E45 (Europe)
Major junctions | |
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North end | Alta, Norway |
South end | Gela, Italy |
Location | |
Countries | Norway Finland Sweden Denmark Germany Austria Italy |
Highway system | |
International E-road E45 goes between Norway and Italy, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about 5,190 kilometers (3,225 mi), it is the longest north–south International E-road (some east–west routes are longer).
The route passes through Alta (Norway) – Kautokeino – Hetta (Finland) – Palojoensuu – Kaaresuvanto – Gällivare (Sweden) – Porjus – Jokkmokk – Arvidsjaur – Östersund – Mora – Säffle – Åmål – Brålanda – Gothenburg ... Frederikshavn (Denmark) – Aalborg – Randers – Aarhus – Skanderborg – Vejle – Kolding – Frøslev – Flensburg (Germany) – Hamburg – Hanover – Hildesheim – Göttingen – Kassel – Fulda – Würzburg – Nuremberg – Munich – Rosenheim – Wörgl (Austria) – Innsbruck – Brenner – Fortezza (Italy) – Bolzano – Trento – Verona – Modena – Bologna – Cesena – Perugia – Fiano Romano – Naples – Salerno – Sicignano – Cosenza – Villa San Giovanni ... Messina – Catania – Siracusa – Gela.[2]
Norway and Finland
E45 is 172 km long in Norway and 101 km long in Finland. It has no other number in Norway, but follows routes 21 and 93 in Finland.
The E45 was not signposted in Finland after the 2006 extension,[3] since the official document[2] uses the Swedish version ("Karesuando") of the name of the village at the Finnish–Swedish border, hinting that it would start on the Swedish side. The Swedish government proposed the extension alone in 2005 and let the E45 end at the border, partly because of lack of interest from Finnish authorities. The gap between the end of E45 and the E8 was about 1 km along the existing Finnish regional road 959 Karesuvanto (FIN) – Karesuando (SWE)
In August 2016, after a political proposal in 2007, the governments of Norway and Finland applied for an extension of E45 Karesuando–Kaaresuvanto–Palojoensuu–Hetta–Kautokeino–Alta.[4] This was approved by the work group, and became valid on 5 December 2017.[5] E45 sign posts were mounted starting 9 February 2018,[6] replacing route 93 in Norway, and complementing road 959, 21 and 93 in Finland.
Sweden
In November 2006, the E45 was extended with the then existing Swedish national road 45, which makes it start from Karesuando at the Swedish–Finnish border (near the E8), over Östersund–Mora–Grums, to Gothenburg and on. This extended the length of the route by about 1,690 km (1,050 mi). The signs of road 45 was changed to E45 during the summer of 2007. The E45 has now no other national number. In Sweden the road is called Inlandsvägen.
The E45 in Sweden is mostly a standard road. Between Karesuando and Torsby (1370 km) the road is usually 6–8 meters wide, and goes mostly through sparsely populated forests, with occasional villages and only two cities above 10,000 people, Östersund and Mora. The E45 is a motorway for 6 km together with the E18 south of Grums. Between Säffle and Trollhättan several parts of it is 2+1 road with a middle barrier, in total around 40 km. Between Trollhättan and Surte there is a 52 km long motorway, finished in 2012. Between Surte and Gothenburg there is a 17 km road designed equivalently to a motorway. The exception is that there are two gaps in the Trollhättan–Surte motorway and there are two traffic lights along the Surte–Gothenburg road. The speed limit is usually 100 km/h north of Mora and usually 90 km/h south thereof. There are 27 road crossings or intersections where the Swedish E45 does not follow the straight direction. There are 26 level crossings with railways. There are 19 motorway exits and 29 other motorway-like exits.
The ferry between Gothenburg and Frederikshavn runs about six times a day and takes 3½ hours.
Denmark
In Denmark the E45 is a motorway (speed limit 110 to 130 km/h or 70 to 80 mph) from the south of Frederikshavn along the east coast of Jutland to the Denmark–Germany border. The E45 has no other national number. It connects to the E39 and E20 motorways.
In 1992 it was renamed from E3 (which before 1985 ended in Lisbon, Portugal) and until 2006, with the extension in Sweden, the northern endpoint was Frederikshavn.
The total length in Denmark is 357 km.
Exits in Denmark
Name/Location | # | Destinations | Notes |
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Sæby N | 12 | Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) Sæby, Vangen | |
Rest area Øksenhede | |||
Sæby S | 13 | Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) Secondary Route 541 (Denmark) Sæby, Syvsten, to Secondary Route 553 (Denmark) | |
Flauenskjold | 14 | Secondary Route 589 (Denmark) Flauenskjold, Dybvad, Voerså | |
Jyske Ås | 15 | Klokkerholm | |
Hjallerup N | 16 | Secondary Route 559 (Denmark) Hjallerup, Asaa, Dronninglund, to Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) | |
Rest area Hjallerup Enge | Gas station on the east-side | ||
Lyngdrup | 17 | Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) Hjallerup, Grindsted | |
Vodskov N | 18 | Vodskov, Langholt, to Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) | |
Vodskov | 19 | Vodskov, Hals | |
Bouet | 20 | Nørresundby, to E 39 Primærrute 11 Primærrute 55 Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) | |
Vendsyssel | E 39 Primærrute 11 Brønderslev, Hjørring, Hirtshals, Thisted, to Primærrute 55 Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | |
Nørresundby N | 21 | Nørresundby, Lindholm Aalborg Airport, to Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) | |
Nørresundby C | 22 | Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) Nørresundby | Northbound exit, southbound entrance |
Limfjordstunnelen | 582 metres (1,909 ft) length. Max height 4,3m | ||
Aalborg N | 23 | Aalborg, Rørdal | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Ø. Uttrup Vej | 24 | Aalborg, Rørdal | |
Humlebakken | 25 | Vejgaard, Aalborg Ø | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Th. Sauers Vej | 26 | Secondary Route 507 (Denmark) Secondary Route 595 (Denmark) Aalborg | |
Aalborg C | 27 | Aalborg | Northbound exit, southbound entrance |
Aalborg S | 28 | Secondary Route 187 (Denmark) Aalborg, Skalborg | |
Rest area Dall/Limfjorden | Restaurant on the west-side | ||
Svenstrup | 29 | Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) Svenstrup, Ellidshøj | |
Støvring N | 30 | Støvring | |
Støvring S | 31 | Secondary Route 519 (Denmark) Støvring, Sørup | |
Service area Himmerland | |||
Sønderup | 32 | Primærrute 13 Viborg, Aars | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Haverslev | 33 | Secondary Route 535 (Denmark) Haverslev, Arden | |
Rest area Senhøj | |||
Hobro N | 34 | Primærrute 29 Secondary Route 541 (Denmark) Hobro | |
Hobro V | 35 | Secondary Route 579 (Denmark) Hobro | |
Onsild | 36 | Secondary Route 517 (Denmark) Secondary Route 555 (Denmark) Onsild, Viborg, Mariager | |
Handest | 37 | Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) Handest, Hobro | |
Rest area Glenshøj | |||
Purhus | 38 | Purhus, Fårup | |
Randers N | 39 | Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) Secondary Route 507 (Denmark) Randers, Hadsund | |
Randers C | 40 | Primærrute 16 Randers, Viborg | |
Rest area Gudenå | |||
Randers S | 42 | Primærrute 46 Randers | |
Sønder Borup | 43 | Primærrute 16 Primærrute 21 Secondary Route 180 (Denmark) Secondary Route 511 (Denmark) Grenaa, Ebeltoft, Sønder Borup, Hadsten, Sjællands Odde | |
Hadsten | 44 | Secondary Route 587 (Denmark) Hadsten, Ebeltoft, Grenaa Aarhus Airport | |
Århus Nord | Primærrute 15 Århus N, Grenaa, Ebeltoft, Skejby, Sjællands Odde | ||
Århus N | 46 | Secondary Route 505 (Denmark) Hinnerup, Lisbjerg | |
Tilst | 47 | Primærrute 26 Tilst, Viborg | |
Tilst | Primærrute 26 Viborg (planned) | ||
Rest area Pedersminde/Blankhøj | |||
Århus Vest | Primærrute 15 Århus, Silkeborg, Herning | ||
Århus S | 49 | Århus, Hasselager Sjællands Odde | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Hørning | 50 | Hørning, Hasselager | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Århus Syd | Secondary Route 501 (Denmark) Hasselager, Hørning, Viby J, Sjællands Odde | Northbound exit, southbound entrance | |
Skanderborg N | 51 | Secondary Route 511 (Denmark) Skanderborg, Stilling | |
Rest area Fuglsang | |||
Skanderborg V | 52 | Secondary Route 511 (Denmark) Skanderborg, Ry, Odder | |
Skanderborg S | 53 | Secondary Route 409 (Denmark) Skanderborg, Østbirk, Nørre Snede | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Ejer Bavnehøj | 54 | Ejer Bavnehøj | |
Horsens N | 55 | Secondary Route 461 (Denmark) Horsens, Østbirk | |
Horsens V | 56 | Primærrute 52 Horsens, Juelsminde, Silkeborg | |
Horsens C | 56b | Horsens, Hatting | |
Horsens S | 57 | Primærrute 30 Secondary Route 451 (Denmark) Horsens, Odder, Billund Billund Airport | |
Rest area Merring/Nørremark | |||
Hedensted | 58 | Hedensted, Løsning | |
Hornstrup | 59 | Primærrute 23 Hornstrup, Vejle N | |
Vejle | Primærrute 18 Primærrute 13 Herning, Viborg | ||
Vejle N | 60 | Secondary Route 170 (Denmark) Vejle, Juelsminde | |
Vejle C | 61a | Primærrute 28 Vejle, Fredericia, Billund | |
Vejle S | 61b | ||
Service area Skærup | |||
Skærup | E 20 Odense | Southbound exit, northbound entrance | |
Kolding | E 20 Odense | Northbound exit, southbound entrance. Concurrency with E 20 begins | |
Kolding Ø | 62 | Secondary Route 170 (Denmark) Secondary Route 176 (Denmark) Kolding, Billund Billund Airport | |
Bramdrupdam | 63 | Bramdrupdam | |
Kolding Vest | 64 | E 20 Kolding, Varde, Esbjerg | Concurrency with E 20 ends |
Rest area Hylkedal | |||
Kolding S | 65a | Primærrute 25 Kolding, Vamdrup, Tønder | |
Vonsild | 65b | Vonsild | |
Christiansfeld | 66 | Christiansfeld | |
Haderslev N | 67 | Haderslev | |
Vojens | 68 | Primærrute 47 Vojens, Ribe, Haderslev Vojens Airport | |
Service area Ustrup | |||
Haderslev S | 69 | Secondary Route 435 (Denmark) Haderslev, Tønder | |
Rest area Øster Løgum | |||
Aabenraa N | 70 | Primærrute 24 Aabenraa, Rødekro, Ribe | |
Rest area Årslev | Restaurant on east-side | ||
Aabenraa | 71 | Primærrute 41 Aabenraa | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Aabenraa S | 72 | Primærrute 42 Aabenraa, Tinglev | |
Kliplev | Primærrute 8 Sønderborg, Fynshav | ||
Kliplev | 73 | Primærrute 8 Secondary Route 481 (Denmark) Kliplev, Tønder, Gråsten, Tinglev, Ribe | |
Rest area Oksekær | |||
Kruså | 74 | Kruså, Flensburg | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Bov | 75 | Secondary Route 401 (Denmark) Bov, Tønder, Padborg, Kruså, Egernsund | |
Padborg | 76 | Padborg, Frøslev | Southbound exit, northbound entrance |
Service area Frøslev | |||
Padborg | 76 | Padborg, Frøslev | Northbound exit, southbound entrance |
Germany
The E45 follows:
- A7, Danish border–Würzburg
- A3, Würzburg–Nuremberg
- A9, Nuremberg–Munich
- A99, Munich Beltway
- A8, Munich–Rosenheim
- A93, Rosenheim–Austrian border
The length in Germany is 1022 km.
Between Nuremberg and Verona, Italy the E45 corresponds with the route of the old imperial road, the Via Imperii, though the Autobahns are newer roads.
Austria
The E45 follows:
- Inn Valley Autobahn A12, German border–Innsbruck
- Brenner Autobahn A13, Innsbruck–Italian border (at Brenner Pass)
The length in Austria is 109 km.
Italy
Owing to the greater recognition of motorways and nationally or locally numbered major roads in Italy, in colloquial usage "E45" often refers to the Cesena-Orte segment,[7] possibly further expanded to include the Ravenna-Cesena section of the SS3bis (formally part of the E55, and forming together the Strada di Grande Comunicazione Ravenna-Orte) and/or the Orte-Rome segment.
Route
Finnish–Swedish border in Kaaresuvanto
- E 45: Alta – Kautokeino – Norway/ Finland border
- Kt 93: Norway/ Finland border – Hetta – Palojoensuu
- Vt 21 / E 8: Palojoensuu – Kaaresuvanto
- St 959: Kaaresuvanto – Finland/ Sweden border
- E 45: Karesuando – Svappavaara (Start of Concurrency with E 10) – Gällivare (End of Concurrency with E 10) – Arvidsjaur – Storuman (Start of Concurrency with E 12) – Stensele (End of Concurrency with E 12) – Håxås – Östersund (Start of Concurrency with E 14) – Brunflo (End of Concurrency with E 14) – Sveg – Mora – Malung (Start of Concurrency with E 16) – Stöllet – Önneby – Torsby (End of Concurrency with E 16) – Vålberg – Åmål – Trollhättan – Gothenburg
- Gothenburg – Fredrikshavn
- E 45: Fredrikshavn – Aalborg – Randers – Aarhus – Horsens – Vejle – Kolding – Haderslev – Aabenraa – / border
- A 7: / border – Flensburg – Neumünster – Hamburg – Hanover – Hildesheim - Göttingen – Kassel – Fulda – Würzburg
- A 3: Würzburg – Nuremberg
- A 9: Nuremberg – Ingolstadt – Munich
- A 99: Munich
- A 8: Munich – Rosenheim
- A 93: Rosenheim – / border
- A 12: / border – Kufstein – Wörgl (Start of Concurrency with E 60) – Wiesing – Innsbruck (End of Concurrency with E 60)
- A 13: Innsbruck – Matrei am Brenner – / border
- A A22: / border – Brennero – Vipiteno – Bolzano – Trento – Rovereto – Verona – Mantua – Modena (Start of Concurrency with E 35)
- A A1: Modena – La Stanga (End of Concurrency with E 35)
- A A14: La Stanga – Bologna – Cesena
- SS 3bis: Cesena – San Piero in Bagno – Sansepolcro – Città di Castello - Umbertide – Perugia – Todi – Terni
- SS 675: Terni – Narni – Orte
- A A1: Orte – Nazzano – Monterotondo – Frosinone – Caserta – Afragola – Casalnuovo di Napoli – Casoria – Naples
- A A3: Naples – Pompeii – Salerno
- A A2: Salerno – Battipaglia – Cosenza – Vibo Valentia – Villa San Giovanni
- Villa San Giovanni – Messina
- A A18: Messina – Taormina – Giarre – Catania
- RA 15: Catania
- Aut. CT-SR (Autostrada Catania-Siracusa): Catania – Mungina – Augusta
- SS 114: Augusta – Melilli – Syracuse
- A A18: Syracuse – Noto – Rosolini
- SS 115 – Rosolini – Modica – Ragusa – Comiso – Gela
References
- ^ Vägverket "Nya hastighetsgränser på nationella vägar"[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Inland Transport Committee (2005-07-19). "Road Transport Infrastructure. European Agreement on Main International Traffic Arteries (AGR). Consideration of new proposals for amendments to Annex I to the AGR (TRANS/SC.1/2005/3)" (PDF). United Nations Economic and Social Council. Retrieved 2007-05-28.
- ^ Karesuando och Karesuvanto... (Bilder) Archived 2017-12-13 at the Wayback Machine and SV: Skyltning efter vägarna !! Archived 2017-12-13 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ ECE/TRANS/SC.1/2016/2 Amendments to the Agreement Submitted by the Governments Finland and Norway
- ^ Report of the Working Party on Road Transport on its 112th session
- ^ Klart for E45 (NRK 9 February 2018, in Norwegian)
- ^ "Itinerari E45-E55 e Orte-Civitavecchia" (in Italian). Anas SpA. Retrieved 6 November 2019.
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