D414 is the main state road on

Pelješac Pelješac (; Chakavian: ; ) is a peninsula in southern Dalmatia in Croatia. The peninsula is part of the Dubrovnik-Neretva County and is the second largest peninsula in Croatia. From the isthmus that begins at Ston, to the top of Cape Loviš ...

peninsula in

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connecting towns of

Ston Ston () is a settlement and a municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva County of Croatia, located at the south of isthmus of the Pelješac peninsula. History Because of its geopolitical and strategic position, Ston has had a rich history since ...

and

Orebić Orebić is a port town and municipality in the Dubrovnik-Neretva county in Croatia. It is located on the Pelješac peninsula on the Dalmatian coast. Orebić is directly across a strait from the town of Korčula, located on the island of the s ...

and ferry ports in Orebić,

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and

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, from where

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ferries fly to islands of

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and

Mljet Mljet () is the southernmost and easternmost of the larger Adriatic islands of the Dalmatia region of Croatia. In the west of the island is the Mljet National Park. Population In the 2011 census, Mljet had a population of 1,088. Ethnic Croats mad ...

as well as the mainland

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, connecting to the D118, D413 and D123 state roads respectively. The road is long. The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained by

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, a state-owned company. Following the construction of the

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and Ston bypass, which became part of the D8 expressway, in 2023 the D414 was truncated by 20 kilometers, and now it only runs from Orebić to the Zaradeže interchange with D8. The section continuing to Ston and the former eastern terminus at Zaton Doli was demoted to county road status (Županijska cesta), and bears the new designation Ž6295.

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported by

(HC), operator of the road. Furthermore, the HC report number of vehicles using Orebić – Korčula (Dominče) ferry line, connecting the D414 road to the D118 state road. Substantial variations between annual (

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) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road connects a number of

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resorts to the mainland.

Road junctions and populated areas

Sources

{{State roads in Croatia State roads in Croatia Transport in Dubrovnik-Neretva County