Norway | Area code 47 | Common abbreviation N | Last updated 6-1-2007 | |||
| Road class | Syntax explanation | Administrative subordination | Sub classes | Zones | System | Remarks |
| European road | E(v)[0-9]<2-3> | Europe | See Europe | Sequential exit numbers on E6 | ||
| National road (Riksveg) | (Rv)[0-9]<1-3> | national | Stamveg (1-/2-d) | Determined by first digit of 2- and 3-d numbers | ||
| Riksveg (1-/2-/3-d) | ||||||
| County road (Fylkesveg) | (Fv)[0-9]<2-3> | county | ||||
| General description:
European roads do not have national numbers, but if a national road locally has the same route as a European road, both appear on signs. The E6 is the main north-south route, which is in itself a violation of the E numbering system, since even numbers are normally east-west routes. However, in the far north of the country, the road does go to the east. E numbers are referred to as 'Ev' roads in texts (Europaveg), but the v does not appear on signs. National roads 2, 3, 5, 7, 15, 20, 23, 50 and 80 are called 'Stamveg'. All other national roads are called 'Riksveg'. However, stamvegs are also indicated with Rv numbers. Zones for 2- and 3-digit numbers are not strict. Zone 1 is near Oslo (but routes 12 and 17 are in the north), 2 is north and east of Oslo and 3 west of Oslo. Zone 4 is in the south and 5 in the southwest. 6 is in the northwest (around Ålesund), and 7, 8 and 9 are further north (increasing to the north). There are no 3-digit numbers beginning with 9, but there are 2-digit numbers, so one could distinguish between them: zone 8 for 3-digit numbers is divided into two zones for 2-digit numbers: zone 8 in the west and 9 in the east. County road numbers normally do not appear on maps. They are possibly not indicated on signs. Every county has its own numbering system. A county has either 2-digit numbers, some of which begin with 0, or all numbers have 3 digits. | ||||||
| Road signs: | ||||||
| Road/destination type | Background | Text | Road numbers | |||
| Class | Shape | Background | Text | |||
| Motorways | Blue | White | Stamveg | Rectangle | Green | White |
| All other roads | Yellow | Black | Riksveg | Rectangle | White | Black |
| Local destinations | White | Black | Fylkesveg | unknown | ||
| History: There have been many changes in the national road numbering system around 1990, when new European road numbers were introduced. | ||||||
Sources and links: Various maps and atlases
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