State Road 23 (Serbia)

State Road 23
State Road 23
Serbian: Državni put IB reda 23; Serbian Cyrillic: Државни пут IБ реда 23
Zlatibor Highway
Route information
	Part of E761 Pojate – Preljina; E761 / E763 Preljina – Sušica; E763 Sušica – Gostun
	Maintained by JP "Putevi Srbije"
Length	301.558 km (187.379 mi)
Major junctions
From	Pojate A1 / E75
	158 near Pojate; 190 in Ćićevac; 38 near Kruševac; 183 near Jasika; 207 near Kruševac; 211 in Stopanja; 188 near Trstenik; 208 in Vrnjci; 179 in Ratina; 24 near Kraljevo; 179 in Kraljevo; 22 in Kraljevo; 46 in Mrčajevci; 180 near Čačak; 181 near Jelen Do; 21 near Požega; 174 in Užice; 28 in Užice; 195 near Mačkat; 404 in Zlatibor; 194 in Kokin Brod; 29 in Nova Varoš; 191 in Bistrica; 200 in Prijepolje; 407 near Mijoska;
To	Serbia – Montenegro border at Gostun M-2 / E-763
Location
Country	Serbia
Districts	Rasina, Raška, Moravica, Zlatibor
Highway system
	Roads in Serbia; Motorways;

State Road 23, from Čačak via Zlatibor commonly known as Zlatibor Highway (Serbian: Златиборска магистрала, romanized: Zlatiborska magistrala), is an IB-class road in central and western Serbia, connecting Pojate with Montenegro at Gostun. It is located in Šumadija and Western Serbia.^[1]

Before the new road categorization regulation given in 2013, the route wore the following names: M 5, O 17, M 23.1, M 22 and M 21 (before 2012) / A4, 15, and A6 (after 2012).^[2]^[3]

The existing route is a main road with two traffic lanes. By the valid Space Plan of Republic of Serbia the section between Preljina and Požega would be transferred to the new A2 motorway, providing the faster link between Belgrade, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the Pojate – Preljina part would link A1 and A2 motorways with the planned route A5. Everything is expected to be completed by 2020.^[4]

The road is a part of the European routes E761 and E763.

Sections

Section number	Length	Distance	Section name
02301	3.875 km (2.408 mi)	3.875 km (2.408 mi)	Pojate interchange – Ćićevac
02302	11.882 km (7.383 mi)	15.757 km (9.791 mi)	Ćićevac – Makrešane
02303	6.730 km (4.182 mi)	22.487 km (13.973 mi)	Makrešane – Kruševac (Jasika)
02304	4.953 km (3.078 mi)	27.440 km (17.050 mi)	Kruševac (Jasika) – Koševi
02305	8.483 km (5.271 mi)	35.923 km (22.322 mi)	Koševi – Stopanja
02306	11.235 km (6.981 mi)	47.158 km (29.303 mi)	Stopanja – Trstenik
02307	9.019 km (5.604 mi)	56.177 km (34.907 mi)	Trstenik – Vrnjci
02308	1.256 km (0.780 mi)	57.433 km (35.687 mi)	Vrnjci – Vrnjci (Ugljarevo)
02309	2.205 km (1.370 mi)	59.638 km (37.057 mi)	Vrnjci (Ugljarevo) – Novo Selo
02310	12.693 km (7.887 mi)	72.331 km (44.944 mi)	Novo Selo – Ratina
02311	3.646 km (2.266 mi)	75.977 km (47.210 mi)	Ratina – Kraljevo (Kamidžora)
02312	7.141 km (4.437 mi)/3.492 km (2.170 mi)	83.118 km (51.647 mi)	Kraljevo (Kamidžora) – Kraljevo
02222	19.942 km (12.391 mi)	103.060 km (64.039 mi)	Kraljevo – Mrčajevci (overlap with )
02221	12.205 km (7.584 mi)	115.265 km (71.622 mi)	Mrčajevci – Preljina (overlap with )
02313	1.760 km (1.094 mi)	117.025 km (72.716 mi)	Preljina – Konjevići
02314	4.430 km (2.753 mi)	121.455 km (75.469 mi)	Konjevići – Čačak (Drakčići)
02315	1.256 km (0.780 mi)	122.711 km (76.249 mi)	Čačak (Drakčići) – Čačak (Guča)
02316	7.035 km (4.371 mi)	129.746 km (80.620 mi)	Čačak (Guča) – Pakovraće (Markovica)
02317	17.945 km (11.151 mi)	147.691 km (91.771 mi)	Pakovraće (Markovica) – Kratovska Stena
02318	5.031 km (3.126 mi)	152.722 km (94.897 mi)	Kratovska Stena – Požega
02319	2.907 km (1.806 mi)	155.629 km (96.703 mi)	Požega – Požega (Arilje)
02320	22.069 km (13.713 mi)	177.698 km (110.416 mi)	Požega (Arilje) – Užice
02321	7.660 km (4.760 mi)	185.358 km (115.176 mi)	Užice – Bela Zemlja
02322	7.013 km (4.358 mi)	192.371 km (119.534 mi)	Bela Zemlja – Sušica
02323	7.712 km (4.792 mi)	200.083 km (124.326 mi)	Sušica – Zlatibor
02324	3.743 km (2.326 mi)	203.826 km (126.652 mi)	Zlatibor – Rzav
02325	27.509 km (17.093 mi)	231.335 km (143.745 mi)	Rzav – Kokin Brod (Pribojska Banja)
02326	0.820 km (0.510 mi)	232.155 km (144.254 mi)	Kokin Brod (Pribojska Banja) – Kokin Brod (Zlatar Lake)
02327	8.335 km (5.179 mi)	240.490 km (149.434 mi)	Kokin Brod (Zlatar Lake) – Nova Varoš
02328	15.203 km (9.447 mi)	255.693 km (158.880 mi)	Nova Varoš – Bistrica
02329	9.859 km (6.126 mi)	265.552 km (165.006 mi)	Bistrica – Prijepolje
02330	5.134 km (3.190 mi)	270.686 km (168.196 mi)	Prijepolje – Kolovrat
02331	0.696 km (0.432 mi)	271.382 km (168.629 mi)	Kolovrat – Mijoska
02332	30.176 km (18.750 mi)	301.558 km (187.379 mi)	Mijoska – Serbia-Montenegro border (Gostun)

Planned motorway

In order to provide the faster link from Belgrade to Western Serbia and Montenegro and alleviate the dangers of the Ibar Highway, the new A2 motorway is being built on a parallel route Belgrade – Preljina (town in the municipality of Čačak) and on part of the Zlatibor Highway from Preljina to Požega.^[5]

Also, the section from Pojate to Preljina would be replaced with motorway A5, by linking the A1 and A2 motorways, allowing the citizens from Southern and Eastern Serbia to reach Western Serbia and surrounding countries Bosnia&Herzegovina and Montenegro.