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National roads (Swedish: riksvรคg; literally: road of the rike/realm) in Sweden have road numbers from 1 through 99. The national roads are usually of high quality and sometimes pass through several counties. Roads with lower numbers are in southern Sweden, and roads with higher numbers are in northern Sweden. There are many cases where two or more routes in this system share the same physical road for a considerable distance, giving the country several kilometers of double-numbered road.
The network of national roads covers all of Sweden. In 2015, the total length of all national roads (excluding European routes) was 8,900ย km (5,500ย mi).[1] The only county that does not have a riksvรคg is Gotland County. On Gotland and the adjacent island of รland, the main roads are instead known as county road (lรคnsvรคg). The national roads are public roads owned by the Government of Sweden and administered by the Swedish Transport Administration. They get a high priority for snow plowing during the winter.
The roads' number signs are rectangular with a blue background, white numbers, and a white border.
Current Swedish national roads
editAs of 2017, Sweden has 57 national roads.
| Number[2] | Southern endpoint[2][3] | Northern endpoint[2][3] | Length (km) | Length (mi) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trelleborg | Brรถsarp | 140 | 87 | |
| Malmรถ | Simrishamn | 88 | 55 | |
| Ystad | รngelholm | 131 | 81 | |
| Karlshamn | Halmstad[4] | 154 | 96 | |
| Landskrona | Fogdarp | 35 | 22 | |
| Ystad | Broby | 90 | 56 | |
| ร storp | Kristianstad | 100 | 62 | |
| (Malmรถ) Rolsberga | Linkรถping | 375 | 233 | |
| Hรคssleholm | Mellbystrand | 73 | 45 | |
| Halmstad | Kalmar | 232 | 144 | |
| Halmstad | Mora | 560 | 350 | |
| Karlskrona | Gothenburg | 338 | 210 | |
| Karlskrona | Vรคgershult | 93 | 58 | |
| Karlshamn | Tingsryd (Vรคxjรถ) | 35 | 22 | |
| Vรคxjรถ | Jรถnkรถping | 198 | 123 | |
| Nybro | Jรถnkรถping | 174 | 108 | |
| Ekenรคssjรถn | Mjรถlby | 124 | 77 | |
| ร lem | Motala | 231 | 144 | |
| Gamleby | Linkรถping | 75 | 47 | |
| Vรคxjรถ | Oskarshamn | 127 | 79 | |
| Gothenburg | Vรคstervik | 311 | 193 | |
| Varberg | Borรฅs | 83 | 52 | |
| Borรฅs | Trollhรคttan | 86 | 53 | |
| Uddevalla | Gรถtene | 110 | 68 | |
| Ulricehamn | Skรถvde | 64 | 40 | |
| Oskarshamn | Grรคstorp (Trollhรคttan) | 310 | 190 | |
| Lidkรถping | Askersund | 114 | 71 | |
| (Jรถnkรถping) Mjรถlby | Sรถderhamn | 468 | 291 | |
| Norrkรถping | รrebro | 110 | 68 | |
| Nykรถping | Kumla (รrebro) | 130 | 81 | |
| Oxelรถsund | Eskilstuna | 100 | 62 | |
| Norrkรถping | Uppsala | 201 | 125 | |
| Norrkรถping | Gรคvle | 290 | 180 | |
| Katrineholm | Jรคrna | 60 | 37 | |
| Karlstad | Norwegian border (Eda) | 109 | 68 | |
| Karlstad | Norwegian border (Lรฅngflon) | 222 | 138 | |
| Karlstad | Kopparberg | 127 | 79 | |
| Vรคsterรฅs | Norwegian border (Stรถa)[5][6] | 340 | 210 | |
| รrebro | Gรคvle | 230 | 140 | |
| Fagersta | Rรคttvik[5][6] | 138 | 86 | |
| Enkรถping | Norwegian border (Flรถtningen) | 419 | 260 | |
| Sala | Uppsala | 63 | 39 | |
| Nynรคshamn | Stockholm | 51 | 32 | |
| Stockholm | Nacka | 9 | 5.6 | |
| Norrtรคlje | Gรคvle | 156 | 97 | |
| Knivsta | Rรถsa (Norrtรคlje) | 45 | 28 | |
| Tรถnnebro | ร nge | 216 | 134 | |
| Hudiksvall | Norwegian border (Fjรคllnรคs) | 320 | 200 | |
| Sundsvall | Bispgรฅrden | 78 | 48 | |
| Sollefteรฅ | รstersund | 151 | 94 | |
| Utansjรถ/Mรถrtsal | Meselefors | 229 | 142 | |
| Umeรฅ | Dorotea | 178 | 111 | |
| (Luleรฅ) Antnรคs | Arvidsjaur | 135 | 84 | |
| Skellefteรฅ | Norwegian border (Merkenisvuopmekietje) | 350 | 220 | |
| Luleรฅ | Jokkmokk | 168 | 104 | |
| รverkalix | รvertorneรฅ | 50 | 31 | |
| Haparanda | Karesuando | 361 | 224 |
Swedish national roads that have changed designation over the years
edit- 10, Trelleborg โ Brรถsarp โ renumbered to National road 9 in 1992 to avoid confusion with E10[7]
- 11, Malmรถ โ Skurup โ Ystad โ became E14 (now E65) in the late 1970s; reassigned to a different route
- 12, Malmรถ โ Simrishamn โ renumbered to National road 11 in 1992 to avoid confusion with E12
- 14, Ystad โ Osby โ renumbered to national road 20 around 1970 to avoid confusion with E14 (now E65); current National road 19
- 15, Malmรถ โ Norrkรถping โ became E66 (now E22); reassigned to a different route
- 16, Dalby โ Flรคdie โ downgraded to County road 102 and E6.02 (not signposted)[4][8] to avoid confusion with E16
- 19, Eslรถv โ Klippan โ became a portion of National road 13 in 1985
- 20, Ystad โ Broby โ renumbered to National road 19 in 1992 to avoid confusion with E20
- 22, Helsingborg โ Hรถganรคs โ downgraded to County road 111 in 1985
- 23, Vรคxjรถ โ Oskarshamn โ became a portion of National road 37 in 2007
- 33, Jรถnkรถping โ Vรคstervik โ became a portion of National road 40 in 2009
- 36, Linkรถping โ Motala โ became a portion of National road 34 in 2007
- 45, Gothenburg โ Karesuando โ upgraded to E45 in 2006[9]
- 48, Slรคttรคng โ Mariestad โ became a portion of National road 26 in 2003
- 58, NykรถpingโFlen...Vรคsterรฅs โ Eskilstuna โ became portions of National road 52, County road 221 and National road 53 (now National road 56) in 1985
- 60, รrebro โ Falun โ became a portion of National road 50 in 2001
- 64, Hassle โ Mora โ became a portion of National road 26 in 2003
- 65, Vรคsterรฅs โ Ludvika โ renumbered to National road 66 in 1992 to avoid confusion with E65
- 67, Vรคsterรฅs โ Sala โ Gรคvle โ became a portion of National road 56 in 2007
- 71, Borlรคnge โ Norwegian border (Stรถa) โ became portions of E16 and National road 66 in 2012[5][6]
- 74, Stockholm โ ร lstรคket โ downgraded to County road 222 in 1985
- 78, Uppsala โ รsthammar โ downgraded to County road 288 in 1985
- 79, Uppsala โ รsthammar โ renumbered to National road 78 in the 1960s to avoid confusion with E79; current County road 288
- 80, Rรคttvik โ Falun โ Gรคvle โ became portions of E16 and National road 69 in 2012[5][6]
- 81, Mora โ รstersund โ became a portion of National road 45 in 1991; current E45
- 82, Sรถderhamn โ Voxna โ downgraded to County road 301 in 1985; Alfta โ Bollnรคs โ Sรถderhamn was upgraded to National road 50 in 2001
- 88, รstersund โ Karesuando โ became a portion of National road 45 in 1991; current E45
- 91, รrnskรถldsvik โ ร sele โ downgraded to County road 348 in 1986
- 93, Umeรฅ โ Storuman โ upgraded to E79 (now E12)
- 94, Skellefteรฅ โ Malรฅ โ downgraded to County road 370 in 1986; reassigned to a different route
- 96, Piteรฅ โ รlvsbyn โ downgraded to County road 374 in 1986
- 98, Luleรฅ โ Kiruna โ upgraded to E10 in 1992; reassigned to a different route
- 99, Sangis โ Hedenรคset โ downgraded to County road 398 in 1986; reassigned to a different route
The classic Swedish national roads
editThese are the Swedish national roads that existed before the large restructuring that happened when the European routes were implemented in 1962 in Sweden.
- Road 1, Riksettan, Helsingborg โ Stockholm โ current European route E4
- Road 2, Rikstvรฅan, Trelleborg โ Svinesund bridge โ current European route E6
- Road 3, Rikstrean, Connection road between riksettan and rikstvรฅan outside Helsingborg, Kropp โ Hasslarp โ Strรถvelstorp
- Road 4, Riksfyran, Malmรถ โ Norrkรถping โ current European route E22
- Road 5, Riksfemman, Gothenburg โ Jรถnkรถping โ current National road 40
- Road 6, Rikssexan, Gothenburg โ รrebro โ Sรถdertรคlje โ Stockholm โ current European route E20
- Road 7, Rikssjuan, Gothenburg โ Grums โ current European route E45
- Road 8, Riksรฅttan, รdeshรถg โ Hallsberg โ current National road 50
- Road 9, Riksnian, Norwegian border โ Karlskoga โ current European route E18
- Road 10, Rikstian, รrebro โ Gรคvle โ current National road 50 and European route E16
- Road 11, Rikselvan, Arboga โ Enkรถping โ current European route E18
- Road 12, Rikstolvan, Solna โ Mora โ current E18 and National road 70
- Road 13, Rikstretton, Stockholm โ Haparanda โ current European route E4
- Road 14, Riksfjorton, Sundsvall โ Norwegian border โ current European route E14
See also
edit- Swedish county road (Lรคnsvรคg)
- Norwegian national road
References
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- ^ a b c Nationell vรคgdatabas (NVDB) [National road database] (Map) (in Swedish). Swedish Transport Administration. Retrieved 2017-11-04.
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- ^ a b c d "Sammanstรคllning 20 FS 2012:3 enligt 13 kap 1 ยง trafikfรถrordningen (1998:1276) (TrF) รถver allmรคnna vรคgar och andra viktigare vรคgar i Dalarnas lรคn" (PDF). Dalarnas lรคns fรถrfattningssamling (in Swedish). County Administrative Board of Dalarna. April 2012. pp.ย 6โ8. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2018-11-05. Retrieved 2017-10-29.
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