Europaväg 45
The Europaväg 45 ( Swedish for, Europastraße 45 ') is a Swedish national road, of Gothenburg via Östersund according Karesuando runs along the Finnish border. It is part of Europastraße 45 . At around 1680 km in length, the Europaväg is the longest road in Sweden.
The road is also called Inlandsvägen - which is related to the Inlandsbahn , which is crossed a total of 28 times - and was previously known as Riksväg 26 and Riksväg 45 .
history
Gothenburg - Grums
At the beginning of the planning for the E45, the focus was on the construction of a route that runs centrally through northern Sweden, as there was previously no trunk road running in a north-south direction. Since there were no ferries or the like, it was difficult for travelers to cross the numerous rivers in northern Sweden. The only connections that existed until then were the E 4 , which was close to the coast, or led along the rivers.
An example of this is the section between Gothenburg and Lilla Edet , which lies along a stretch of river that was built in the 1860s. In the further course to Vänersborg the route follows a slightly different course, no longer directly along Göta älv . At that time there were only bridges in Gothenburg and Vänersborg across the river.
Many sections of Europaväg 45 have been completely redesigned. The section between Gothenburg and Agnesberg was opened to traffic in 1968. The route between Agnesberg and Lilla Edet was initially planned east of Surte, but was then realized in the west and completed together with the section to Trollhättan in the early 1960s. The passage north of Trollhättan was opened together with the Stallbackabron in 1981. The route to Vänersborg followed in 1991. Between 1950 and 1970 the sections between Vänersborg and Frändefors, Mellerud and Åmål and between Åmål and Säffle had already been completed. The further motorway stretch to Grums finally followed in the 1990s.
Grums - Mora
The Vålberg - Fagerås line was completed in the 1970s and 1990s, while the Fagerås - Sunne line is from the 1940s but has been modernized since the 1880s, when the line first appeared in the books. The road between Sunne and Torsby was rebuilt in the 1970s. Before that it ran east of the Övre Fryken .
In the 1920s and 1930s, the Torsby - Järnbergsåsen line was built and opened to traffic. Long before that, the Järnbergsåsen - Klarälven section had already been opened in the 1910s . The section was later modernized again, as was the valley run to Klarälven, which was supplemented in the 1980s together with the bridge south of Stöllet . The road between Stöllet and Malung is almost identical to the route opened in the 1910s, with the exception of the curves that were straightened in the 2000s. The line between Malung and Öje was renewed in the 1970s, but is largely identical to the line that was built there in the 1910s, partly along a disused railway line. The section Öje - Siljansfors also follows the route from the 1910s ; however, the section was completely expanded. The section between Siljansfors - Mora was built in the 1960s.
There are many milestones along the route , which suggests that a trade route existed there even before the 19th century.
Mora - Ostersund
The section between Mora and Orsa was built in stages between 1950 and 1980, the one between Orsa and Fågelsjö follows the course of a road built in the 1940s. The section was later modernized again and the bridges over the railways added.
A road was built between Sveg and Brunflo as early as the 1920s, but later in the 1960s a few curves were straightened so that the course of the road became a little sleepy. The route between Sveg - Älvros was opened to traffic in the 1950s.
Östersund - Finnish border
In 1900 there was a road between Östersund and Dorotea. But there was no road further north from Dorotea. This line was built between 1910 and 1950.
course
- Karesuando - Gällivare - Storuman - Östersund
- Östersund - Mora - Torsby - Säffle - Trollhättan - Grums - Gothenburg
-
of the Stena Line Gothenburg - Frederikshavn , Denmark
.svg){kind=small}