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37-543: The European route E73 is a part of the International E-road network , 679 km (422 mi) long, connecting parts of Hungary and Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Adriatic Sea coast near the port of Ploče. The route is a Class A intermediate north–south road, consisting of 275 km (171 mi) of motorways , and a substantial proportion of two-lane roads with at-grade intersections . The E73 starts at

74-584: A major change in 1992 and in 2001 was extended into Central Asia to include the Caucasus nations . There were several minor revisions since, last in 2008 (as of 2009 ). The route numbering system is as follows: In the first established and approved version, the road numbers were well ordered. Since then a number of exceptions to this principle have been allowed. Two Class-A roads, E6 and E4 were originally scheduled to be renamed into E47 and E55 , respectively. However, since Sweden and Norway have integrated

111-753: Is a junction with the European route E662 , signposted as the D212 state road . The D7 road carries the E73 through Osijek, to the southern city bypass, an expressway signposted as the D2 state road providing a connection to the A5 motorway to the west of Osijek. The A5 is scheduled for extension north to the Hungarian border, where it would link up with the Hungarian M6 motorway. The A5 extends south to

148-412: Is located near the ancient Roman settlement of Narona (today Vid ). Narona was established as a Roman trading post, after Rome's successful war ( Illyrian Wars ) with the neighboring Illyrian tribe Daors (ruins of their main city are located near Stolac ), and successfully grew until the 3rd century AD. After that it went on a steady decline especially after a large 4th-century AD earthquake. Upon

185-940: Is not the case in many other Asian countries. Other continents have similar international road networks, e.g., the Pan-American Highway in the Americas, the Trans-African Highway network , and the Asian Highway Network . UNECE was formed in 1947, and their first major act to improve transport was a joint UN declaration no. 1264, the Declaration on the Construction of Main International Traffic Arteries, signed in Geneva on 16 September 1950, which defined

222-595: The A1 motorway for 9 kilometres (5.6 mi) to Odžak . Near Odžak the E73 switches from the A1 motorway to a short road connector which carries the E73 to the M-14.1 road. The M-14.1 road carries the E73 to Vukosavlje , located to the north of Modriča where it meets the M-17 road . The M-17 road carries the E73 past Modriča, Doboj , Maglaj , Žepče and Zenica . In Zenica, the E73 switches back to

259-562: The Budapest ring motorway, providing connection to the Hungarian motorway network, as well as the European routes E60 , E71 and E75 , at an interchange with the M6 motorway taking the E73 route south, past Dunaújváros and Szekszárd towards Bóly , where the motorway (as of August 2011) terminates, and the E73 switches to routes 57 and then 56 past Mohács to Udvar / Duboševica border crossing where

296-716: The E45 in Sweden, added in 2006, has long parts with 6 m (20 ft) width or the E22 in eastern Europe forcing drivers to slow down to 30 km/h (20 mph) by taking the route through villages. In Norway, parts of the E10 are 5 m (16 ft) wide and in Central Asia even some gravel roads have been included. In Belgium, for example, motorway E-numbers have taken on the same kind of persistent cultural integration and significance as M-numbers in

333-703: The Sredanci interchange whee it meets the A3 motorway , which carries the E70 . The A5 continues further south to the border of Bosnia and Herzegovina and Svilaj border crossing at the Sava River. First segment of the E73 through Croatia, between Hungary and Bosnia and Herzegovina, is 108 kilometres (67 miles) long, including 56 kilometres (35 miles) of motorways. The E73 route in Bosnia and Herzegovina starts at Svilaj border crossing, following

370-569: The A1 motorway and forms a junction with European routes E661 and E761 . The latter and the E73 are concurrent between Zenica and Sarajevo, where the E761 diverges towards Višegrad . The European route E762 also forms a junction with the E73 in Sarajevo, heading towards Nikšić , Montenegro . The A1 motorway carries the E71 near Zenica, Kakanj , Visoko , Ilijaš , Vogošća , Sarajevo and Tarčin . In Bradina ,

407-402: The A1 motorway is tolled at two mainline toll plazas and further toll plazas at each motorway exit between the mainline toll plazas using a ticket system. 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, signed in Geneva on September 16, 1950, which defined

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444-667: The A5 motorway are tolled, as well as the A3 section concurrent with the E73. As of August 2011, the toll charged along the Croatian section of the E73 route between various toll plazas at each motorway exit, varies depending on the length of route travelled and the vehicle classification in Croatia . The toll is payable in euros and by major credit and debit cards. A prepaid ETC system is also used. State roads in Croatia are not tolled. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, only

481-532: The Asian part of Russia only use national road designations and do not show the European designations at all. All route numbers in Andorra are unsigned. Denmark only uses the European designations on signage, but also has formal names for every motorway (or part of such), by which the motorways are referred to, for instance in news and weather forecasts. In Asia, Turkey and Russia show the European designations on signage; this

518-586: The E-roads into their national networks, signposted as E6 and E4 throughout, a decision was made to keep the pre-1992 numbers for the roads in those two countries. These exceptions were granted because of the excessive expense connected with re-signing not only the long routes themselves, but also the associated road network in the area. The new numbers are, however, used from Denmark and southward, though, as do other European routes within Scandinavia . These two roads are

555-673: The E73 designation previously associated with Cologne – Hamm road and assigned it to Budapest–Osijek–Sarajevo–Metković route. The entire E73 route was given further importance in June 1997 at the Pan-European Transport Conference in Helsinki , when the section was made a part of the Pan-European Corridor Vc , spanning Budapest and Metković via Osijek and Sarajevo. This event spurred modernization of

592-467: The E73 in Croatia of 119 kilometres (74 miles). Various sections of the E73 are tolled, using a range of toll collection systems. Motorways in Hungary are tolled using an electronic toll collection (ETC) system with charges differing for various categories of vehicles and length of period when the e- vignette is valid. Croatian motorways are also generally tolled, using a ticket system . All sections of

629-469: The E73 once more switches to the M-17 road which carries it past Konjic , Jablanica , Mostar and Čapljina . The route crosses back into Croatia south of Čapljina. Total length of the E73 route through Bosnia and Herzegovina is 366 kilometres (227 miles) long. The southernmost segment of the E73 route is located in Croatia, spanning 11 kilometres (6.8 miles) between Metković border crossing and Opuzen , where

666-548: The Helsinki conference. In 2008, the new motorway section was connected to the M0 Budapest ring motorway , and in 2010, the M6 was extended to Bóly. The final section of the motorway to the Croatian border is planned to extend to a new border crossing at Ivándárda , where the M6 shall connect to the Croatian motorway network. In Croatia, the first motorway section completed along the E73 route

703-584: The Sava River in 2021. Prior to the opening of the Svilaj Bridge, the E73 followed the A3 motorway between Sredanci and Velika Kopanica interchanges and the D7 road between Velika Kopanica and Slavonski Šamac , crossing the Sava River at the Šamac border crossing. The A10 motorway is planned to connect Bosnia and Herzegovina to the Croatian motorway system through the A1 motorway and the port of Ploče. The segment of

740-505: The UK, or Interstate numbers in the United States. Local businesses will refer to, or even incorporate the road designator in their business name. The annual road cycling race " E3 Harelbeke " takes part of its name from the former E3 (the part between Antwerp and Lille was renamed E17 in 1992). The same applies to the retail chain "E5-mode" (E5-fashion) that started with shops easily accessible from

777-545: The UNECE. Main international traffic arteries in Europe are defined by ECE/TRANS/SC.1/2016/3/Rev.1 which consider three types of roads: motorways , limited access roads , and ordinary roads. In most countries, the roads carry the European route designation alongside national designations. Belgium , Norway and Sweden have roads which only have the European route designations (examples: E18 and E6 ). The United Kingdom, Albania and

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814-518: The area's first post office and school, as well as the increase of trade with the Ottoman Empire , the city began to flourish. It was ruled by Ottoman Empire as part of Sanjak of Herzegovina between 1494 and 1685, then by Republic of Venice till 1797 and finally by French Empire before the Austrian Habsburgs took over. In 1875 and 1910 Emperor Francis Joseph I visited the city. Metković

851-462: The arrival of Slavonic tribes in the mid-6th century AD, the city of Narona was abandoned with most parts being covered under silt that was carried by the river Neretva. Only minor excavations were done, most of them being concentrated on the location of Vid. One of the city's landmarks is its Church of St. Elijah , the city's patron saint . Metković has the following education facilities: For tertiary education students need to move to another city,

888-446: The band D.D.E. released a song named after E6. In the road listings below, a dash ('–') indicates a land road connection between two towns/cities—the normal case—while an ellipsis ('...') denotes a stretch across water. Not all such places are connected by ferry , and operating ferry connections are usually run by private companies without support from the respective governments, i.e. they may cease operating at any time. These were

925-411: The city municipality was 16,788 inhabitants in 2011 census, in the following settlements: In the census of 2011, 96.8% of the population self-identified as Croats. The city was first mentioned in a 1422 court document as a small farming town. It remained this way until the nineteenth century. During this period the city found renewed investment from the country's Austrian rulers. With the arrival of

962-630: The country. The slow pace of building resulted in the Corridor Vc being parodied as "Corridor WC" in the famous TV satire Nadreality Show . International E-road network The international E-road network is a numbering system for roads in Europe developed by the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads cross national borders. It also reaches Central Asian countries like Kyrgyzstan , since they are members of

999-611: The first E-road network. Originally it was envisaged that the E-road network would be a motorway system comparable to the US Interstate Highway System . The declaration was amended several times until 15 November 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 last went through

1036-417: 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. Reorganization of the E-roads network of 1975 and 1983 redefined

1073-537: The former E5 (renamed E40 in 1992). In Sweden, the ice hockey games between HV71 from Jönköping and Linköping HC from Linköping have come to be called "the E4-derby". It's about 130 km between the cities, and they are situated in different provinces and counties, so the "derby" denomination is really far fetched, and it's often joked about that HV71's meetings with the teams from Stockholm or even as far north as Luleå would be an "E4 derby" just as much. In Norway,

1110-499: The historical roads before 1975: Metkovi%C4%87 Metković ( Croatian pronunciation: [mêtkovitɕ] ) is a town in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia , located in the southeast of the country, on the banks of the river Neretva and on the border with Bosnia and Herzegovina . According to the 2021 census, its population was 15,235 with 13,971 living in the city proper. The total population of

1147-530: The most conspicuous exceptions to the rule that even numbers signify west–east E-roads. Further exceptions are: These irregularities exist just because it is hard to maintain good order when extending the network, and the UNECE want to avoid changing road numbers. Because the Socialist People's Republic of Albania refused to participate in international treaties such as the AGR, it was conspicuously excluded from

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1184-519: The route crosses to Croatia . The Hungarian section of the E73 is 196 kilometres (122 miles) long, and all but the last 20 kilometres (12 miles) has been upgraded to the motorway standards. The final section of the motorway to the Croatian border is planned to extend to a new border crossing at Ivándárda . The E73 route through Croatia starts at Duboševica border crossing, following the D7 state road to Beli Manastir and Osijek . South of Beli Manastir, there

1221-544: The route in all the countries where it is located, and since 1997s, one third of the route, previously developed as a two-lane road only, was upgraded to the motorway standards, with plans to upgrade the remainder of the route as well. The first Hungarian motorway section along the M6/E73 route was completed between Érd and Dunaújváros in 2006 after the Pan-European Corridor Vc was given development priority following

1258-546: The route physically signposted as the D9 state road , connects to the D8 state road ( European route E65 ). The D8 connects the E73 route to the port of Ploče to the north and Dubrovnik to the south. Furthermore, the section has a junction to the D62 state road providing a link to the A1 motorway and the Croatian motorway network in the south of the country. This section completes the total length of

1295-763: The route scheme, with E65 and E90 making noticeable detours to go around it. In the 1990s, Albania opened up to the rest of Europe, but only ratified the AGR in August 2006, so its integration into the E-road network remains weak. Where the European routes are signed, green signs with white numbers are used. There are different strategies for determining how frequently to signpost the roads. The following design standards should be applied to Euroroutes unless there are exceptional circumstances (such as mountain passes etc.): These requirements are meant to be followed for road construction. When new E-roads have been added these requirements have not been followed stringently. For example,

1332-459: The route through Bosnia and Herzegovina is largely in various stages of planning and development, especially those sections adjacent to the single existing stretch of the A1 motorway near Sarajevo and to planned sections of the Croatian A5 and A10 motorways. In the early 2000s, the A1 motorway received much media attention in Bosnia and Herzegovina as it was to be the first motorway-standard road in

1369-548: Was the Sredanci–; Đakovo section of the A5, completed in 2007, which was extended further to Osijek in 2009. As of August 2011, the A5 was scheduled to be extended north across Drava River to Beli Manastir and the Branjin Vrh border crossing to Hungary where it shall connect to the M6. In 2015, a short section of the A5 between Sredanci and Svilaj interchanges was opened, followed by Svilaj border crossing and bridge across

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