Prior to 2019, the northern terminus of the road was at the village of Balestrand, but in 2019, the section of Norwegian County Road 55 from Balestrand to Sogndalsfjøra was added to National Road 13, extending it all the way to Sogndalsfjøra. In 2020, a new tunnel was opened between Stavanger and Tau, Ryfylke Tunnel, the world's deepest public road tunnel. National Road 13 was then rerouted through this tunnel, making it end in Stavanger instead of Sandnes. The road between Tau and Sandnes which has a ferry crossing (Oanes to Lauvika across the Høgsfjorden) became county roads.
Route descriptionEdit
Historically, Rv13 also included the road between the village of Balestrand to the town of Førde, now known as county road 613. Currently, Rv13 begins at Sogndalsfjøra and ends in the city of Stavanger. National Road 13 has two ferry crossings: Vangsnes to Dragsviki (across the Sognefjorden) and Nesvik to Hjelmelandsvågen (across the Jøsenfjorden). Parts of the road have been designated as National Tourist Routes.[1]
After the construction of the Hardanger Bridge, the Jondal Tunnel and the Mælefjell Tunnel, National Road 13 between Skare and Voss is increasingly used by cars. Parts of the road in this area are so narrow that heavy vehicles cannot meet everywhere, so they often have to reverse to a wider part of the road so that they can pass each other.[2] Having a trailer or caravan is not advised in this section. The increasing amount of traffic has made driving more difficult, so the government has decided to rebuild some of the narrow parts between Skare and the Hardanger Bridge before 2035.
ReferencesEdit
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norwegian, national, road, national, road, norwegian, riksvei, rv13, national, road, which, runs, from, town, stavanger, rogaland, county, village, sogndalsfjøra, vestland, county, route, kilometers, long, runs, south, north, through, rogaland, vestland, count. National Road 13 Norwegian Riksvei 13 Rv13 is a national road which runs from the town of Stavanger in Rogaland county to the village of Sogndalsfjora in Vestland county The route is 449 9 kilometers 279 6 mi long and runs south north through Rogaland and Vestland counties following a more inland path than the European route E39 highway National Road 13Bokmal Riksvei 13Nynorsk Riksveg 13Location in Western NorwayRoute informationMaintained by Norwegian Public Roads AdministrationMajor junctionsNorth endSogndalsfjora VestlandMajor intersectionsRv5 Sogndalsfjora Vik E16 east Nedre Vinjo E16 west Bergen Rv7 Eidfjord E134 west Etnesjoen E134 east Haukeli Hjelmelandsvagen E39 StavangerSouth endStavanger RogalandLocationCountryNorwayHighway systemRoads in NorwayNational Roads County Roads Rv9 Rv15Prior to 2019 the northern terminus of the road was at the village of Balestrand but in 2019 the section of Norwegian County Road 55 from Balestrand to Sogndalsfjora was added to National Road 13 extending it all the way to Sogndalsfjora In 2020 a new tunnel was opened between Stavanger and Tau Ryfylke Tunnel the world s deepest public road tunnel National Road 13 was then rerouted through this tunnel making it end in Stavanger instead of Sandnes The road between Tau and Sandnes which has a ferry crossing Oanes to Lauvika across the Hogsfjorden became county roads Route description EditHistorically Rv13 also included the road between the village of Balestrand to the town of Forde now known as county road 613 Currently Rv13 begins at Sogndalsfjora and ends in the city of Stavanger National Road 13 has two ferry crossings Vangsnes to Dragsviki across the Sognefjorden and Nesvik to Hjelmelandsvagen across the Josenfjorden Parts of the road have been designated as National Tourist Routes 1 nbsp View of the road in KvassdalenThere are several tunnels on this highway the longest of which are the Ryfylke Tunnel 14 4 kilometre 8 9 mi Hundvag Tunnel Tunsberg Tunnel Vallavik Tunnel and Fresvik Tunnel The Hardanger Bridge was completed in 2013 and it carries this highway across the large Hardangerfjorden There are signposted concurrencies with the European route E134 between Horda and Skare and the European route E16 between Vossevangen and Vinje The E134 concurrency adds the Roldal and Horda spiral tunnels to the total After the construction of the Hardanger Bridge the Jondal Tunnel and the Maelefjell Tunnel National Road 13 between Skare and Voss is increasingly used by cars Parts of the road in this area are so narrow that heavy vehicles cannot meet everywhere so they often have to reverse to a wider part of the road so that they can pass each other 2 Having a trailer or caravan is not advised in this section The increasing amount of traffic has made driving more difficult so the government has decided to rebuild some of the narrow parts between Skare and the Hardanger Bridge before 2035 References Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Riksveg 13 Nasjonal turistveg Ryfylke in Norwegian Norwegian Public Roads Administration Archived from the original on 19 June 2012 Retrieved 5 October 2011 CV Driving Scania S520 Odda Rv 13 nbsp This Norwegian road or road transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Norwegian National Road 13 amp oldid 1145681730, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
