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E59

E59 as Austrian A2 motorway south of Vienna Route information Length: 644 km (400 mi) Major junctions North end: Prague D1 near Jihlava A4 in Vienna A2 near Graz A1 near Maribor South end: A3 near Zagreb Location Countries: Czech Republic, Austria, Slovenia, Croatia Highway system International E-road network

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European route E 59 is a north-south Class-A intermediate European route. It begins in Prague, Czech Republic, passes through Vienna, Austria and Maribor, Slovenia, ending near Zagreb, Croatia. The total length of the route is 644 km (400 mi). The E59 largely consists of motorways but some sections are developed either as expressways or two-lane roads with atgrade intersections. The motorway sections are generally tolled through varying systems and rates. Individual segments of the E59 route are shared with several other European routes. Originally, the route extended through Biha, Bosnia and Herzegovina to Split, Croatia.

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1 Route description 2 Toll 3 History 4 Concurrencies 5 See also 6 References

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See also: D1 motorway (Czech Republic), Sd Autobahn, Pyhrn Autobahn, A1 motorway (Slovenia), A4 motorway (Slovenia), and A2 (Croatia)

Croatian A2 motorway, near the southern terminus of the E59 Route of the E59 starts in Prague, Czech Republic, and proceeds southeast along the D1 motorway towards Jihlava, where it leaves the motorway and turns south along the route 38, a regular road comprising at-grade intersections. The route passes near Moravsk Budjovice and Znojmo.[1] It crosses from the Czech Republic to Austria between Chvalovice and Haugsdorf as it switches to Austrian B303 state road, representing another two-lane road with at-grade intersections. South of Hollabrunn, the E59 transfers to the S3 expressway until it reaches Stockerau and the A22 which carries the E59 east to Vienna. Within the city, the E59 turns south once again in Donaustadt, transferring to the A23 taking it to the southern outskirts of the city. There it proceeds further south along the A2 motorway taking the route past Wiener Neustadt to the city of Graz. Graz itself is bypassed by the motorway and the E59 switches there to the A9 motorway marking the final southbound leg of the E59 through Austria until it reaches Spielfeld/entilj border crossing to Slovenia.[2] South of the border

crossing the E59 route follows the Slovenian A1 motorway to the south of Maribor where the E59 leaves the A1 route and joins the A4 towards Ptuj. At Draenci near Ptuj, the route defaults to route 9, another two-lane road comprising at-grade intersections, taking it to Grukovje/Macelj border crossing to Croatia.[3] South of the border, the E59 follows Croatian A2 motorway running past Krapina to Zagreb. The E59 terminates at Jankomir interchange of the Zagreb bypass, where southbound E59 traffic defaults to the eastbound A3 motorway.[4] Originally the E59 extended further south past Zagreb, to Biha, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Split at the Adriatic Sea coast, however, that segment of the route was subsequently transferred to the European route E71. Nonetheless, the E59 shares segments of the route with a number of other European routes.[5] A part of the E59 spanning Prague and Vienna corresponds to the Pan-European Corridor IV, and the segment spanning Graz and Zagreb corresponds to the Pan-European Corridor Xa.[6]

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Czech D1 motorway, near the northern terminus of the E59 Various sections of the E59 are tolled, using a range of toll collection systems. In Czech Republic, vehicles exceeding 3.5 tonnes (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons) using the D1 motorway are charged toll using an electronic toll collection (ETC) system, while other vehicles are required to have a vignette displayed.[1][7] The same applies to Austrian motorways.[8] Slovenia has a similar system in place, although vehicles exceeding the 3.5 tonnes (3.4 long tons; 3.9 short tons) weight limit are provided with a number of payment options.[9] The Croatian A2 is also a tolled motorway, using a ticket system. As of August 2011, the toll charged along the A2 route between various toll plazas at each motorway exit and two mainline toll plazas, varies depending on the length of route travelled and the vehicle classification in Croatia. The toll is payable in either Croatian kuna or euros and by major credit and debit cards. A prepaid toll collection system is also used.[10]

[edit] History
See also: International E-road network and Pan-European corridors UNECE was formed in 1947, and their first major act to improve transportation was a joint UN declaration no. 1264, the Declaration on the Construction of Main International Traffic Arteries,[11] signed in Geneva on September 16, 1950, which defined the first E-road network. This declaration was amended several times before November 15, 1975, when it was replaced by the European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries or "AGR", which set up a route numbering system and improved standards for roads in the list. The AGR went through

several changes, with the last one, as of 2011, in 2008.[12] Reorganization of the E-roads network of 1975 and 1983 redefined the E71 designation previously associated with HanoverBremenBremerhaven road and assigned it to KoiceBudapestZagreb route.[11][13] The same documents assigned the ZagrebBihaSplit section to the E59, as the E71 terminated in Zagreb at the time, however, the most recent revision of the E-network truncated the E59 in Zagreb, and transferred its former southern leg to the E71, shortening the E59 considerably.[12]

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Country km Route[1][2][3][4] Control Connecting routes[4][14] cities Notes Northbound E59 traffic leaving the segment defaults to Brnnsk Street in Prague. Southbound E59 traffic leaves the D1 motorway at exit 112A. This segment is concurrent with the E50 and the E65 routes. The northernmost segment of the route. Regular road with at-grade intersections. Regular road with at-grade intersections. Expressway Southbound E59 traffic leaving the segment switches from the A22 to the A23 at Kaisermhlen interchange This segment is concurrent with the E49. Northbound E59 traffic leaving the segment switches to the A22 at Kaisermhlen interchange. Southbound E59 traffic leaving the segment switches to the A2 at Inzersdorf interchange. Southbound E59 traffic leaving the segment transfers to the A9 at Graz-West interchange. Northbound E59 traffic leaving the segment transfers to the A23 at Inzersdorf interchange. A part of this segment, between Frstenfeld and Graz is concurrent with the E66.

Czech Republic

0-114

D1

Prague Jihlava

R1 19 34

114-209 209-234 234-255

38 B303 S3

Jihlava Znojmo Haugsdorf Hollabrunn Hollabrunn Stockerau

23 53 B2 B40 B4

255-285

A22

Stockerau Vienna

S1 B8

Austria

285-296

A23

Vienna

A4

296-481

A2

Vienna Graz

A3 A21 S4 S6

481-522

522-548 Slovenia 548-568 568-583

Croatia

583-644

Northbound E59 traffic leaves the Graz A9 at Graz-West interchange. A9 B70 Spielfeld This segment is concurrent with the E57. Southbound E59 leaves the A1 at entilj Maribor jug interchange. A1 A5 Maribor This segment is concurrent with the E57. Maribor Southbound E59 defaults to route A4 2 Ptuj 9. Ptuj Regular road with at-grade 9 Grukovje intersections. Southbound E59 traffic leaving the segment defaults to eastbound A3 A3 Macelj (E70) at Jankomir interchange of A2 D205 Zagreb the Zagreb bypass. D307 The southernmost segment of the route. 1.000 mi = 1.609 km; 1.000 km = 0.621 mi

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1. ^ a b c "Roads and Motorways in the Czech Republic" (PDF). Road and Motorway Directorate of Czech Republic. http://www.rsd.cz/rsd/rsd.nsf/0/80345976071FCBACC12575CF004E133E/$file/RSD2009en.pdf. Retrieved August 1, 2011. ^ a b "STRASSENNETZ [Road network]" (in German). ASFINAG. http://www.vignette.at/web/guest/strassennetz. Retrieved August 1, 2011. ^ a b "Zgrajene AC, HC ter druge javne ceste v okviru NPIA [Completed motorways, expressways and other public roads within the National Motorway Construction Programme]" (in Slovenian). DARS. http://www.dars.si/Dokumenti/O_avtocestah/Nacionalni_program_izgradnje_avtocest/Zgrajene_AC_in _HC_30.aspx. Retrieved August 1, 2011. ^ a b c "Regulation on motorway markings, chainage, interchange/exit/rest area numbers and names" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. April 24, 2003. http://www.mmpi.hr/UserDocsImages/nn-73-03-Pravilnikoznacav-ac.htm.

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^ "European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) (with annexes and list of roads). Concluded at Geneva on 15 November 1975" (PDF). United Nations. http://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%201302/volume-1302-I-21618-English.pdf. Retrieved July 29, 2011. ^ "Introducing TEM and TER". United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. http://live.unece.org/trans/main/tem_ter.html. Retrieved August 1, 2011. ^ "Stickers (< 3.5 t)". ceskedalnice.cz. http://www.motorway.cz/stickers. Retrieved August 1, 2011. ^ "TOLL". ASFINAG. http://www.asfinag.at/toll. Retrieved August 1, 2011. ^ "TOLL". DARS. http://www.dars.si/Dokumenti/Toll_297.aspx. Retrieved August 1, 2011. ^ "Zagreb - Macelj pricelist". Hrvatske autoceste. http://www.hac.hr/en/toll-rates/price-list/cjenik50/. Retrieved July 24, 2011. ^ a b "Declaration on the Construction of Main International Traffic Arteries, signed at Geneva". United Nations. September 16, 1950. http://untreaty.un.org/unts/1_60000/3/6/00004285.pdf. Retrieved August 10, 2011. ^ a b "EUROPEAN AGREMENT ON MAIN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC ARTERIES (AGR)". United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. March 28, 2008. http://live.unece.org/fileadmin/DAM/trans/conventn/ECE-TRANS-SC1-384e.pdf. Retrieved August 8, 2011. ^ "European Agreement on main international traffic arteries (AGR) (with annexes and list of roads). Concluded at Geneva on 15 November 1975" (PDF). United Nations. http://treaties.un.org/doc/Publication/UNTS/Volume%201302/volume-1302-I-21618-English.pdf. Retrieved August 29, 2011. ^ "Decision on categorization of public roads as state roads, county roads and local roads" (in Croatian). Narodne novine. February 17, 2010. http://narodnenovine.nn.hr/clanci/sluzbeni/2010_02_17_410.html.

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