D52 road (Croatia)

{{Infobox road

|country = HRV

|type = D

|route = 52

|length_km=41.1

|length_round=1

|terminus_a=25px D23 near Otočac

|junction=

|terminus_b=25px D1 near Korenica

|counties=Lika-Senj

|cities=Korenica

}}

Image:Crkva Svetog Trojstva Otocac 0708 2.jpg

Image:Lička Plješivica, seen from Korenica, Croatia.jpg

D52 state road, located in Lika region of Croatia connecting cities and towns of Otočac and Korenica, to the state road network of Croatia, and to A1 motorway at Otočac interchange (via D50.{{cite news | newspaper = Narodne novine | language = Croatian | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/305463.html | title = Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names | date = May 6, 2003}} The road is {{convert|41.1|km|abbr=on}} long.{{cite news | newspaper = Narodne novine | language = Croatian | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2010_02_17_410.html | title = Decision on categorization of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads | date = February 17, 2010}}

The D50 state road runs parallel to a section of the A1 motorway between Žuta Lokva and Sveti Rok interchanges, thus serving as an alternate or backup route for the motorway.

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.{{cite news | newspaper = Narodne novine | language = Croatian | url = http://narodne-novine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2004_12_180_3130.html | title = Public Roads Act | date = December 14, 2004}}

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.{{cite web|publisher=Hrvatske ceste |url=http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf |title=Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 - digest |date=May 1, 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721100545/http://www.hrvatske-ceste.hr/WEB%20-%20Legislativa/brojenje-prometa/CroDig2009.pdf |archivedate=July 21, 2011 }} Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes at some counting sites are attributed to the fact that the road connects to D1 and D50 which in turn provide connections to other major highways carrying tourist traffic.

class="wikitable"

colspan=5 bgcolor=blue align=center style=margin-top:15 | D52 traffic volume

align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | Road

| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | Counting site

| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | AADT

| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | ASDT

| align=center bgcolor=00c0f0 | Notes

25px D52

| 4204 Vrhovine

| align=center | 1,462

| align=center | 2,573

| Adjacent to Ž5130 junction.