D53 is a state road connecting Donji Miholjac, Našice and Slavonski Brod to Slavonski Brod border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina and to Donji Miholjac border crossing to Hungary. Furthermore, the road connects to D514 state road which in turn links to the A3 motorway Slavonski Brod - istok (east) interchange.[1] The road is 91.7 km long.[2]

D53 state road shield
D53 state road
Route information
Length91.7 km (57.0 mi)
Major junctions
From Donji Miholjac border crossing to Hungary
Major intersections D2 near Našice
D51 near Gradište
D38 near Ruševo
D514 in Slavonski Brod
To Slavonski Brod border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina
Location
CountryCroatia
CountiesOsijek-Baranja, Požega-Slavonia, Brod-Posavina
Major citiesNašice, Slavonski Brod
Highway system

Parts of D53 are concurrent with D2 and D38 state roads.

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by Hrvatske ceste, a state-owned company.[3]

Traffic volume edit

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by Hrvatske ceste, operator of the road.[4]

D53 traffic volume
Road Counting site AADT ASDT Notes
  D53 2401 Donji Miholjac 1,012 1,179 Between the border crossing to Hungary and the D34 junction.
  D53 2404 Beničanci 1,505 1,717 Between the Ž4046 and Ž4031 junctions.
  D53 2409 Velimirovac 4,992 4,978 Between the Ž4075 and D2 junctions.
  D53 3603 Gradac Našički 1,816 n/a Adjacent to the D51 junction. Average daily traffic figure available only.
  D53 3503 Čaglin 1,629 1,812 Adjacent to the Ž4124 junction.
  D53 3607 Rastušje 3,266 3,410 The southernmost counting site on the route.

Road junctions and populated areas edit

D53 major junctions/populated areas
Type Slip roads/Notes
  Donji Miholjac border crossing to Hungary.
Northern terminus of the road. D53 northbound traffic defaults to Hungarian route 58.
  Donji Miholjac
  D34 to Belišće, Osijek and A5 motorway (to the east) and to Slatina and D2 (to the east).
  Rakitovica
  Miholjački Poreč - Ž4046 to Golinci and Ž4047 to Čamagajevci
  Magadenovac
  Beničanci
  Malinovac
  Klokočevci - Ž4066 to Bokšić
  Pribiševci/Velimirovac - Ž4075 to Đurđenovac
    D2 to Osijek, and to Đakovo and A5 via D515 state road.
D2 and D7 state roads are concurrent between this intersection and Martin intersection, where D2 route diverges towards Slatina.
  Martin
  D2 to Slatina.
D2 and D7 state roads are concurrent between this intersection and the intersection to the north, where D2 route diverges towards Osijek.
  Našice
  Zoljan
  Gradac Našički
    D51 to Požega.
  Vukojevica
  Milanlug
  Čaglin
  Migalovci
  Ruševo
  D38 to Đakovo.
D7 and D38 state roads are concurrent between this intersection and a junction south of Ruševo, where D38 route diverges to Pleternica.
    D38 to Pleternica.
D7 and D38 state roads are concurrent between this intersection and a junction to the north, in Ruševo, where D38 route diverges to Đakovo.
  Gornji Slatnik
  Ž4162 to Brodski Zdenci.
  Podcrkavlje
  Rastušje
  Podvinje
  Slavonski Brod
  D514 to A3 motorway Slavonski Brod istok (east) interchange.
  D525 to Pleternica and A3 motorway Slavonski Brod zapad (west) interchange.
  Slavonski Brod border crossing to Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Southern terminus of the road.

Sources edit

  1. ^ "Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names". Narodne novine (in Croatian). April 24, 2003. Archived from the original on October 4, 2011. Retrieved June 25, 2010.
  2. ^ "Decision on categorization of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads". Narodne novine (in Croatian). February 17, 2010.
  3. ^ "Public Roads Act". Narodne novine (in Croatian). December 14, 2004.
  4. ^ "Traffic counting on the roadways of Croatia in 2009 - digest" (PDF). Hrvatske ceste. May 1, 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011.