Biokovo Road

Biokovo Road
Elevation1,762 m (5,781 ft)
Length23 kilometres (14 mi)[1]
LocationSplit-Dalmatia County, Croatia
RangeBiokovo

The Biokovo Road (Croatian: Biokovska cesta) is, at 1,762 m.a.s.l., the highest road in Croatia. It is a one-lane access road that branches out from the D512 Makarska-Vrgorac state road at 365 m.a.s.l. and ends at Sveti Jure, the highest peak of Biokovo and the third highest peak in Croatia.[1][2][3]

The road is windy, steep and narrow, only 3 to 4 meters wide near the top, and is not recommended for less skilled drivers.[2][3]

Biokovo Road was originally built up to 897 m.a.s.l. by the Austro-Hungarian Army in 1878. In 1964, it was extended to the top of the mountain in order to install a television transmitter there. The road was paved in 1978.[3][4][5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Info for visitors". pp-biokovo.hr. Biokovo Nature Park. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. ^ a b "How to reach us". pp-biokovo.hr. Biokovo Nature Park. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  3. ^ a b c "Osvojili smo najvišu cestu Hrvatske s koje se pogled pruža sve do Italije". tportal.hr (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  4. ^ "Biokovo". dinarskogorje.com (in Croatian). Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  5. ^ "Razvoj turizma na Biokovu". geografija.hr (in Croatian). Croatian Geographical Society. 3 November 2004. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
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