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Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia. The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways: * The main motorways are named A (''autocesta'') accompanied by one or two digits. By and large they are toll highways with a ticket system. * Expressways (''brza cesta'') are limited-access roads with grade-separated intersections and by and large an increased speed limit without tolling. They are similar to motorways, but aren't always dual carriageway, they have no emergency lanes, and their speed limit is always lower. They either have standalone designations or are parts of major state routes (D), see below. * Roads dedicated for motor vehicles (''cesta namijenjena isključivo za promet motornih vozila''), which is a category for highways which are limited-access roads, usually similar to multiple-lane motorways/expressways, but which may have slow intersections. It has no specific naming convention, only a dedicated traffic sign, and it mainly includes major state routes (D) or portions thereof, see below. An example is the Jadranska Avenue in Zagreb, designated as Ž1040 county road.〔 Other than these, the national road classification includes the following categories which may also be referred to as ''highways'' in a general sense, with decreasing order of priority (and applicability of the term highway):〔 * State roads, which are marked by letter D (''državna cesta'') and a single, double or triple digit number. * County roads always are marked by letter Ž (''županijska cesta'') and a four digit number. * The lowest classification comprises local roads, marked by letter L (''lokalna cesta'') and a five digit number. Road operators differ according to the classification system: The designated motorways are operated by four different concessionaires. The state roads are maintained almost exclusively by Hrvatske ceste, while the county and local roads are managed by various county authorities. The road maintenance agencies are governed by various laws issued by the Parliament as well as bylaws issued by the Ministry of Transport.〔 ==Motorways== The primary high-speed motorways are called ''autoceste'' (; singular: ''autocesta''), and they are defined as roads with at least three lanes in each direction (including hard shoulder) and a speed limit of not less than . They are marked with a special road sign, similar to the road sign depicting a motorway/autoroute/autobahn in other parts of Europe. In Croatia this sign has green background. The national speed limit on an ''autocesta'', effective in case no other speed limits are present, is , with a legal tolerance of 10% on speeds over 100 km/h (as of 2009). The term ''autocesta'' is sometimes translated by Croatians simply as ''highway'', which can be confusing because a highway can be any main road, and the terms motorway (British English) and freeway (American English) would be more precise. , the Croatian motorway network is long. Motorways in Croatia are defined by the Ministry of Sea, Transport and Infrastructure.〔 The same applies to names of the motorway interchanges and rest areas. Likewise, the same legislation defines the origin of motorway chainages - at the northern or the western terminus of the motorway - and the motorway markings themselves. The markings are defined as consisting of letter "A" and the motorway number assigned by the legislation, except if a specific motorway is executed in construction stages and considered an expressway, in which case the applicable motorway number is preceded by letter "B" instead. Generally, the motorways in Croatia are developed and maintained by the state-owned company Hrvatske autoceste (Croatian Motorways Ltd). There are several exceptions to this, namely Zagreb (Lučko) - Bosiljevo 2 section of the A1 motorway, the A6 and the A7 motorways which are managed by Autocesta Rijeka - Zagreb (Rijeka - Zagreb Motorway), the A2 motorway, managed by Autocesta Zagreb - Macelj (Zagreb - Macelj Motorway) and the A8 and the A9 motorways which are managed by BINA Istra. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Highways in Croatia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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