Swedish national road

Sweden's network of national roads, European routes here included

Swedish national road (Riksväg; literally: road of the rike/realm), are roads with road numbers from 1 through 99 in Sweden. The national roads are usually of high quality and sometimes pass through several counties. Roads with lower numbers are in southern Sweden, and roads with higher numbers are in northern Sweden. There are many cases where two or more routes in this system share the same physical road for a considerable distance, giving the country several kilometers of double-numbered road.

The network of national roads covers all of Sweden, and has a total length of 8,769 km (5,449 mi) (not including E-roads. The figure is shorter than before, since road 45 is now E45). The only county that doesn't have a riksväg is Gotland County. The national roads are public roads owned by the Government of Sweden and administered by the Swedish Transport Administration. They get a high priority for snow plowing during the winter.

The roads' number signs are rectangular with a blue background, white numbers, and a white border.

Current Swedish national roads

As of February 2008, Sweden has 59 national roads.

Swedish national roads that have changed designation over the years

• 10, Trelleborg – Brösarp — current National road 9
• 12, Malmö – Simrishamn — current National road 11
• 15, Malmö – Norrköping — current European route E22
• 20, Ystad – Broby — current National road 19
• 48, Slättäng – Mariestad — current National road 26
• 60, Örebro – Falun — current National road 50
• 64, Hassle – Mora — current National road 26
• 65, Västerås – Ludvika — current National road 66
• 81, Mora – Östersund — current National road 45
• 82, Söderhamn – Voxna — current National road 50 and County road 301
• 88, Östersund – Karesuando — current National road 45
• 93, Umeå – Storuman — current European route E12
• 98, Luleå – Kiruna — current European route E10
• 99, Sangis – Hedenäset — current County road 398

The classic Swedish national roads

These are the Swedish national roads that existed before the large restructuring that happened when the European routes were implemented in 1962 in Sweden.

• Road 1, Riksettan, Helsingborg – Stockholm — current European route E4
• Road 2, Rikstvåan, Trelleborg – Svinesund bridge — current European route E6
• Road 3, Rikstrean, Connection road between riksettan and rikstvåan outside Helsingborg, Kropp – Hasslarp – Strövelstorp
• Road 4, Riksfyran, Malmö – Norrköping — current European route E22
• Road 5, Riksfemman, Gothenburg – Jönköping — current National road 40
• Road 6, Rikssexan, Gothenburg – Örebro – Södertälje – Stockholm — current European route E20
• Road 7, Rikssjuan, Gothenburg – Grums — current National road 45
• Road 8, Riksåttan, Ödeshög – Hallsberg — current National road 50
• Road 9, Riksnian, Norwegian border – Karlskoga — current European route E18
• Road 10, Rikstian, Örebro – Gävle — current National road 50 and National road 80
• Road 11, Rikselvan, Arboga – Enköping — current European route E18
• Road 12, Rikstolvan, Solna – Mora — current E18 and National road 70
• Road 13, Rikstretton, Stockholm – Haparanda — current European route E4
• Road 14, Riksfjorton, Sundsvall – Norwegian border — current European route E14

See also

• Swedish county road (Länsväg)
• Norwegian national road

External links

• Trafikverket — Swedish Transport Administration