D56 road

D56 state road
Route information
Length	122.5 km (76.1 mi)
Major junctions
From	D424in Tromilja interchange
Major intersections	D27inBenkovac D33in Lozovac and inDrniš
To	D1inKlis-Grlo interchange
Location
Country	Croatia
Counties	Zadar,Šibenik-Knin,Split-Dalmatia
Major cities	Benkovac,Skradin
Highway system
Highways in Croatia

Benkovac, located on the D56 road

Skradin, located on the D56 road

Skradin Bridge,carrying the D56 road

Krka National Park,accessed via D56

Klis Fortress,near the eastern terminus of D56

D56runs parallel to a segment ofA1 motorwaybetweenZadarandSplitareas. Furthermore the road has junctions to major state roads, namelyD27inBenkovac,connecting toD1 state roadinGračac,serving as a possible bypass of both Maslenica bridges,D424,D59andD33state roads. The road also connects toA1 motorwaySkradin and Zadar 2 interchanges viaD424and a short connector road, respectively.The road is 122.5 km (76.1 mi) long.

The D56 road also serves as a connection toKrka National Park.

The road, as well as all other state roads in Croatia, is managed and maintained byHrvatske ceste,a state-owned company.

Traffic volume

Traffic is regularly counted and reported byHrvatske ceste,operator of the road.Substantial variations between annual (AADT) and summer (ASDT) traffic volumes are attributed to the fact that the road serves as a connection toA1 motorwayand it carries substantial tourist traffic.

D56 traffic volume
Road	Counting site	AADT	ASDT	Notes
D56	4916 Raštević	3,109	3,493	Adjacent to Ž6003 junction.
D56	5318 Lišane Oštrovičke	742	1,200	Between L63177 and L63147 junctions.
D56	5306 Skradin	1,930	3,058	Adjacent to Ž6090 junction.
D56	5413 Kljake	1,362	1,568	Between Ž6098 and Ž6099 junctions.
D56	5503 Progon - south	2,732	3,267	BetweenD219and Ž6116 junctions.

Road junctions and populated areas

D56 junctions/populated areas
Type	Slip roads/Notes
	Tromilja interchange D424toZadarandA1 motorwayZadar 2 interchange. D502toZemunik Donji(to the west). The western terminus of the road. D56 andD502areconcurrentfor approximately 700 m (2,300 ft) to the east.
	D502to Smilčić and Karin (to the north). The eastern limit of D56/D502concurrency.
	Ž6044 toŠkabrnje
	Donje Biljane Ž6014 toPoličnik. Ž6258 to Smilčić and Islam Latinski.
	Benkovac D27toStankovci(to the south) andGračac(to the north). D56 and D27 areconcurrentfor approximately 500 m (1,600 ft) in Benkovac. The southbound D27 junction is west of the northbound one. Ž6003 to the town centre.
	Ž6051 to Kolarina.
	Ž6067 to Vukšić and Bila Vlaka.
	Žažvić
	Bribirske Mostine D59toKnin(to the north) and toPirovac(to the south). There actually two D56/D59 intersections, the first one with the southbound D59, and the second one to the northbound section of D59. The two roads areconcurrentfor approximately 300 m (980 ft).
	Ž6073 to Piramatovci.
	Vaćani
	Gračac Ž6089 to Sonković.
	A1Skradin interchange toZadar(to the north) and toŠibenikandSplit(to the south). The interchange is accessed via a short connector road.
	Skradinsko Polje
	Skradin Ž6075 to Dubravice.
	Skradin Bridge
	Ž6090 toKrka National Park.
	Gulin
	Lozovac D33toŠibenik(to the south). D33 and D56 to the east areconcurrent.
	Konjevrate Ž6092 toUnešić.
	Ž6093 to Pokrovnik.
	Ž6078 to Pakovo Selo.
	Ž6094 to Žitnić.
	Drniš D33toKnin(to the north). D33 and D56 to the west areconcurrent.
	Kričke
	Ružić
	Ž6096 to Gradac.
	Ž6097 to Mirlović Polje and Čavoglave. Ž6098 to Kladnice.
	Ž6099 to Crivac.
	Gornje Postinje
	Muć
	Gornji Muć D219toSinj.
	Ž6116 to Neorić and Sičane.
	Ž6114 to Brištanovo and Nisko.
	Prugovo
	Ž6115 to Konjsko.
	Ž6253 toKlis.
	D1in Klis-Grlo interchange toSinj(to the north) andSplitto the south. The eastern terminus of the road.

See also

• Hrvatske autoceste
• Krka National Park