The Ivanja Reka interchange ( hr, Čvor Ivanja Reka) is a
cloverleaf interchange
A cloverleaf interchange is a two-level interchange in which all turns are handled by slip roads. To go left (in right-hand traffic; reverse directions in left-driving regions), vehicles first continue as one road passes over or under the ...
east of
Zagreb
Zagreb ( , , , ) is the capital and largest city of Croatia. It is in the northwest of the country, along the Sava river, at the southern slopes of the Medvednica mountain. Zagreb stands near the international border between Croatia and Sl ...
,
Croatia
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. The interchange represents the southern terminus of the
A4 motorway and it connects the A4 route to the
A3 motorway This is a list of roads designated A3. Roads entries are sorted in the countries alphabetical order.
* A003 road (Argentina), a road connecting the junction with National Route 9 and Camino de Cintura to Tigre
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representing major a link in the
Croatian motorway system.
The interchange is a part of
Pan-European corridors Vb and X.
It also represents a junction of European routes
E65,
E70 and
E71.
The interchange was completed at junction of the
Slavonska Avenue—four lane road providing access to Zagreb, present-day A3 motorway section to
Lipovljani
Lipovljani () is a municipality in Croatian Slavonia in the Sisak-Moslavina County. It has a population of 4,101 (2001 census), 85.7% which are Croats. Other notable minorities are Ukrainians (4.3%), Slovaks (3%), and Czechs (2.4%). Lipovljani has ...
, built in 1980, and a section between the Lučko and Ivanja Reka interchanges, a section of the
Zagreb bypass
Zagreb bypass ( hr, Zagrebačka obilaznica) is a U-shaped motorway partially encircling Zagreb, Croatia. The largest part by far, between Jankomir and Ivanja Reka interchanges, was built between 1977 and 1979, while the Ivanja Reka – Sveta Hel ...
opened in 1981. It was named after the nearby village of
Ivanja Reka
Ivanja Reka is a neighborhood located in the eastern part of the Peščenica - Žitnjak city district of Zagreb, Croatia.
Its main thoroughfare is the Slavonska Avenue. The nearby Ivanja Reka interchange is a major highway interchange of Slavo ...
. The interchange originally also included a four-lane road, later upgraded and renamed as A4 motorway connecting Varaždin.
See also
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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, United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). The network is numbered from E1 up and its roads ...
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Transport in Croatia
Transport in Croatia relies on several main modes, including transport by car, train, ship and plane. Road transport incorporates a comprehensive network of state, county and local routes augmented by a network of highways for long-distance travel ...
References
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Buildings and structures in Zagreb County
Road interchanges in Croatia
Roads in Zagreb