- European route E6
E6 is the designation for the main north-south road in
Norway , and the west coast ofSweden , running from the southern tip ofSweden , atTrelleborg , into Norway and through almost all of the country north toFinnmark . The route ends close to the Norwegian border withRussia . Its length is convert|3140|km|mi|abbr=on.This road was called E6 in the old "E" road system before 1985, and it used to continue all the way to
Rome . It was given the number E47 (but not signposted) in the new system on most of the Scandinavian part, and E6 only for the northernmost convert|460|km|mi|abbr=on (from Olderfjord inPorsanger ). After a political negotiation all of the Scandinavian part was given the number E6 also in the new system which was introduced in Scandinavia 1992.E6 follows the route
Trelleborg ,Malmö ,Helsingborg ,Halmstad ,Gothenburg ,Svinesund ,Sarpsborg ,Oslo ,Hamar ,Lillehammer , Dombås,Melhus ,Trondheim ,Stjørdal ,Steinkjer ,Grong ,Mosjøen ,Mo i Rana ,Fauske , then further up toHamarøy with aferry fromBognes toSkarberget then on viaNarvik ,Setermoen , Alta,Olderfjord ,Lakselv ,Karasjok , Varangerbotn,Kirkenes .The road E6 is motorway from outside Trelleborg to north of Uddevalla. It is also motorway on parts of the route from Uddevalla to
Gardermoen north of Oslo. According to plans it will be motorway all the way from Trelleborg to Gardermoen in 2012. The rest of the road is ordinary road, usually 6-8 m wide, except when it runs through cities such asTrondheim . Some parts in the extreme north of Norway are less than convert|6|m|ft|abbr=on wide, making it very tight when heavy vehicles meet. It is also often very curvy, at least on the northern half, north of Trondheim.The road E6 passes over treeless mountain passes in a few places in Norway. In the winter the weather conditions often can be so rough that the road must be closed temporarily.External links
* [http://www.vegvesen.no/trafikk/vegmeldinger/rapport/index.jsp?report_id=10 Road conditions for Mountain passes in southern Norway (in Norwegian only)]
* [http://www.vegvesen.no/trafikk/vegmeldinger/rapport/index.jsp?report_id=11 Road conditions for Mountain passes in northern Norway (in Norwegian only)]
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