Road signs in the Republic of
Bulgaria were introduced by the Road Traffic Act and are regulated by:
Regulations for the implementation of the Road Traffic Act, adopted by a Decree of the Council of Ministers;[1][2]
Ordinance No. 18 of July 23, 2001 on road signaling with traffic signs, issued by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.[3]
Both normative documents are harmonized with the
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968), which was ratified by Bulgaria on December 28, 1978 (This Convention was not published in the State Gazette).[4] Bulgaria made two declarations upon signature, one reservation upon ratification and one declaration upon ratification. One reservation made upon ratification is regarding transliteration into Latin characters solely to indicate the terminal points of international routes passing through Bulgaria and places of interest to international tourism. This is due to the fact that the
Cyrillic script is used in the writing system of the
Bulgarian language, the official language of Bulgaria.
Road signs in Bulgaria use the
SNV typeface, which is also used in neighboring countries in the
Balkans such as
Romania,
Serbia and
North Macedonia. Inscriptions on road signs are usually written in both
Bulgarian and
English (
Cyrillic and
Latin scripts respectively), including settlement names.
Today there are some differences between the two documents regarding road signs. The latest changes in Ordinance No. 18 were promulgated in the State Gazette No. 13, dated February 14, 2020. These changes are not reflected in the Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Act.
Warning signs
A1 Right curve
A2 Left curve
A3 Double curve, first at right
A4 Double curve, first at left
A5 Steep downhill
A6 Steep uphill
A7 Road narrows — two-sided
A8 Road narrows - on the right
A9 Road narrows - on the left
A10 Opening bridge
A11 Unprotected quayside or riverbank
A12 Uneven road
A13 Speed bump
A14 Dangerous roadside
A15 Slippery road
A16 Loose chippings
A17 Falling rocks
A18 Pedestrian crossing
A19 Children area
A20 Cyclists
A21 Domesticated animals
A22 Wild animals
A23 Roadworks
A24 Traffic lights
A25 Crossroads without priority (give way to the vehicles coming from the right)
Road signs in the Republic of
Bulgaria were introduced by the Road Traffic Act and are regulated by:
Regulations for the implementation of the Road Traffic Act, adopted by a Decree of the Council of Ministers;[1][2]
Ordinance No. 18 of July 23, 2001 on road signaling with traffic signs, issued by the Minister of Regional Development and Public Works.[3]
Both normative documents are harmonized with the
Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals (1968), which was ratified by Bulgaria on December 28, 1978 (This Convention was not published in the State Gazette).[4] Bulgaria made two declarations upon signature, one reservation upon ratification and one declaration upon ratification. One reservation made upon ratification is regarding transliteration into Latin characters solely to indicate the terminal points of international routes passing through Bulgaria and places of interest to international tourism. This is due to the fact that the
Cyrillic script is used in the writing system of the
Bulgarian language, the official language of Bulgaria.
Road signs in Bulgaria use the
SNV typeface, which is also used in neighboring countries in the
Balkans such as
Romania,
Serbia and
North Macedonia. Inscriptions on road signs are usually written in both
Bulgarian and
English (
Cyrillic and
Latin scripts respectively), including settlement names.
Today there are some differences between the two documents regarding road signs. The latest changes in Ordinance No. 18 were promulgated in the State Gazette No. 13, dated February 14, 2020. These changes are not reflected in the Regulations for the Implementation of the Road Traffic Act.
Warning signs
A1 Right curve
A2 Left curve
A3 Double curve, first at right
A4 Double curve, first at left
A5 Steep downhill
A6 Steep uphill
A7 Road narrows — two-sided
A8 Road narrows - on the right
A9 Road narrows - on the left
A10 Opening bridge
A11 Unprotected quayside or riverbank
A12 Uneven road
A13 Speed bump
A14 Dangerous roadside
A15 Slippery road
A16 Loose chippings
A17 Falling rocks
A18 Pedestrian crossing
A19 Children area
A20 Cyclists
A21 Domesticated animals
A22 Wild animals
A23 Roadworks
A24 Traffic lights
A25 Crossroads without priority (give way to the vehicles coming from the right)