European route E45

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The European route E45 goes between Finland and Italy, through Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. The length of the route is about 4920 kilometres.

E45 between Sorsele and Slagnäs in Lappland, Sweden. The speed limit is 110 km/h.
E45 between Sorsele and Slagnäs in Lappland, Sweden. The speed limit is 110 km/h.
Most northern exit on the continental part of E45; just south of Frederikshavn
Most northern exit on the continental part of E45; just south of Frederikshavn

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[edit] Finland

The Finnish road authority has decided to signpost E45 from E8[2], even though the official document[1] uses the Swedish version ("Karesuando") of the name of the village at the border, hinting that it would start on the Swedish side. The Finnish name of the village is Kaaresuvanto, and it is one village only according to the Finnish view, not two. The road is only 800 metres (0.5 mile) long in Finland.

[edit] Sweden

In November 2006, the E45 was extended with the current Swedish national road 45, which makes it start from Karesuando at the E8 at the Swedish–Finnish border, over ÖstersundMoraGrums, to Gothenburg and on. This extended the length of the route by about 1690 kilometres. The signs of road 45 was changed to E45 during the summer of 2007. The E45 has now no other national number.

The ferry GothenburgFrederikshavn has about 8 daily departures and takes 2–3 hours.

[edit] Denmark

In Denmark the E45 is a motorway (speed limit 110 km/h - 130 km/h) from the south of Frederikshavn to the Danish–German border. The E45 has no other national number. It connects to the E39 and E20 motorways. For a list of exits from the E45, see the Danish article.

In 1992 it was renamed from E3 (which actually ended in Hamburg, Germany) and until 2006, with the extension in Sweden, the northern endpoint was Frederikshavn.

The total length in Denmark is 357 km.

[edit] Germany

The road E45 follows:

[edit] Austria

The road E45 follows:

[edit] Italy

The road E45 follows:

[edit] Footnotes

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  1. ^ a b United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Inland Trasport 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 on 2007-05-28.
  2. ^ Wikipedia contributors (2007-05-07). Diskussion:E45 (Swedish). Wikipedia. Retrieved on 2007-05-28.