European route E134
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European route E134 (Template:Langx) is a European highway that crosses Norway starting at Haugesund Airport, Karmøy near the city of Haugesund on the west coast, heading over Haukeli, passing the city of Drammen, and ending in Vassum on the east side of the Oslofjord Tunnel.[1]
With the highest point at Template:Convert above sea level, the road is sensitive to snow conditions and foul weather during the winter season, during which the mountainous sections, especially near Haukelifjell skiing center, may be closed in short periods. The stretch of road through the mountains is called Haukelifjell.
Route
Template:Coat of arms Rogaland county
- Karmøy municipality
- Haugesund municipality
- Karmøy municipality
- Tysvær municipality
- Aksdal village
- File:NO road sign 406.svg Template:Europavei south to Stavanger
- The highways Template:Europavei and Template:Europavei run together for about Template:Convert
- File:NO road sign 406.svg Template:Europavei north to Bergen
- Vindafjord municipality
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- Etne municipality
- Ullensvang municipality
- Template:Jct to Skare and Odda
- File:Tunnel.png Seljestad Tunnel: Template:Convert
- File:Tunnel.png Røldal Tunnel: Template:Convert
- File:Tunnel.png Horda Tunnel: Template:Convert
- Håra village
- Røldal village
- File:Tunnel.png Austmannali Tunnel: Template:Convert
- File:Tunnel.png Haukeli Tunnel: Template:Convert - replaced the Old Dyrskartunnel
- File:Mountain pass 12x12 ne.svg Haukelifjell
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- Vinje municipality
- Vinje village
- File:Tunnel.png Vågslid Tunnel: Template:Convert
- Haukeli center
- Template:Jct to Setesdalen district
- Åmot center
- Vinje village
- Tokke municipality
- Høydalsmo village
- Kviteseid municipality
- Brunkeberg village
- Template:Jct to Kviteseid village
- Brunkeberg village
- Seljord municipality
- Seljord village
- Template:Jct to Bø municipality
- Flatdal village
- Seljord village
- Hjartdal municipality
- Notodden municipality
Template:Coat of arms Buskerud county
- Kongsberg municipality
- Kongsberg city
- Øvre Eiker municipality
- Hokksund town
- Drammen municipality
- Lier municipality
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- Asker municipality
- Frogn municipality
- Template:Europavei (terminus of E134)
History
A road over the mountain along this route was opened first time in 1889. In 1968, the Haukeli Tunnel (Template:Convert) was opened allowing reliable wintertime traffic.
The road was numbered as European route E76 before 1992, when the numbering system of all of the European routes in the Nordic countries was revised. Initially, there was not room for it in the system, and road became called Norwegian National Road 11 (Riksvei 11). Due to local wishes and steadily increasing of the road standard during the 1990s, it again received European route status, with the number E134.
The route has many tunnels, especially in the mountainous sections in the central and western parts, especially along the Åkrafjorden, where is passes the Langfossen waterfall. Prior to the opening of the tunnels, some of the fjord sections of the road were quite steep and very narrow; around Template:Convert wide. This was far less than the Template:Convert minimum requirement for European routes, and well below the minimum requirement to allow two trucks to pass. During the 2010s, a new series of upgrades has been planned to further improve the road in the Seljord-Hjartdal area as well as in Vindafjord.
In 2011 E134 was extended by Template:Convert, to end at Haugesund Airport instead of near city centre. In 2018 E134 was extended by Template:Convert, to include the Oslofjord Tunnel, letting it end at Vassum at the European route E6 in Frogn municipality in Eastern Norway. In 2019 the E134 was shortened by about 10 km by being routed through the newly opened Mælefjell Tunnel.
Places of interest
The highway runs near several places of interest:
- Heddal Stave Church
- Silvermine in Kongsberg
- Ski museum in Morgedal
- Old Hotel Haukeliseter
- Røldal Stave Church
Road conditions
When driving along the road, one may see many of the following words on signs or road condition web sites:[3]
- Haukelifjell = The main mountain pass on E 134, just south of the Hardangervidda mountain plateau
- Midlertidig stengt = Temporarily closed
- Kolonnekjøring = Driving in line after a snow plough truck only.
- Nattestengt = Closed by night
- Vegarbeid = Road work
- Kjøreforhold = Driving conditions
- Snø / snødekke = Snowy road
- Is / isdekke = Icy road
- Glatt = Slippery
- Bart = Bare road
- Vått = Wet road
- Fare for elg = Watch out for moose
References
External links
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