The European route E8 is a European route that goes from Tromsø, Norway to Turku, Finland. The length of the route is 1,410 kilometres (880 mi).
- E8: Tromsø – Nordkjosbotn – Skibotn – Kilpisjärvi – Kaaresuvanto – Muonio – Tornio – Keminmaa – Kemi – Oulu – Liminka – Raahe – Kalajoki – Kokkola – Vaasa – Pori – Rauma – Turku
History
In the older E-road system that was used from 1950 to 1985 (in the Nordic countries until 1992), the E8 went London – Colchester – Harwich – ferry connection – Hook of Holland – The Hague – Utrecht – Oeynhausen – Hanover – Berlin – Poznań – Krośniewice – Łowicz – Warsaw – USSR border[1] (Brest). It connected with E1, E2, E5, E31, E107, E108 and E113 routes.[2]
The current E8 route was introduced in early 1990s between Tromsø and Tornio[3] and extended from Tornio to Turku in 2001.[3] In the older E road system it had been called E78 since 1962.
Route
References
- ^ United Nations (1951). "DECLARATION ON THE CONSTRUCTION OF MAIN INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC ARTERIES SIGNED AT GENEVA ON 16 SEPTEMBER 1950 / DECLARATION SUR LA CONSTRUCTION DE GRANDES ROUTES DE TRAFIC INTERNATIONAL SIGNEE A GENEVE LE 16 SEPTEMBRE 1950" (PDF) (in English and French). United Nations Treaty Series. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
- ^ "E8 (Old System)". Roader's Digest: The SABRE Wiki. SABRE. Retrieved 2023-02-10.[self-published source]
- ^ a b "E8 (Europa)" [E8 (Europe)]. Wegenwiki (in Dutch). Retrieved 2023-02-10.[self-published source]
External links
- UN Economic Commission for Europe: Overall Map of E-road Network (2007)
Media related to E8 at Wikimedia Commons
E8 through Finland and Norway travel guide from Wikivoyage
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This page was last edited on 25 March 2023, at 20:50