Swedish national road explained
National roads (sv|riksväg; 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 8900km (5,500miles).[1] The only county that does not have a riksväg is Gotland County. On Gotland and the adjacent island of Öland, the main roads are instead known as county road (länsväg). 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
As of 2017, Sweden has 57 national roads.
| Number[2] | Southern endpoint[3] | Northern endpoint | Length (km) | Length (mi) |
|---|
| | | 140km (90miles) |
| | | 88km (55miles) |
| | | 131km (81miles) |
| | Halmstad[4] | | |
| | | 35km (22miles) |
| | | 90km (60miles) |
| | | 100km (100miles) |
| | | | |
| | | 73km (45miles) |
| | | 232km (144miles) |
| | | 560km (350miles) |
| | | | |
| | | 93km (58miles) |
| | Tingsryd (Växjö) | 35km (22miles) |
| | | | |
| | | 174km (108miles) |
| | | 124km (77miles) |
| | | | |
| | | 75km (47miles) |
| | | | |
| | | | |
| | | 83km (52miles) |
| | | 86km (53miles) |
| | | 110km (70miles) |
| | | 64km (40miles) |
| | Grästorp (Trollhättan) | | |
| | | |
| | | 468km (291miles) |
| | | 110km (70miles) |
| | Kumla (Örebro) | 130km (80miles) |
| | | | |
| | | 201km (125miles) |
| | | | |
| | | 60km (40miles) |
| | Norwegian border (Eda) | 109km (68miles) |
| | Norwegian border (Långflon) | 222km (138miles) |
| | | 127km (79miles) |
| | Norwegian border (Stöa)[5] [6] | | |
| | | 230km (140miles) |
| | | | |
| | Norwegian border (Flötningen) | 419km (260miles) |
| | | 63km (39miles) |
| | | 51km (32miles) |
| | | 9km (06miles) |
| | | 156km (97miles) |
| | Rösa (Norrtälje) | 45km (28miles) |
| | | 216km (134miles) |
| | Norwegian border (Fjällnäs) | 320km (200miles) |
| | | 78km (48miles) |
| | | 151km (94miles) |
| | | 229km (142miles) |
| | | 178km (111miles) |
| | | 135km (84miles) |
| | Norwegian border (Merkenisvuopmekietje) | 350km (220miles) |
| | | 168km (104miles) |
| | | 50km (30miles) |
| | | 361km (224miles) | |
Swedish national roads that have changed designation over the years
- 10, Trelleborg – Brösarp — current National road 9[7]
- 12, Malmö – Simrishamn — current National road 11
- 15, Malmö – Norrköping — current European route E22, reassigned to a different route
- 16, Dalby – Flädie – current County road 102 and E6.02 (not signposted)[4] [8]
- 20, Ystad – Broby — current National road 19
- 45, Gothenburg – Karesuando — current European route E45[9]
- 48, Slättäng – Mariestad — current National road 26
- 60, Örebro – Falun — current National road 50
- 64, Hassle – Mora — current National road 26
- 65, Västerås – Ludvika — current National road 66
- 71, Borlänge – Norwegian border (Stöa) — current European route E16 and National road 66[5] [6]
- 80, Gävle – Rättvik — current European route E16 and National road 69[5] [6]
- 81, Mora – Östersund — current European route E45
- 82, Söderhamn – Voxna — current National road 50 and County road 301
- 88, Östersund – Karesuando — current European route E45
- 93, Umeå – Storuman — current European route E12
- 98, Luleå – Kiruna — current European route E10, reassigned to a different route
- 99, Sangis – Hedenäset — current County road 398, reassigned to a different route
The classic Swedish national roads
These 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 – Stockholm — current European route E4
- Road 2, Rikstvåan, Trelleborg – Svinesund bridge — current European route E6
- Road 3, Rikstrean, Connection road between riksettan and rikstvåan outside Helsingborg, Kropp – Hasslarp – Strövelstorp
- Road 4, Riksfyran, Malmö – Norrköping — current European route E22
- Road 5, Riksfemman, Gothenburg – Jönköping — current National road 40
- Road 6, Rikssexan, Gothenburg – Örebro – Södertälje – Stockholm — current European route E20
- Road 7, Rikssjuan, Gothenburg – Grums — current European route E45
- Road 8, Riksåttan, Ödeshög – Hallsberg — current National road 50
- Road 9, Riksnian, Norwegian border – Karlskoga — current European route E18
- Road 10, Rikstian, Örebro – Gävle — current National road 50 and European route E16
- Road 11, Rikselvan, Arboga – Enköping — current European route E18
- Road 12, Rikstolvan, Solna – Mora — current E18 and National road 70
- Road 13, Rikstretton, Stockholm – Haparanda — current European route E4
- Road 14, Riksfjorton, Sundsvall – Norwegian border — current European route E14
See also
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Sveriges vägnät . trafikverket.se . . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20170804052435/https://www.trafikverket.se/resa-och-trafik/vag/sveriges-vagnat/ . 2017-08-04 . dead . 2018-12-04.
- Nationell vägdatabas (NVDB) . National road database . Swedish Transport Administration . Swedish . 2017-11-04.
- Web site: Transportstyrelsens föreskrifter om vägvisningsplan för riksvägar och länsvägar i nummergruppen 100–499 . Transportstyrelsens författningssamling . 7–12 . 2012 . . Swedish . 2000-1975 . TSFS 2012:73 . 2021-06-12.
- Konsekvensutredning - Transportstyrelsens föreskrifter om vägvisningsplan för riksvägar och länsvägar i nummergruppen 0- 499 . 2012-04-04 . Swedish Transport Agency . 2–3 . Swedish . https://web.archive.org/web/20171030112845/http://www.regelradet.se/wp-content/files_mf/13375915062012_142_Konsekvensutredning.pdf . 2017-10-30 . 2017-10-30 . live.
- Web site: Vår nya Europaväg . 2012-08-27 . . Swedish . 2017-10-29.
- Web site: Sammanställning 20 FS 2012:3 enligt 13 kap 1 § trafikförordningen (1998:1276) (TrF) över allmänna vägar och andra viktigare vägar i Dalarnas län. . Dalarnas läns författningssamling . April 2012 . . 6–8 . Swedish . 2017-10-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20181105200035/https://www.lansstyrelsen.se/download/18.2e0f9f621636c84402727de0/1528352897549/12-03.pdf . 2018-11-05 . live.
- Web site: Europavägar skyltas om . TT . Tidningarnas Telegrambyrå . 1992-03-25 . . Swedish . 2017-11-04.
- Web site: Så får vägarna namn . 2012-09-13 . Sveriges Radio . Swedish . 2017-10-30.
- Web site: Riksväg 45 blir Europaväg . 2005-10-18 . Sveriges Radio . Swedish . 2017-11-03.
