A stretch of Croatia’s D2 road between Dnevno and the Serbian border has been patched up so many times that it is now reportedly an attraction for photographers. According to media reports in Croatia, the locals even refer to the road as “50 shades of grey”.
Croatia’s D2 state road is a trunk state road in the northern part of the country that spans from the border crossing with Slovenia and goes via Varaždin, Koprivnica, Virovitica, Našice, Osijek, Vukovar, ending at the Ilok–Bačka Palanka Bridge border crossing with Serbia.
However, it’s the 20km-long section between Dnevno and the Serbian border that has become subject to intrigue from photographers and endless frustration from drivers.
As Croatian trucking website Kam Bus writes, there have been countless promises from politicians over the years to properly repave the road surface. However, on each and every occasion the proper repairs have not materialised. As a result, the stretch of road has resembled a patchwork of hastily-repaired potholes and cracks that must be painful to drive on.
As Croatian tabloid 24sata.hr reports, the road “has been patched up so many times in recent years that it has become unique in Croatia, almost beautiful and attractive, especially for photography.”
However, the strange “beauty” of the road doesn’t hide its faults. Besides the obvious problems with the patched up cracks and potholes, the road reportedly has poor drainage and is too narrow. As a consequence, there have been a number of accidents with HGVs travelling from Serbia.
According to Kam Bus, the main reason the road has ended up in this state is the fact it has been plagued with ownership issues. As a result, no company or public body has put down the cash to repave the road.
Photo credits: Google Street View