sukošan	Ž6040	To the Tromilja interchange of the D424 expressway
	269	Sveti Petar na moru	Ž6045	To Donje Raštane
	274	Turanj
	275	Sveti Filip i Jakov	Ž6046	To Sikovo
	278	Biograd na moru	D503	To Biograd ferry port, Benkovac and the A1 motorway Benkovac interchange (E65); Hybrid parclo interchange
	281		Ž6063	To Crvena Luka ferry port
	284–285	Pakoštane
	288	Drage
Šibenik-Knin	300–302	Pirovac	Ž6068	To Kašić Banjevački and Stankovci
	304		D59 D121	To Knin (via the D59) and to Tisno and Murter (via the D121)
	307		Ž6086	To Tribunj
	312–313	Vodice	Ž6087	To Srima; The Ž6087 loops from Vodice to Srima and back to the D8
	316		Ž6087	To Srima
	316		L65036	To Jadrija; Trumpet interchange
	318		D27	To Benkovac
			Ž6088	To Zaton
		Šibenik Bridge
	321–329	Šibenik	D33	To Šibenik ferry port, Drniš and Knin; Parclo interchange
			D533	To the A1 motorway Šibenik interchange (E65); Trumpet interchange
			D58	To Port of Šibenik and Boraja; Parclo interchange
	329		Ž6107	To Solaris resort; Modified trumpet interchange
	330–333	Brodarica
	335	Žaborić	Ž6108	To Jadrtovac
	340	Grabeštica	Ž6127	To Sapina Doca
	351–352	Primošten
	358		Ž6126	To Rogoznica
	363		Ž6128	To Dvornica
	366	Svinca
Split-Dalmatia	370–372	Marina	Ž6130	To Gustirna, Mitlo and Blizna Donja
	370–372	Marina	Ž6135	To Vinišće
	374	Poljica	Ž6131	To Vrsine
	378–382	Seget	D58	To Boraja; Diamond interchange, accessible to northbound D8 traffic and traffic joining southbound D8 only
			Ž6132	To Sorići and Seget Donji
			Ž6133	To Trogir
	382–385	Trogir	Ž6133	To the D315 road
	382–385	Trogir	Ž6134	To the D126 road
	387		D409 Ž6091	To Trogir and Split Airport (via the D315) and to Plano via the Ž6091
	391	Kaštela
	403		Ž6137	To Kaštela; Partial diamond interchange, accessible to northbound D8 traffic and traffic joining southbound D8 only
	404		Ž6139 Ž6253	To Split (via the Ž6139 and Solinska Street) and to Solin and Klis (via the Ž6253)
	405–410	Split	D1 E 71	To A1 motorway Dugopolje interchange (E65); A roundabout interchange with the D8 as the primary road
			D410	To Split to the Port of Split – Jadrolinija ferry access to Supetar, Bol and Milna on Brač Island, Stari Grad and Jelsa on Hvar Island, Rogač on Šolta Island, as well as to Vis and Lastovo islands.^[8]^[9] A partial diamond interchange
			Ž6140	The Ž6140 connects the D8 to parts of the city of Split only
			Ž6143	To Kamen
	411	Stobreč	Ž6142	To Žrnovnica and Tugare
	411	Stobreč	Ž6144	To TTTS business zone
	414	Podstrana	Ž6162	The Ž6162 connects the D8 to parts of Podstrana only
	422	Jesenice
	423	Dugi Rat
	426	Duće
	427–430	Omiš	D70	To A1 motorway Blato na Cetini interchange and Gata (E65)
	427–430	Omiš	Ž6166	To Kučiće, Slime and the D39 state road
	433	Stanići
	434	Čelina
	437		Ž6168	To Lokva
	443	Marušići	Ž6167	To Mimice and Lokva
	448		D39	To A1 motorway Šestanovac interchange (E65) and Aržano
	452		Ž6195	To Brela
	454–456	Baška Voda	D76	To A1 motorway Zagvozd interchange (E65)
	463–467	Makarska	D411	To Makarska ferry port
			D512	To A1 motorway Ravča interchange (E65)
			Ž6196	To Veliko Brdo
			Ž6197	To connecting the D8 and the D411 via an alternate route running through Makarska
	470	Tučepi
	473	Podgora	Ž6198	To the D512 state road
	484	Živogošće
	493	Drvenik	D412	To Drvenik ferry port
	497	Zaostrog
	501	Podaca
	503	Brist
	505	Gradac
Dubrovnik-Neretva	516–519	Ploče	D413	To Port of Ploče
			D425 E 65	To A1 motorway Ploče interchange and onwards to Bosnia and Herzegovina via the D62 and Mali Prolog border crossing or via the A10 and Metković border crossing; The D8 and the D65 are concurrent south of the intersection
			Ž6126	To the D413 state road
	520	Čeveljuša interchange	D425	Expressway to the D513 state road; As of September 2011, the route is incomplete and planned to connect Ploče to the A1 motorway Ploče interchange; Connection to the D513 is provisional; A trumpet interchange
	522		Ž6217	To Rogotin and Komin
	523	Neretva Bridge
	543	Duboka		Area adjacent to Duboka (to the west) is site of the north abutment of the Pelješac Bridge
	546	Klek
	548	Klek border crossing		The road extends south of the border crossing
9.3-kilometer (5.8 mi) section of Adriatic Highway through Neum corridor in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Dubrovnik-Neretva	549	Zaton Doli border crossing
	554		Ž6227	To Sveti Nikola
	560		D414	To Ston and Orebić ferry port
	564	Doli
	575–576	Slano
	590	Trsteno	Ž6228	To Slano and Rudine
	593	Orašac
	596–600	Zaton
	602–603	Lozica	Ž6254	To Mokošica, Komolac, and Sustjepan (D420)
	604	Franjo Tuđman Bridge
	604–608	Dubrovnik	D420 E 80	To Gruž (Port of Dubrovnik) and Sustjepan; The D8 and the European route E80 are concurrent south of the intersection
	612		D223	To Gornji Brgat and Gornji Brgat border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina
	613	Čibača
	615	Kupari
	616	Župa Dubrovačka	Ž6243	To Petrača, Grbavac and Brgat
	617	Mlini
	618	Zavrelje
	619	Soline
	620	Plat
	623	Zvekovica	Ž6238	To Cavtat
			Ž6239	To Drvenik
			Ž6266	To Vučje Ždrijelo
	627	Dubrovnik Airport		Dubrovnik Airport is directly accessed by the D8
	629	Čilipi
	636		Ž6240	To Radovčići
	637–638	Gruda	Ž6241	To Dubravka
	640	Karasovići	D516	To Vitaljina and Konfin border crossing to Montenegro
	643	Karasovići border crossing	M-1 E 65 E 80	Border crossing to Montenegro; The southern terminus of the route, extending as Montenegrin route M-1 and the southern terminus of the D8 and European routes E65 and E80
1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi Concurrency terminus Incomplete access Unopened