# A2 motorway (Slovenia)

The A2 motorway (Slovene: avtocesta A2, Ilirika) is a motorway in Slovenia, around 180 km long, connecting the Karawanks Tunnel (at the Austrian border) via the capital city Ljubljana to Obrežje (at the Croatian border, near Zagreb). It connects several major Slovene cities, including Kranj, Ljubljana, and Novo Mesto, and is part of Pan-European Corridor X.
The route of the motorway largely follows the path of the Brotherhood and Unity Highway, which was a two-lane non-divided road constructed as the main traffic artery within Yugoslavia. With the construction of the divided motorway, most of the previous road was demolished. A notable exception can be seen on the southern A2 segment between Grosuplje and Višnja Gora, where the previous road was grandfathered into the motorway system; it lacks a hard shoulder and has sharp turns and an exit ramp with a 10% grade. The northern segment between Višnja Gora and Grosuplje follows a completely different path, with three traffic lanes and a relatively lower grade.

## Junctions, exits and rest area

Karawanks Tunnel – Obrežje (174,5 km) :
| Karawanken Autobahn → from Villach, Austria |||||
| | 0,0 km | Karawanks Tunnel 7864 m (SLO–A) border crossing | Karawanks Tunnel 7864 m (SLO–A) border crossing | Karawanks Tunnel 7864 m (SLO–A) border crossing |
| Karawanks Tunnel toll plaza |||||
| (1) | 5 km | Jesenice west | | |
| | x km | Počivališče Jesenice | Počivališče Jesenice | Petrol / Petrol |
| (2) | 12 km | Jesenice east | | |
| | x km | Počivališče Lipce | Počivališče Lipce | |
| | | Moste Viaduct | Moste Viaduct | Bridge - 442 m |
| | | Moste Galeria | Moste Galeria | Tunnel - 184 m |
| (3) | 20 km | Vrba, Lesce | 209 452 | |
| (4) | 24 km | Radovljica | 452 | OMV / OMV |
| | 24 km | Počivališče Radovljica | 452 | OMV / OMV |
| | | Zgoša Viaduct | Zgoša Viaduct | Bridge - 189 / 165 m |
| | | Dobruša Viaduct | Dobruša Viaduct | Bridge - 351 m |
| (5) | 28 km | Brezje | | |
| | | Peračica Viaduct | Peračica Viaduct | Bridge - 378 / 367 m |
| | | Ljubno Tunnel | Ljubno Tunnel | Tunnel - 260 / 261 m |
| | | Ljubno Viaduct | Ljubno Viaduct | Bridge - 118 / 320 m |
| | | Lesnica Viaduct | Lesnica Viaduct | Bridge - 186 / 191 m |
| (6) | 32 km | Podtabor | | |
| | | Tržič Bistrica Viaduct | Tržič Bistrica Viaduct | Bridge - 421 / 426 m |
| (7) | 33 km? | Naklo | | |
| (8) | 39 km | Kranj west | | |
| | | Rupovščica Viaduct | Rupovščica Viaduct | Bridge - 421 / 426 m |
| (9) | 45 km | Kranj east | | |
| | x km | Počivališče Voklo | Počivališče Voklo | Petrol / Petrol |
| (10) | 49 km | Sp. Brnik | | Ljubljana Jože Pučnik Airport |
| Torovo toll plaza |||||
| (11) | 55 km | Vodice | | |
| | x km | Počivališče Povodje | Počivališče Povodje | |
| (12) | 61 km | Ljubljana-Šmartno | | |
| (13) | 64 km | Ljubljana-Brod | 639 | |
| | | Šentvid covered cut | Šentvid covered cut | Tunnel - 414 m |
| (14) | 65 km | Ljubljana-Šentvid | | |
| | | Šentvid Tunnel | Šentvid Tunnel | Tunnel - 1072 / 1047 m |
| (15) | 68 km | Ljubljana-Podutik | | |
| (15B) | 68 km | Koseze | | Ljubljana bypass |
| (16) | 69 km | Ljubljana-Brdo | | |
| (36) | A1 (150) | Kozarje interchange | | A1 turns toward -> Koper |
| (35) | A1 (149) | Ljubljana west | | |
| | | Počivališče Barje | Počivališče Barje | Petrol / Petrol |
| (34) | A1 (147) | Ljubljana-centrum | | |
| (33) | A1 (144) | Ljubljana-Rudnik | | |
| (32) | A1 (142) | Ljubljana south | | |
| (31) | A1 (142) | Malence interchange | | Ljubljana bypass A1 turns toward -> Maribor |
| | | Debeli hrib Tunnel | Debeli hrib Tunnel | Tunnel - 341 / 378 m |
| | | Reber Viaduct | Reber Viaduct | Bridge - 608 / 582 m |
| | | Mali vrh Tunnel | Mali vrh Tunnel | Tunnel - 414 / 399 m |
| (17) | 78 km | Šmarje–Sap | | |
| (18) | 82 km | Cikava | | |
| (19) | 85 km | Grosuplje | | |
| (20) | 91 km | Višnja Gora | | |
| | | Počivališče Podsmreka | Počivališče Podsmreka | Petrol |
| | | Ivančna Gorica Viaduct | Ivančna Gorica Viaduct | Bridge - 214 m |
| (21) | 98 km | Ivančna Gorica | | |
| Dob toll plaza |||||
| (22) | 105 km | Bič | | |
| | | Medvedjek I covered cut | Medvedjek I covered cut | Tunnel - 92 m |
| | | Medvedjek II covered cut | Medvedjek II covered cut | Tunnel - 159 m |
| | | Dolge Dole covered cut | Dolge Dole covered cut | Tunnel - 64 m |
| (23) | 112 km | Trebnje west | | |
| | | Leščevje Tunnel | Leščevje Tunnel | Tunnel - 386 / 363 m |
| | | Ponikve Viaduct | Ponikve Viaduct | Bridge - 303 / 312 m |
| (24) | 119 km | Trebnje east | | |
| | | Dole Viaduct | Dole Viaduct | Bridge - 306 / 308 m |
| (25) | 123 km | Mirna Peč | | |
| | | Dolenje covered cut | Dolenje covered cut | Tunnel - 253 m |
| (26) | 128 km | Novo Mesto west | | |
| (27) | 132 km | Novo Mesto east | | |
| | | Mačkovec Viaduct | Mačkovec Viaduct | Bridge - 165 / 163 m |
| | | Jelše Viaduct | Jelše Viaduct | Bridge - 345 / 340 m |
| | x km | Počivališče Starine | Počivališče Starine | Petrol / Petrol |
| | | Dobovo Viaduct | Dobovo Viaduct | Bridge - 254 m |
| (28) | 139 km | Kronovo | | |
| | | Toplice Viaduct | Toplice Viaduct | Bridge - 164 m |
| (29) | 145 km | Dobruška Vas | | |
| (30) | 152 km | Smednik | | |
| | x km | Počivališče Zaloke | Počivališče Zaloke | Petrol / Petrol |
| Drnovo toll plaza |||||
| (31) | 158 km | Smednik | | |
| | x km | Počivališče Grič | Počivališče Grič | Petrol |
| (32) | 170 km | Brežice | | |
| | | Čatež covered cut | Čatež covered cut | Tunnel - 105 m |
| (33) | 179 km | Obrežje | | OMV / Petrol |
| | 179 km | Počivališče Mokrice | | OMV / Petrol |
| | 180 km | Obrežje (SLO) – Bregana (HR) border crossing | Obrežje (SLO) – Bregana (HR) border crossing | Obrežje (SLO) – Bregana (HR) border crossing |
| Autocesta A3 → to Zagreb, Croatia |||||

## Tunnels and covered cuts

From the northwest to the southeast, the A2 motorway features the following tunnels and covered cuts:

### Tunnels

* Karawanks Tunnel (Karavanški predor; 7,864 m or 25,801 ft, 8,019 m or 26,309 ft with portal)
* Ljubno Tunnel (Predor Ljubno; right: 260 m or 850 ft, left: 261 m or 856 ft)
* Šentvid Tunnel (Predor Šentvid; right: 1,072 m or 3,517 ft, left: 1,047 m or 3,435 ft)
* Šentvid Junction (Priključek Šentvid; arm B: 291 m or 955 ft, arm C: 402 m or 1,319 ft)
* Fat Hill (Debeli hrib; right: 341 m or 1,119 ft, left: 378 m or 1,240 ft)
* Little Peak (Mali vrh; right: 414 m or 1,358 ft, left: 399 m or 1,309 ft)
* Leščevje Tunnel (Predor Leščevje; right: 369 m or 1,211 ft, left: 363 m or 1,191 ft)

### Covered cuts

* Moste
* Ljubljana–Šentvid
* Šentvid Junction (arm A and arm D)
* Medvedjek (I and II)
* Dolge Dole
* Doline (Karteljevo)
* Dobrove (Otočec)
* Čatež (right and left)