The A7 motorway is a 42.4-kilometre-long (26.3 mi) motorway in Croatia. It connects the nation's largest port in Rijeka, to the Croatian motorway network, as well as to the Rupa and Pasjak border crossings to Slovenia. The motorway forms part of a longitudinal transportation corridor in Croatia, and it is a part of European route E61 Villach–Ljubljana–Trieste–Rijeka. The A7 motorway route south of Orehovica interchange, where it also intersects Pan-European corridor Vb, is a part of European route E65.
Draga interchange near Rijeka
Noise protection barrier at the A7 near Rijeka
Sveti Kuzam interchange, the southern terminus of the A7
Rječina Bridge, prior to construction of the parallel structure in 2009
Highways in Croatia are the main transport network in Croatia.
The Croatian classification includes several classes of highways:The main motorway routes are prefixed with an A and accompanied by one or two digits. They are controlled-access highways with tolls using a ticket system.
Expressways are toll-free limited-access highways with grade-separated intersections and fast speed limits. They are similar to the motorways, but are not always dual carriageways and may have no emergency lanes. Their speed limit is always lower than the motorways. They either have standalone designations or are parts of non-motorway state routes, such as the D prefixed highways described further below.
Roads dedicated for motor vehicles, which is another category of limited-access highways. They usually have multiple lanes and separated carriageways but may have at-grade intersections. This class of roads has no specific numbering convention, only a dedicated traffic sign. State routes or portions thereof may be designated in this manner. An example is Jadranska Avenue in Zagreb, designated as Ž1040, a county road.
A6 interchange in Orehovica near Rijeka
A7 motorway, Croatian motorway network was largely built in the 2000s