- Inlandsvägen
Inlandsvägen is a touristical road passing through the center of
Sweden fromGothenburg in the south up toLapland in the north. Inlandsvägen is simultaneously the Swedish part of the European Route 45. There is also an "Inlandsvägen Syd" (Inlandsvägen South) existing, but it's just an inofficial part starting further south.The route
Starting in
Gothenburg atKattegat in southwest Sweden the road goes up via Lake Vänern -Mora at Lake Siljan -Östersund -Storuman -Arvidsjaur -Jokkmokk -Gällivare to its northern terminus inKaresuando at the Finnish border in the historical province Lapland. The whole road uses the Swedish part of the E45, betweenGällivare andSvappavaara also the E10. About 5 kilometers (3.1 miles) south ofJokkmokk the road reaches theArctic Circle at coord|66.3|N|19.85|E|. Most of the parts of the road have just two lanes with two-way-traffic.History
The name is related to the famous
Inlandsbanan , a railroad line running nearly always parallel to the road betweenMora andGällivare .The communities and small towns having direct connections to the road have financed the marketing of Inlandsvägen. They tried to make drivers (especially tourists) using the road through the center of Sweden. They were hoping that some more people choose Inlandsvägen instead of the E4 in the east which is in better condition, also faster and an alternative route.Originally Inlandsvägen was not an European Route. Until the end of 2006 the road was theSwedish national road 45 .ee also
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Swedish national road 45 - The former Rv. 45 in Sweden
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