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A2 motorway (Slovenia)

{{Short description|Freeway in Slovenia}}

{{Expand Slovene|topic=transp|date=January 2025}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2023}}

{{No footnotes|date=August 2018}}

{{Infobox road

| country = SVN

| type = A

| route = 2

| photo = Klanec Medvedjek A2.jpg

| photo_notes = The Medvedjek Slope on the eastern part of the A2 (Lower Carniola)

| map = Slovenia - A2.svg

| e-road = {{Jct|country=EUR|E|61}}{{Jct|country=EUR|E|70}}

| length_km = 174.5

| terminus_a = 18px A11 in Austria

| junction = 20px A1 near Ljubljana

20px H3 near Ljubljana

| terminus_b = 20px A3 in Croatia

| cities = Jesenice, Kranj, Ljubljana, Novo Mesto, Brežice

}}

The A2 motorway ({{langx|sl|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.

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

{{Cleanup road junction list|date=November 2021}}

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| colspan="5" style="color:#ffffff;background-color:green; text-align: center;"|Karawanks Tunnel – Obrežje (174,5 km)

bgcolor=#C0C0C0

|colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|25px Karawanken Autobahn File:E61-AT.svg → from Villach, {{flagicon|Austria}} Austria

bgcolor=#f5f5f5

|File:EU-Icon.svg

|0,0 km

|colspan=3|Karawanks Tunnel 7864 m (SLO–A) border crossing

colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|File:Slovenia road sign II-32.2.svg Karawanks Tunnel toll plaza
File:AB-AS-grün.svg (1)

|5 km

|Jesenice west

|30px

|

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|x km

|colspan=2|Počivališče Jesenice 10px 10px

| Petrol / Petrol

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (2)

|12 km

|Jesenice east

|30px

|

File:Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg

|x km

|colspan=2|Počivališče Lipce 10px 10px

|

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Moste Viaduct

| Bridge - 442 m

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Moste Galeria

| Tunnel - 184 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (3)

|20 km

|Vrba, Lesce

|209
452

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (4)

|rowspan=2| 24 km

|Radovljica

|rowspan=2|452

|rowspan=2| OMV / OMV

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|Počivališče Radovljica 10px 10px

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Zgoša Viaduct

| Bridge - 189 / 165 m

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Dobruša Viaduct

| Bridge - 351 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (5)

|28 km

|Brezje

|30px

|

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Peračica Viaduct

| Bridge - 378 / 367 m

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Ljubno Tunnel

| Tunnel - 260 / 261 m

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Ljubno Viaduct

| Bridge - 118 / 320 m

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Lesnica Viaduct

| Bridge - 186 / 191 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (6)

|32 km

|Podtabor

|30px

| File:Tabliczka E652.svg

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Tržič Bistrica Viaduct

| Bridge - 421 / 426 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (7)

|33 km?

|Naklo

|30px

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (8)

|39 km

|Kranj west

|

|

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Rupovščica Viaduct

| Bridge - 421 / 426 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (9)

|45 km

|Kranj east

|30px

|

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|x km

|colspan=2|Počivališče Voklo 10px 10px

| Petrol / Petrol

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (10)

|49 km

|Sp. Brnik

|

| Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport

colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|File:Slovenia road sign II-32.2.svg Torovo toll plaza
File:AB-AS-grün.svg (11)

|55 km

|Vodice

|30px

|

File:Zeichen 314-50 - Parkplatz, StVO 2013.svg

|x km

|colspan=2|Počivališče Povodje 10px 10px

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (12)

|61 km

|Ljubljana-Šmartno

|30px

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (13)

|64 km

|Ljubljana-Brod

|639

|

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Šentvid covered cut

| Tunnel - 414 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (14)

|65 km

|Ljubljana-Šentvid

|30px

|

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Šentvid Tunnel

| Tunnel - 1072 / 1047 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (15)

|rowspan=2|68 km

|Ljubljana-Podutik 10px

|

|

File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg (15B)

|Koseze

|30px

| Ljubljana bypass

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (16)

|69 km

|Ljubljana-Brdo

|

|

File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg {{small|(36)}}

|A1 (150)

|Kozarje interchange

|File:Avtocesta A1.svg

| A1 File:Tabliczka E61.svg File:Tabliczka E70.svg turns toward -> Koper

File:AB-AS-grün.svg {{small|(35)}}

|A1 (149)

|Ljubljana west

|30px

|

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|

|colspan=2|Počivališče Barje 10px 10px

| Petrol / Petrol

File:AB-AS-grün.svg {{small|(34)}}

|A1 (147)

|Ljubljana-centrum

|

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg {{small|(33)}}

|A1 (144)

|Ljubljana-Rudnik

|

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg {{small|(32)}}

|A1 (142)

|Ljubljana south

|30px

|

File:AB-Kreuz-grün.svg {{small|(31)}}

|A1 (142)

|Malence interchange

|File:Avtocesta A1.svg

| Ljubljana bypass
A1 File:Tabliczka E57.svg turns toward -> Maribor

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Debeli hrib Tunnel

| Tunnel - 341 / 378 m

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Reber Viaduct

| Bridge - 608 / 582 m

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Mali vrh Tunnel

| Tunnel - 414 / 399 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (17)

|78 km

|Šmarje–Sap 10px

|30px

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (18)

|82 km

|Cikava

|

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (19)

|85 km

|Grosuplje

|

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (20)

|91 km

|Višnja Gora

|

|

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|

|colspan=2|Počivališče Podsmreka 10px

| Petrol

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Ivančna Gorica Viaduct

| Bridge - 214 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (21)

|98 km

|Ivančna Gorica

|30px

|

colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|File:Slovenia road sign II-32.2.svg Dob toll plaza
File:AB-AS-grün.svg (22)

|105 km

|Bič

|30px

|

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Medvedjek I covered cut

| Tunnel - 92 m

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Medvedjek II covered cut

| Tunnel - 159 m

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Dolge Dole covered cut

| Tunnel - 64 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (23)

|112 km

|Trebnje west

|30px

|

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Leščevje Tunnel

| Tunnel - 386 / 363 m

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Ponikve Viaduct

| Bridge - 303 / 312 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (24)

|119 km

|Trebnje east

|

|

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Dole Viaduct

| Bridge - 306 / 308 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (25)

|123 km

|Mirna Peč

|

|

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Dolenje covered cut

| Tunnel - 253 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (26)

|128 km

|Novo Mesto west

|30px
30px

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (27)

|132 km

|Novo Mesto east

|30px

|

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Mačkovec Viaduct

| Bridge - 165 / 163 m

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Jelše Viaduct

| Bridge - 345 / 340 m

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|x km

|colspan=2|Počivališče Starine 10px 10px

| Petrol / Petrol

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Dobovo Viaduct

| Bridge - 254 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (28)

|139 km

|Kronovo

|

|

File:AB-Brücke.svg

|

|colspan=2|Toplice Viaduct

| Bridge - 164 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (29)

|145 km

|Dobruška Vas

|30px

|

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (30)

|152 km

|Smednik

|30px

|

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|x km

|colspan=2|Počivališče Zaloke 10px 10px

| Petrol / Petrol

colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|File:Slovenia road sign II-32.2.svg Drnovo toll plaza
File:AB-AS-grün.svg (31)

|158 km

|Smednik

|30px

|

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|x km

|colspan=2|Počivališče Grič 10px 10px

| Petrol

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (32)

|170 km

|Brežice

|30px

|

File:AB-Tunnel.svg

|

|colspan=2|Čatež covered cut

| Tunnel - 105 m

File:AB-AS-grün.svg (33)

|rowspan=2| 179 km

|Obrežje

|rowspan=2|

|rowspan=2| OMV / Petrol

File:AB-Tank.svg File:AB-Rast.svg

|Počivališče Mokrice 10px 10px

bgcolor=#f5f5f5

|File:EU-Icon.svg

|180 km

|colspan=3|Obrežje (SLO) – Bregana (HR) border crossing

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|colspan=5 style="text-align: center;"|30px Autocesta A3 File:E70-HR.svg → to Zagreb, {{flagicon|Croatia}} Croatia

Tunnels and covered cuts

From the northwest to the southeast, the A2 motorway features the following tunnels and covered cuts:

; Tunnels

  • Karawanks Tunnel ({{lang|sl|Karavanški predor}}; {{convert|7864|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, {{convert|8019|m|abbr=on|disp=or}} with portal)
  • Ljubno Tunnel ({{lang|sl|Predor Ljubno}}; right: {{convert|260|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, left: {{convert|261|m|abbr=on|disp=or}})
  • Šentvid Tunnel ({{lang|sl|Predor Šentvid}}; right: {{convert|1072|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, left: {{convert|1047|m|abbr=on|disp=or}})
  • Šentvid Junction ({{lang|sl|Priključek Šentvid}}; arm B: {{convert|291|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, arm C: {{convert|402|m|abbr=on|disp=or}})
  • Fat Hill ({{lang|sl|Debeli hrib}}; right: {{convert|341|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, left: {{convert|378|m|abbr=on|disp=or}})
  • Little Peak ({{lang|sl|Mali vrh}}; right: {{convert|414|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, left: {{convert|399|m|abbr=on|disp=or}})
  • Leščevje Tunnel ({{lang|sl|Predor Leščevje}}; right: {{convert|369|m|abbr=on|disp=or}}, left: {{convert|363|m|abbr=on|disp=or}})

; Covered cuts

External links

{{Commons category|position=left}}

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20090918092252/http://www.dars.si/Dokumenti/O_avtocestah/Nacionalni_program_izgradnje_avtocest/Zgrajene_AC_in_HC/A2_Karavanke_-_Obrezje_452.aspx A2 Karavanke - Obrežje at DARS], the national motorway operator of Slovenia
  • [https://www.motorways-exits.com/europe/slo/a2.html Exit list of A2]


{{Highways in Slovenia}}

Category:Highways in Slovenia