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 Script error: No such module "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

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Road E134 at Skjold in Vindafjord

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Folgefonna seen from E134, near Røldal

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Road E134 to Notodden city, at Tuven

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Road E134 at Meheia in Kongsberg

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  • Frogn municipality
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History

A road over the mountain along this route was opened first time in 1889. In 1968, the Haukeli Tunnel (Script error: No such module "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 Script error: No such module "convert". wide. This was far less than the Script error: No such module "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 Script error: No such module "convert"., to end at Haugesund Airport instead of near city centre. In 2018 E134 was extended by Script error: No such module "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:

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

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  3. ↑ Trafikkmeldinger

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External links

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