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E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia. Its length is .
This road was called E 6 in the old "E" road system before 1985, and it used to continue all the way to Rome.
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E 6 is the designation for the main north-south road in Norway, and the west coast of Sweden, running from the southern tip of Sweden, at Trelleborg, into Norway and through almost all of the country north to Finnmark. The route ends close to the Norwegian border with Russia. Its length is .
This road was called E 6 in the old "E" road system before 1985, and it used to continue all the way to Rome. It was given the number E 47 (but not signposted) in the new system on most of the Scandinavian part, and E 6 only for the northernmost (from Olderfjord in Porsanger). After a political negotiation all of the Scandinavian part was given the number E 6 also in the new system which was introduced in Scandinavia 1992.
E 6 follows the route Trelleborg, Malmö, Helsingborg, Halmstad, Gothenburg, Svinesund, Sarpsborg, Oslo, Hamar, Lillehammer, Dombås, Oppdal, Melhus, Trondheim, Stjørdal, Steinkjer, Grong, Mosjøen, Mo i Rana, Saltdal, Fauske, then further up to Hamarøy with a ferry from Bognes to Skarberget then on via Narvik, Setermoen, Nordkjosbotn, Skibotn, Alta, Olderfjord, Lakselv, Karasjok, Varangerbotn, Kirkenes.
The road E 6 is a 2+2 lane motorway from outside Trelleborg to north of Uddevalla. It is also a 2+2 lane motorway on most of the route from Uddevalla to Gardermoen north of Oslo. According to plans it will be motorway all the way from Trelleborg to Hamar in 2013, about 710 km. The rest of the road is ordinary road, usually 6-8 m wide, except when it runs through cities such as Trondheim. Some parts in the extreme north of Norway are less than wide, making it very tight when heavy vehicles meet. It is also often very curvy, at least on the northern half, north of Trondheim.
The road E 6 passes over treeless mountain passes in a few places in Norway. In the winter the weather conditions often can be so rough that the road must be closed temporarily.
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