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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.
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| Avtocesta A2 | |
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 The Medvedjek Slope on the eastern part of the A2 (Lower Carniola) | |
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Part of  E61 E70 | |
| Length | 174.5 km (108.4 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| From |  A11 in Austria |
 A1 near Ljubljana H3 near Ljubljana | |
| To |  A3 in Croatia |
| Location | |
| Country | Slovenia |
| Major cities | Jesenice, Kranj, Ljubljana, Novo Mesto, Brežice |
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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 edit
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| Karawanks Tunnel – Obrežje (174,5 km) | ||||
Karawanken Autobahn  → from Villach,  Austria
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0,0 km | Karawanks Tunnel 7864 m (SLO–A) border crossing | ||
 Karawanks Tunnel toll plaza
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5 km | Jesenice west | 
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x km | Počivališče Jesenice  
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12 km | Jesenice east | 
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x km | Počivališče Lipce
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Moste Viaduct | Bridge - 442 m | ||
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Moste Galeria | Tunnel - 184 m | ||
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20 km | Vrba, Lesce | 209 452 |
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24 km | Radovljica | 452 | OMV / OMV |
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Počivališče Radovljica
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Zgoša Viaduct | Bridge - 189 / 165 m | ||
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Dobruša Viaduct | Bridge - 351 m | ||
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28 km | Brezje | 
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Peračica Viaduct | Bridge - 378 / 367 m | ||
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Ljubno Tunnel | Tunnel - 260 / 261 m | ||
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Ljubno Viaduct | Bridge - 118 / 320 m | ||
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Lesnica Viaduct | Bridge - 186 / 191 m | ||
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32 km | Podtabor | 
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Tržič Bistrica Viaduct | Bridge - 421 / 426 m | ||
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33 km? | Naklo |
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39 km | Kranj west | ||
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Rupovščica Viaduct | Bridge - 421 / 426 m | ||
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45 km | Kranj east | 
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x km | Počivališče Voklo
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Petrol / Petrol | |
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49 km | Sp. Brnik | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport | |
| Torovo toll plaza
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55 km | Vodice | 
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x km | Počivališče Povodje
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61 km | Ljubljana-Šmartno |
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64 km | Ljubljana-Brod | 639 | |
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Šentvid covered cut | Tunnel - 414 m | ||
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65 km | Ljubljana-Šentvid | 
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Šentvid Tunnel | Tunnel - 1072 / 1047 m | ||
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68 km | Ljubljana-Podutik
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Koseze |
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Ljubljana bypass | |
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69 km | Ljubljana-Brdo | ||
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A1 (150) | Kozarje interchange | 
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A1   turns toward -> Koper
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A1 (149) | Ljubljana west | 
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Počivališče Barje
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Petrol / Petrol | ||
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A1 (147) | Ljubljana-centrum | ||
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A1 (144) | Ljubljana-Rudnik | ||
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A1 (142) | Ljubljana south | 
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A1 (142) | Malence interchange |
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Ljubljana bypass A1  turns toward -> Maribor
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Debeli hrib Tunnel | Tunnel - 341 / 378 m | ||
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Reber Viaduct | Bridge - 608 / 582 m | ||
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Mali vrh Tunnel | Tunnel - 414 / 399 m | ||
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78 km | Šmarje–Sap
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82 km | Cikava | ||
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85 km | Grosuplje | ||
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91 km | Višnja Gora | ||
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Počivališče Podsmreka
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Petrol | ||
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Ivančna Gorica Viaduct | Bridge - 214 m | ||
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98 km | Ivančna Gorica | 
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105 km | Bič | 
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Medvedjek I covered cut | Tunnel - 92 m | ||
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Medvedjek II covered cut | Tunnel - 159 m | ||
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Dolge Dole covered cut | Tunnel - 64 m | ||
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112 km | Trebnje west | 
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Leščevje Tunnel | Tunnel - 386 / 363 m | ||
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Ponikve Viaduct | Bridge - 303 / 312 m | ||
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119 km | Trebnje east | ||
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Dole Viaduct | Bridge - 306 / 308 m | ||
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123 km | Mirna Peč | ||
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Dolenje covered cut | Tunnel - 253 m | ||
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128 km | Novo Mesto west | 
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132 km | Novo Mesto east | 
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Mačkovec Viaduct | Bridge - 165 / 163 m | ||
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Jelše Viaduct | Bridge - 345 / 340 m | ||
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x km | Počivališče Starine
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Petrol / Petrol | |
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Dobovo Viaduct | Bridge - 254 m | ||
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139 km | Kronovo | ||
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Toplice Viaduct | Bridge - 164 m | ||
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145 km | Dobruška Vas | 
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152 km | Smednik | 
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x km | Počivališče Zaloke
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Petrol / Petrol | |
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158 km | Smednik | 
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x km | Počivališče Grič
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Petrol | |
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170 km | Brežice | 
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Čatež covered cut | Tunnel - 105 m | ||
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179 km | Obrežje | OMV / Petrol | |
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Počivališče Mokrice
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180 km | Obrežje (SLO) – Bregana (HR) border crossing | ||
Autocesta A3  → to Zagreb,  Croatia
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Tunnels and covered cuts edit
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 edit
Wikimedia Commons has media related to A2 motorway (Slovenia).
- A2 Karavanke - Obrežje at DARS, the national motorway operator of Slovenia
- Exit list of A2