Scandinavian–Mediterranean Corridor
| Helsinki-Valletta Corridor | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Route information | |
| Length | 4,858 km (3,019 mi) |
| Major junctions | |
| Start end |  Helsinki |
| End end |  Valletta |
| Location | |
| Countries | Finland Sweden Denmark Norway Germany Austria Italy Malta |
| Highway system | |
The Helsinki–Valletta Corridor (also known as Scandinavian–Mediterranean Corridor) is the number 5 of the ten priority axes of the Trans-European Transport Network.[1]
Description
The Helsinki-Valletta Corridor is the longest of the 10 TEN-T Core Network Corridors, it develops its network from the Seine to the Danube on the following three axes and through the following European cities[2] (see route in magenta on the official TEN-T map published on the European Union website visible below in the note).[3]
- Helsinki – Turku – Stockholm – Malmö – København – Fehmarn – Hamburg – Hannover
- Bremen – Hannover – Nürnberg – München – Brenner – Verona – Bologna – Rome – Naples – Bari
- Naples – Strait of Messina Bridge[4][nb 1] - Palermo – Valletta
Notes
- ^ As of February 2020, the Messina Bridge project, suspended in 2011, is abandoned, but it is hoped that it can be resumed in the future.
See also
References
- ^ "TEN-T Core Network Corridors". green-ten-t.eu. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "PART I: LIST OF PRE-IDENTIFIED PROJECTS ON THE CORE NETWORK IN THE FIELD OF TRANSPORT" (PDF). televideo.rai.it. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "TRANS-EUROPEAN TRANSPORT NETWORK" (PDF). ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 14 February 2020.
- ^ "SLEEPING SPOT: THE BRIDGE OF MESSINA". green-ten-t.eu. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
External links
- Trans-European Transport Network (TEN-T) at European Union official web site