National road network by road category

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NATIONAL ROAD NETWORK BY ROAD CATEGORY AS OF 31.12.2024

(Kilometres)
Statistical zones, statistical regions and districts	Total	Motorway	Category I roads	Category II roads	Category III roads and road connections by croossroads and junctions
Statistical zones, statistical regions and districts	Total	Motorway	Category I roads	Category II roads
Total	19 986	845	2 886	4 021	12 234
Severna i Yugoiztochna Bulgaria	12 437	350	1 958	2 615	7 514
Severozapaden	3 442	16	405	765	2 256
Vidin	622	-	83	91	448
Vratsa	657	-	65	231	361
Lovech	755	16	105	78	556
Montana	614	-	55	159	400
Pleven	794	-	97	206	491
Severen tsentralen	2 976	-	461	634	1 881
Veliko Tarnovo	937	-	153	140	644
Gabrovo	518	-	86	30	402
Razgrad	506	-	56	162	288
Ruse	509	-	110	155	244
Silistra	506	-	56	147	303
Severoiztochen	2 697	111	486	468	1 632
Varna	715	58	139	43	475
Dobrich	823	-	83	242	498
Targovishte	530	6	77	105	342
Shumen	629	47	187	78	317
Yugoiztochen	3 322	223	606	748	1 745
Burgas	1 197	51	258	243	645
Sliven	581	44	85	202	250
Stara Zagora	907	93	167	215	432
Yambol	637	35	96	88	418
Yugozapadna i Yuzhna tsentralna Bulgaria	7 549	495	928	1 406	4 720
Yugozapaden	3 441	302	512	622	2 005
Blagoevgrad	727	57	73	152	445
Kyustendil	621	44	84	54	439
Pernik	573	32	59	66	416
Sofia	1 520	169	296	350	705
Yuzhen tsentralen	4 108	193	416	784	2 715
Kardzhali	649	-	73	81	495
Pazardzhik	753	51	59	203	440
Plovdiv	1 023	50	129	239	605
Smolyan	539	-	-	110	429
Haskovo	1 144	92	155	151	746

28.05.2025

National road network - National road network by road category and type of pavement
Contact
Contact organisation	National Statistical Institute
Contact organisation unit	„Short-term business statistics and transport statistics “ Department
Contact name	Rositsa Ivancheva
Contact person function	Chief expert
Contact mail address	2, P.Volov Str. Sofia 1038, Bulgaria
Contact email address	rsivancheva@nsi.bg
Contact phone number	+359 2 9857 101
Contact fax number
Metadata update
Metadata last certified	04 September 2023
Metadata last posted	04 September 2023
Metadata last update	04 September 2023
Statistical presentation
Data description	Data on national road network refers to: Road category - motorways, category I, II, III roads; Type of pavement - bituminized, cobblestones, crushed stones, coarse aggregate and unpaved roads.
Classification system	· The classification of National roads is made by conditions and order set by the Council of Ministers; · Glossary for transport statistics· Classification of Territorial Units for Statistical Purposes in Bulgaria - NUTS ; · Glossary for transport statistics - - Geneva 2003.
Sector coverage	The National road network (NRN) ensures the connections between the built-up areas in the country and those with other countries for transport of goods and passengers. National roads are classified according to their administrative and economic importance and functions for the transport system in the following classes: motorways and roads of the first, second and third class, which ensure national significance transport connections and give the length of the state road network. Separate national roads are included in the Trans-European road network.
Statistical concepts and definitions	According to road category NRN includes: Motorways - roads designed exclusively for high-speed vehicular traffic. They have separate carriageways for traffic in each direction with a dividing strip between them, emergency stopping lane and crossing other roads or railroads at a different level. The maximum speed is 140 km / h. I-st category roads –designed for transit traffic on big distances /mainly from border to border/. They service big territories and coincide with the major transport fluxes in the country. II-nd category roads - designed for transit traffic on medial distances. They have distributing functions and provide optimal routes for transit traffic to different country regions. III-rd category roads - roads within the boundaries of built-up areas that are part from roads higher category. Ensure the connection between the different municipalities as well those to local roads. According to type of pavement: Bituminized road surface - for all types of traffic; Cobblestones - often used for roads with major traffic; Crushed stones - used for local roads with light traffic; Coarse aggregate - used for local roads with very light traffic. Unpaved roads. Usually these are forest, tractor and cart roads without a special coating.
Statistical unit	Source of data is "Road Infrastructure" Agency. Data are transmitted annually.
Statistical population	The survey is exhaustive.
Reference area	For the Republic of Bulgaria.
Time coverage	Since 1995.
Base period	Not applicable.
Unit of measure
Kilometres
Reference period
Annual
Institutional mandate
Legal acts and other agreements	· Law on roads (29.03.200) SG, issue 26/2000 (last amended, SG issue 53 from 13.07.2012); · Regulation for implementation of Law on roads (Decree No 245 of Council of Ministers from 24.11.200) in force from 01.12.2000.
Data sharing	Not applicable.
Confidentiality
Confidentiality - policy	Data are published aggregated by districts and are not confidential.
Confidentiality - data treatment	Not applicable.
Release policy
Release calendar	Data are published according to the deadlines set in the Release calendar - 6 months after the reference period.
Release calendar access	The calendar is available on the NSI website: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/480
User access	Data are published on the Internet site of NSI and can be accessed from all users of statistical information.
Frequency of dissemination
Annual
Accessibility and clarity
News release	Not applicable.
Publications	· Statistical Yearbook; · Statistical Reference Book; · "Bulgaria" (brochure); . International questionnaries.
On-line database	Data on National road network are available to all users of the NSI website under the heading Domain statistics - Transport and Communications - Other annual data - Transport: https://www.nsi.bg/en/node/7201
Micro-data access	Not applicable.
Other	Not applicable.
Documentation on methodology	· Law on roads (29.03.200) SG, issue 26/2000 (last amended, SG issue 53 from 13.07.2012); · Regulation for implementation of Law on roads (Decree No 245 of Council of Ministers from 24.11.200) in force from 01.12.2000.
Quality documentation	Not available.
Quality management
Quality assurance	After receiving the information quality checks and data validation are made. By identifying errors, the necessary corrections are made with the cooperation of "Road Infrastructure" Agency.
Quality assessment	Not applicable.
Relevance
User needs	Main users are state and international institutions.
User satisfaction	No information.
Completeness	All roads part from NRN are covered.
Accuracy and reliability
Overall accuracy	The survey is exhaustive and is conducted by "Road Infrastructure" Agency.
Sampling error	Not applicable.
Non-sampling error	Not applicable.
Timeliness and punctuality
Timeliness	Data are annual and are published 6 months after the reference period.
Punctuality	Data are published according to the deadlines set in the Release calendar of NSI.
Coherence and comparability
Comparability - geographical	Comparable at European level.
Comparability - over time	Data are from 1995 without any breaks in the time series.Since 2002 IV category roads have been excluded from the National Road Network and have been included in municipality roads network.
Coherence - cross domain	Not applicable.
Coherence - internal	Not applicable.
Cost and burden
Cost and Burden are defined by "Road Infrastructure" Agency.
Data revision
Data revision - policy	According to the rules for data publishing revision of data can be made when it is necessary.
Data revision - practice	See 19.1.
Statistical processing
Source data	Source of data is "Road Infrastructure" Agency.
Frequency of data collection	Annual
Data collection	The survey is exhaustive.
Data validation	Not applicable.
Data compilation	The primary data checks are made by "Road Infrastructure" Agency. Additional treatment of the information is necessary for publication purposes.
Adjustment	Not applicable.
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