Brotherhood and Unity Highway
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Republic:
- SR Slovenia
- SR Croatia
- SR Serbia
- SR Macedonia
Under Autoput is understood in the German language, the 1188 km long, running from the west to the southeast by the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia transit route from Austria to Greece ( as well as in Bulgaria, Turkey ). The word " autoput " however, means in Serbo Croat simply motorway (now the Croatian Autocesta, Serbian autoput ). In Yugoslavia itself, the route was designated as Autoput bratstva i jedinstva and had the official number M1.
Naming
As the road led by four of the six Yugoslav republics, it received the name of Tito Autoput bratstva i jedinstva ( Serbo-Croatian for road of brotherhood and unity ) according to the motto of brotherhood and unity of the League of Communists of Yugoslavia.
Course
The finished as multi-lane, separately for each direction highway only in parts route went from Jesenice in the SR Slovenia Ljubljana to Novo mesto. From Bregana in SR Croatia then led via Zagreb and Slavonski Brod border of SR Serbia. From there she led over Belgrade and Niš- Kumanovo in SR Macedonia. It proceeded further in the Vardar Valley Titov Veles on the Greek border at Gevgelija or Evzoni.
Expansion of state
The Autoput could only be partially completed before the breakup of Yugoslavia as a multi-lane, separately for each direction highway, the majority consisted of a mixture of dual carriageway ( dual carriageway ) and easier road: For example, there were Bypasses and bridges or underpasses for low order roads, but almost no height less ski runs or connection points and little overtaking.
By the year 1991 the following sections were completed:
Importance
Historically
The Autoput was the main transport route from Central to Southeast Europe and was therefore often used by Yugoslav and Turkish guest workers who worked in Germany and other northern countries. The Autoput was thus the extension of those track that was well known at that time as a guest worker route in Germany and Austria.
Until the outbreak of the Yugoslav wars 1991 Autoput had the reputation of being one of the most dangerous roads in Europe: the sometimes poor state and high volume of traffic - in addition to numerous trucks was completely overloaded the route, especially in the summer months by the Foreign Traffic - prevented restful traveling. From long distances and of straight- line drowsy drivers and daring overtaking maneuvers were - the same as in the Austrian part of the guest worker route - the cause of numerous accidents.
Presence
Even today, the route of the former Autoput as the Pan-European Corridor X, a major European main traffic artery. The individual sections were expanded accordingly successively from the successor states of Yugoslavia and now the former Autoput from Karawankentunnel Jesenice to Leskovac in Serbia is complete at least four lanes open to traffic as a motorway. The missing links in Serbia and Macedonia are either already under construction or to be taken in the near future attack.
The Autoput went on in the following motorways of the successor states:
- Slovenia: A2 Avtocesta
- Croatia: A3 Autocesta
- Serbia: Autoput A3, A1 Autoput
- Macedonia: A1 Avtopat.