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European route E10

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Also known as E10, E 10

highway in Norway and Sweden

Key facts

Length
880 km (550 mi)
North west end
Å, Norway
Major intersections
E6 in Bjerkvik , Norway E45 in Gällivare , Sweden E4 in Luleå, Sweden
South east end
Luleå, Sweden
Countries
Norway , Sweden

via Wikipedia infobox

Wikidata facts

Instance of
road
Country
Sweden
Image
Flakstadveien E 10 and Narvtinden in Flakstad, Nordland, Norway, 2022 June - 2.jpg
Length
880
Connects with
Kiruna
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different from
E10
Commons category
E10
topic's main category
Category:European route E10
road number
E10
terminus location
Luleå
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Encyclopedic overview

European route E10 is part of the International E-road network, and the second shortest Class A reference road in this network. It begins in Å, Norway, and ends in Luleå, Sweden. The road is about 850 kilometres (530 mi) in length. The Norwegian part of the road is also named Kong Olav Vs vei (transl. King Olav V's road).

The road follows the route Å – Leknes – Svolvær – Gullesfjordbotn – Bogen (Evenes) – Bjerkvik – Kiruna – Töre – Luleå. Most of the road is paved and two-lane, with the exception of some bridges between islands in Nordland. It has a 90–100 km/h (56–62 mph) speed limit in Sweden, and is usually 7–8 meters wide, enough to make encounters between heavy vehicles trouble-free. In Norway the road is much more twisting than in Sweden, and around 6–7,5 m wide usually with a speed limit of 80 km/h (50 mph). New sections have been built 7.5 m (25 ft) wide in the last 15 years, but there are still many narrow parts left. Often, the 6 m (20 ft) width makes encounters between heavy vehicles tight. For the last 50 km, until Å, the road is mostly less than 6 m (20 ft) wide, often 5 m (16 ft). Buses and caravans should avoid driving here, but many of them do so anyway.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “European route E10” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.