Roads in Serbia
Roads in Serbia are the backbone of its transportation system and an important part of the European road network. The total length of roads in the country is 45,419 km, and they are categorized as "state roads" (total length of 16,179 km) or "municipal roads" (total length of 23,780 km).[1][2] All state roads in Serbia are maintained by the public, nation-wide, road construction company JP Putevi Srbije.
State roads[]
Major roads in the country are designated as "state roads", most of which are paved. They are categorized into class I and class II, each with two sub-classes, A and B.[3]
State roads, class IA[]
Roads that are motorways are categorized as state roads, class IA, and are marked with one-digit numbers (the "A1", "A2", "A3", "A4" or "A5" road designations represent "autoput", the Serbian word for motorway).[4] As of March 2020, there are 924.6 km of motorways (Serbian: аутопут, аutoput) in total.[5] Motorways in Serbia have three lanes in each direction (including the hard shoulder), signs are white-on-green, and the normal speed limit is 130 km/h.
Designation | Route | In service | Planned |
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A1 | Border with Hungary (Horgoš border crossing) - Novi Sad - Belgrade - Niš - Vranje - border with North Macedonia (Preševo border crossing) | 605.5 km | 612.5 km |
A2 | Belgrade - Obrenovac - Lajkovac - Ljig - Gornji Milanovac - Preljina - Čačak - Požega | 118.3 km | 157.7 km |
A3 | Border with Croatia (Batrovci border crossing) - Belgrade | 95.4 km | 95.4 km |
A4 | Niš - Pirot - Dimitrovgrad - border with Bulgaria (Gradina border crossing) | 105.4 km | 105.4 km |
A5 | Pojate - Kraljevo - Kruševac - Preljina | 0 km | 110 km |
N/A | Lajkovac (intersection with A2) - Aranđelovac - Mladenovac (intersection with A1) - Topola - Rača (intersection with A1) - Svilajnac - Despotovac - Bor[6] | 0 km | 270 km |
N/A | Kuzmin (intersection with A3) - Bosut - Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina near Sremska Rača | 0 km | 18 km |
N/A | Ruma (intersection with A3) - Hrtkovci - Šabac | 0 km | 21 km |
Total | 924.6 km | 1,390 km |
State roads, class IB[]
Roads categorized as state roads, class IB are 4,481 km in total length and are marked with two-digit numbers.[7] They have one lane in the each direction, signs are black-on-yellow and the normal speed limit is 80 km/h.
Some of these roads are or will be partially expressways (Serbian: Брзи пут, Brzi put), such as the 24 km-long stretch of State Road 24 between Kragujevac and Batočina (intersection with A1 motorway) and the planned upgrade of the 27 km-long section of State Road 21 between Novi Sad and Ruma (intersection with A1 motorway). Expressways, unlike motorways, do not have emergency lanes, signs are white-on-blue and the normal speed limit is 100 km/h.
Designation | Route |
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10 | Belgrade - Pančevo - Vršac - border with Romania (Vatin border crossing) |
11 | Border with Hungary (Kelebija border crossing) - Subotica - A1 motorway |
12 | Subotica - Sombor - Odžaci - Bačka Palanka - Novi Sad - Zrenjanin - Žitište - Nova Crnja - border with Romania (Srpska Crnja border crossing) |
13 | Horgoš - Kanjiža - Novi Kneževac - Čoka - Kikinda - Zrenjanin - Čenta - Belgrade |
14 | Pančevo - Kovin - Ralja - intersection with State Road 33 |
15 | Border with Hungary (Bački Breg border crossing) - Bezdan - Sombor - Kula - Vrbas - Srbobran - Bečej - Novi Bečej - Kikinda - border with Romania (Nakovo border crossing) |
16 | Border with Croatia (Bezdan border crossing) - Bezdan |
17 | Border with Croatia (Bogojevo border crossing) - Srpski Miletić |
18 | Zrenjanin - Sečanj - Plandište - Vršac - Straža - Bela Crkva - border with Romania (Kaluđerovo border crossing) |
19 | Intersection with State Road 12 - Neštin - Erdevik - Kuzmin - border with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Sremska Rača border crossing) |
20 | A3 motorway - Sremska Mitrovica - Bogatić - border with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Badovinci border crossing) |
21 | Novi Sad - Irig - Ruma - Šabac - Koceljeva - Valjevo - Kosjerić - Požega - Arilje - Ivanjica - Sjenica |
22 | Belgrade - Ljig - Gornji Milanovac - Preljina - Kraljevo - Raška - Novi Pazar - Ribariće - border with Montenegro (Mehov Krš border crossing) |
23 | Pojate - Kruševac - Kraljevo - Preljina - Čačak - Požega - Užice - Čajetina - Nova Varoš - Prijepolje - border with Montenegro (Gostun border crossing) |
24 | Batočina - Kragujevac - Kraljevo |
25 | Mali Požarevac - Mladenovac - Topola - Kragujevac |
26 | Belgrade - Obrenovac - Šabac - Loznica - border with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Mali Zvornik border crossing) |
27 | Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Trbušnica border crossing) - Loznica - Osečina - Valjevo - Lajkovac - Ćelije - Lazarevac - Aranđelovac - Topola - Rača - Svilajnac |
28 | Mali Zvornik - Ljubovija - Rogačica - Kostojevići - Užice - Sušica - Kremna - border with Bosnia and Herzegovina (Kotroman border crossing) |
29 | Border with Montenegro (Jabuka border crossing) - Prijepolje - Nova Varoš - Sjenica - Novi Pazar |
30 | Ivanjica - Ušće |
31 | Raška - border with Kosovo[a] (Jarinje border crossing) - Leposavić - Mitrovica - Vučitrn - Pristina - Ferizaj - border with North Macedonia (Elez Han border crossing) |
32 | Ribariće - border with Kosovo (Vitkoviće border crossing) - Zubin Potok - Mitrovica |
33 | A1 motorway - Požarevac - Kučevo - Majdanpek - Negotin - border with Bulgaria (Mokranje border crossing) |
34 | Požarevac - Veliko Gradište - Golubac - Donji Milanovac - Poreč bridge - intersection with State Road 35 |
35 | Border with Romania (Đerdap border crossing) - Kladovo - Negotin - Zaječar - Knjaževac - Svrljig - Niš - Merošina - Prokuplje - Kuršumlija - border with Kosovo (Merdare border crossing) - Podujevo - Pristina - Lipljan - Štimlje - Suva Reka - Prizren - border with Albania (Vërmica border crossing) |
36 | Paraćin - Boljevac - Zaječar - border with Bulgaria (Vrška Čuka border crossing) |
37 | Selište - Bor - Zaječar |
38 | Kruševac (Makrešane) - Blace - Beloljin |
39 | Pirot - Babušnica - Vlasotince - Leskovac - Lebane - Medveđa - border with Kosovo (Mutivode border crossing) - Pristina - Peja - border with Montenegro (Čakor border crossing) |
40 | Vladičin Han - Surdulica - border with Bulgaria (Strezimirovci border crossing) |
41 | Bujanovac (A1 motorway) - border with Kosovo (Končulj border crossing) - Gjilan - Ferizaj - Štimlje |
42 | Intersection with State Road 258 - Preševo - border with Kosovo - Gjilan - Pristina |
45 | Entirely in Kosovo (Dolac - Gjakova - border with Albania (Morinë border crossing)) |
46 | Ravni Gaj - Knić - Mrčajevci |
47 | Belgrade (intersection with State Roads 10 and 13) - Belgrade (Bogoslovija) |
Kosovo[]
Roads that partly or entirely lay in Kosovo[a] (see Roads in Kosovo).
Designation | Route |
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31 | Raška - border with Kosovo (Jarinje border crossing) - Leposavić - Mitrovica - Vučitrn - Pristina - Ferizaj - border with North Macedonia (Elez Han border crossing) |
32 | Ribariće - border with Kosovo (Vitkoviće border crossing) - Zubin Potok - Mitrovica |
35 | Border with Romania (Đerdap border crossing) - Kladovo - Negotin - Zaječar - Knjaževac - Svrljig - Niš - Merošina - Prokuplje - Kuršumlija - border with Kosovo (Merdare border crossing) - Podujevo - Pristina - Lipljan - Štimlje - Suva Reka - Prizren - border with Albania (Vërmica border crossing) |
39 | Pirot - Babušnica - Vlasotince - Leskovac - Lebane - Medveđa - border with Kosovo (Mutivode border crossing) - Pristina - Peja - border with Montenegro (Čakor border crossing) |
41 | Bujanovac (A1 motorway) - border with Kosovo (Končulj border crossing) - Gjilan - Ferizaj - Štimlje |
45 | Entirely in Kosovo (Dolac - Gjakova - border with Albania (Morinë border crossing)) |
State roads, class IIA[]
State roads, class IIA, are marked with three-digit numbers, the first digit being 1 or 2. The total length of these roads is 7,781 km.[8]
Designation | Route |
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100 | Horgoš intersection - Subotica - Bačka Topola - Srbobran - Novi Sad - Inđija - Stara Pazova - Belgrade |
101 | Border with Hungary near Bački Vinogradi - State Road 100 at Bački Vinogradi |
102 | Kanjiža - Senta - Ada - Bečej - Temerin - Novi Sad (Temerin intersection) |
103 | Border with Hungary near Đala - Novi Kneževac |
104 | Novi Kneževac - Banatsko Aranđelovo - Mokrin - Kikinda - Vojvoda Stepa - Begejci - Srpski Itebej - Border with Romania near Međa |
105 | Border with Hungary near Bajmok - Bajmok - Bačka Topola - Senta - Čoka - Mokrin - Border with Romania near Vrbica |
106 | Kljajićevo - Bački Sokolac |
107 | Sombor - Apatin - Bogojevo |
108 | Bačka Topola - Kula - Despotovo - Silbaš - Bačka Palanka - Border with Croatia near Bačka Palanka |
109 | Bačka Topola - Bečej |
110 | Kula - Odžaci |
111 | Odžaci - Ratkovo - Silbaš - Bački Petrovac - Rumenka - Novi Sad |
112 | Bačko Novo Selo - Bač - Ratkovo - Despotovo - Sirig - Temerin - Žabalj |
113 | Feketić - Vrbas - Zmajevo - Rumenka |
114 | Bačko Gradište - Čurug - Žabalj - Šajkaš - A1 motorway |
115 | Srbobran - Nadalj - Čurug |
116 | Novi Bečej - Melenci |
117 | Novi Bečej - Bašaid - Banatsko Karađorđevo |
118 | Žitište - Torak - Srpski Itebej |
119 | Border with Croatia near Neštin - Beočin - Sremska Kamenica |
120 | Border with Croatia near Šid - Šid - Kuzmin - Sremska Mitrovica- Ruma - Pećinci - Bečmen - Obrenovac |
121 | Border with Croatia near Sot - Šid - Adaševci - Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina near Jamena |
122 | Border with Croatia near Ljuba - Erdevik |
123 | Sviloš - Sremska Mitrovica (intersection with State Road 20) |
124 | Sremska Mitrovica - Drenovac - Šabac |
125 | A1 motorway - Maradik |
126 | Ruma - Putinci - Inđija - Stari Slankamen |
127 | Putinci - Stara Pazova - Stari Banovci |
128 | Golubinci - Pećinci |
129 | Kać - Šajkaš - Titel - Perlez - Kovačica - Sečanj - Border with Romania near Jaša Tomić |
130 | Ečka - Kovačica - Jabuka - Pančevo |
131 | Čenta - Opovo - Jabuka |
Plandište - Alibunar | |
Uljma - Straža | |
Kovin - Vračev Gaj - Bela Crkva | |
Badovinci - Mačvanski Prnjavor | |
Majur - Bogatić - Petlovača | |
Šabac - Volujac - Zavlaka - Krupanj - Gračanica | |
Lipnički Šor - Tekeriš | |
Krst - Korenita - Krupanj - Radaljska Banja - Radalj - State Road 26 | |
Zvezd - Vladimirci - Lojanice | |
Debrc - Banjani - Ub - Novaci - Koceljeva - Šabačka Kamenica - Donje Crniljevo - Osečina - Gunjaci - Pecka - Ljubovija | |
Draginje - Šabačka Kamenica - Valjevska Kamenica - State Road 27 | |
Pričević - Pecka | |
Obrenovac - Stubline - Ub - Slovac | |
Stubline - Brgule - Lajkovac | |
Ub - Brgule | |
Lipovica Forest - Barajevo - Dučina - Mladenovac - Smederevska Palanka - Velika Plana - Žabari - Petrovac - Kučevo | |
Barič - Mislođin - Stepojevac - Veliki Crljeni - Junkovac - Sibnica - Dučina | |
Beli Potok - Ralja - Đurinci - Vlaško Polje | |
Đurinci - Sopot - Aranđelovac - Belanovica - Ljig - Mionica - Divci | |
State Road 25 - Markovac - Aranđelovac | |
Topola - Donja Šatornja - Rudnik - Bućin Grob | |
Leštane - Grocka - Petrijevo - Ralja - A1 motorway | |
Leštane - Bubanj Potok - A1 motorway | |
Petrijevo - Mladenovac | |
Ralja - Smederevska Palanka - Natalinci | |
Rača - Cerovac | |
Mala Krsna - Velika Plana - Batočina - Jagodina - Ćuprija - Paraćin - Aleksinac - Niš - Leskovac - Vladičin Han - Vranje - Bujanovac - Border with North Macedonia | |
Požarevac - Kostolac | |
Požarevac - Žabari - Svilajnac - Despotovac - Dvorište - Resavica - Senje - Ćuprija | |
Bratinac - Salakovac - Malo Crniće - Petrovac - Žagubica - Brestovac | |
Veliko Gradište - Makce - Boževac - Ranovac - Petrovac - Tanovac - Dubnica - Svilajnac | |
Golubac - Zelenik - Lješnica | |
Donji Milanovac - Majdanpek - Debeli Lug - Jasikovo - Žagubica | |
Porečki most - Klokočevac - Miloševa Kula - Rgotina - Vražogrnac - Zaječar - Zvezdan | |
Bor - Zagrađe | |
Kladovo - Korbovo - Milutinovac | |
State road 35 - Dušanovac - Border with Romania near Kusjak | |
State road 33 - Veljkovo - Šipkovo - Zaječar - Lenovac - Bučje | |
Valjevo - Poćuta - Debelo Brdo - Rogačica - Bajina Bašta - Kaluđerske Bare - Kremna | |
Dub - Bajina Bašta - Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina near Bajina Bašta | |
Bajina Bašta - Perućac | |
Kremna - Dubci | |
Užice - Karan - Kosjerić - Seča Reka - Varda - Jakalj - Kostojevići | |
Županjac - Bogovađa - Mionica - Brežđe - Divčibare - Kaona | |
Valjevo - Brežđe | |
State road 21 - Čestobrodica - Gojna Gora - Pranjani - Beršići - Takovo- Gornji Milanovac - Nevade - Vraćevšnica Bare - Kragujevac | |
Divčibare - Tometino Polje - Sastavci | |
Pranjani - Trbušani - Ljubić (Čačak) - Čačak - Drakčići - Kraljevo | |
Čačak - Guča - Ivanjica | |
Kratovska Stena - Lučani - Guča - Kaona - Drakčići | |
Ravni Gaj (Barajevo) – Knić – Mrčajevci | |
Kragujevac – Gornja Sabanta – Rekovac - Belušić - Jasika - State Road 23 | |
Gornja Sabanta – Jagodina – A1 motorway | |
Jagodina – Glogovac – Medveđa | |
Ćuprija – Virine – Despotovac – Dvorište – Vodna – Krepoljin | |
Vitanovac – Ugljarevo – Velika Drenova – Jasika – Varvarin – Mijatovac | |
Rekovac – Prevešt – Grabovac – Trstenik | |
State road 158 – Bresje – Loćika – Belušić – Oparić – Velika Drenova – Stopanja | |
Donji Krčin – Varvarin – Ćićevac | |
Bistrica – Priboj – Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina near Uvac | |
Border with Montenegro near Čemerno - Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina near Vagan | |
Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina – Sjeverin – Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina | |
Prilike – Katići – Jasenovo – Kokin Brod – Rutoši – Pribojska Banja – Priboj – State road 192 | |
Bela Zemlja – Ljubiš – Jasenovo | |
Lis – Arilje – Visoka – Ljubiš | |
Kaona – Ivanjica – Buk – Preko Brdo – Duga Poljana – Rasno – Karajukića Bunari – Ugao – Border with Montenegro | |
Raška – Kuti – Odvraćenica (Radaljica) – Preko Brdo | |
Novi Pazar – Deževa – Odvraćenica (Radaljica) | |
Prijepolje – Manastir Mileševa – Uvac |
State roads, class IIB[]
State roads, class IIB, are marked with three-digit numbers, first digit being 3 or 4. Total length of these roads is 3,160 km.[9]
Designation | Route |
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300 | Subotica – Velebit – State Road 102 |
301 | Zimonić – Velebit |
302 | Banatsko Aranđelovo – Rabe |
303 | Stari Žednik – Čantavir – Tornjoš |
304 | Kljajićevo – Svetozar Miletić – Riđica |
305 | Vrbas – Kucura – Savino Selo |
306 | Gajdobra – Čelarevo |
307 | Bašaid – Nova Crnja |
308 | Torak – Krajišnik – Sutjeska – Neuzina |
309 | Krajišnik – Jaša Tomić |
310 | Samoš – Dobrica– Seleuš – Alibunar – Banatski Karlovac – Deliblato – State Road 134 |
311 | Padina – Seleuš |
312 | Vračev Gaj – Banatska Palanka – Dunav |
313 | Rakovac – Zmajevac – Vrdnik – Irig – Krušedol Selo – Maradik – State Road 100 |
314 | Erdevik – Bingula – Čalma – Manđelos – Veliki Radinci – Ruma – State Road 120 |
315 | Kukujevci – State Road 19 |
316 | Sremska Mitrovica – Jarak |
317 | Pećinci – Subotište – Kupinovo |
318 | Prhovo – Šimanovci – A3 motorway |
319 | A1 motorway – Batajnica – Ugrinovci – Surčin – A1 motorway |
320 | Bogatić – Glogovac – Crna Bara – Border with Bosnia and Herzegovina |
321 | Glogovac – Badovinci |
322 | Glušci – Mačvanski Pričinović – Šabac (intersection with State Road 124) |
323 | Mačvanski Prnjavor – Čokešina – Lipove Vode – Volujac – Sinošević – Nakučani - Matijevac – State Road 21 |
324 | Šabac (intersection with State Road 26) – Nakučani – Donje Crniljevo |
325 | Provo – Zvezd – State Road 26 |
Municipal roads[]
Minor, local roads in the country are designated as "municipal roads".[10] Total length of these roads is 23,780 km and some two-thirds are paved roads, while the rest are consisted of macadam and earthen roads.
European routes[]
The following European routes pass through Serbia:
- E65: Rožaje, Montenegro – Tutin – Mitrovica – Pristina – Elez Han, Kosovo – Skopje, North Macedonia.
- E70: Slavonski Brod, Croatia – Šid – Belgrade – Vršac – Timișoara, Romania.
- section between Belgrade and border with Croatia is built to motorway standards.
- E75: Szeged, Hungary – Subotica – Novi Sad – Beška Bridge – Belgrade – Niš – Leskovac – Vranje – Preševo – Kumanovo, North Macedonia.
- section from border with Hungary to border with Northern Macedonia is built to motorway standards.
- E80: Rožaje, Montenegro – Peja – Pristina, Kosovo – Prokuplje – Niš – Niška Banja – Pirot – Dimitrovgrad – Sofia, Bulgaria.
- section between Niš and border with Bulgaria is built to motorway standards.
- E662: Subotica – Sombor – Bezdan – Osijek, Croatia.
- E761: Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Užice – Čačak – Kraljevo – Kruševac – Pojate – Paraćin – Zaječar.
- section between Pojate and Paraćin is built to motorway standards and co-signed with E75.
- E763: Belgrade – Čačak – Nova Varoš – Bijelo Polje, Montenegro.
- section between Belgrade and Preljina is built to motorway standards.
- E771: Drobeta-Turnu Severin, Romania – Zaječar – Niš.
Notes[]
- ^ a b Kosovo is the subject of a territorial dispute between the Republic of Kosovo and the Republic of Serbia. The Republic of Kosovo unilaterally declared independence on 17 February 2008. Serbia continues to claim it as part of its own sovereign territory. The two governments began to normalise relations in 2013, as part of the 2013 Brussels Agreement. Kosovo is currently recognised as an independent state by 97 out of the 193 United Nations member states. In total, 112 UN member states have recognised Kosovo at some point, of which 15 later withdrew their recognition.
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See also[]
- Roads in Serbia
- Transport in Serbia