European route E39

E39
Route information
Length	1,330 km (830 mi)
Major junctions
North end	Klett (Norway)
South end	Aalborg (Denmark)
Location
Countries	Norway, Denmark
Highway system
International E-road network A Class B Class

E 39 is the designation of a 1330 km long north-south road in Norway and Denmark, running from Klett just south of Trondheim to Aalborg, via Orkanger, Vinjeøra, Halsa ... Straumsnes, Krifast, Batnfjordsøra, Molde ... Vestnes, Skodje, Ålesund ... Volda ... Nordfjordeid ... Sandane, Førde, Lavik ... Instefjord, Knarvik, Bergen, Os ... Stord, Sveio, Aksdal, Bokn ... Rennesøy, Randaberg, Stavanger, Sandnes, Ålgård, Helleland, Flekkefjord, Lyngdal, Mandal, Kristiansand ... Hirtshals, Hjørring, and Nørresundby. Several sections are via ferry, denoted by ... in the above list. In total there are nine ferries, the highest number of ferries for a single road in Europe.

In Trondheim, there are connections to E 6 and E 14. In Ålesund, to E 136, in Bergen to E 16, in Haugesund, to E 134, in Kristiansand to E 18, and in Aalborg to E 45.

Norwegian part

Route of E39 shown on map of Western/Southern Norway

In Norway, E39 is part of Norwegian national road system, and is as such developed and maintained by the public roads administration. E39 is mostly a two-lane undivided road, only relatively short sections near Stavanger, Trondheim and Bergen are motorways or semi-motorways. Trondheim – Ålesund – Bergen – Stavanger – Kristiansand was named E39 i 2000. Kristiansund - Stavanger was earlier riksveg 1 (national highway 1, "coastal through-road"), whereas Stavanger – Kristiansand was part of E18.

Sør-Trøndelag county

Trondheim

• E6 File:Riksvei 707.svg Rv707 Klett junction
• Udduvoll bru

Melhus

• Semi-motorway Øysand-Thamshavn/Orkanger
• Toll Øysand

Skaun

Orkdal

Hemne

road under construction: 15 km new E39 from Staurset to Renndalen in Halsa expected oktober 2010.

Møre og Romsdal county

Halsa ferry dock

Halsa

Tingvoll

Gjemnes

• Gjemnessund Bridge 1257 m

Gjemnessund Bridge

Molde

• Molde airport, Årø
• Rv64→ Fannefjordstunnelen direction Åndalsnes
• ferry from Molde to Vestnes (Furnes dock, 35 minutes)

Vestnes

• E136 at Skorgenes, jointly with E39 until Spjelkavika

Ørskog

• File:Riksvei 650.svg Rv650 Sjøholt → Linge ferry dock

Ålesund

• E136 at Spjelkavika, jointly with E39 from Skorgenes at Tresfjord
• Vegsundbrua

Roundabout in Ålesund

Sula

• ferry from Solavågen to Festøya in Ørsta (20 minutes)

Ørsta

• File:Riksvei 655.svg Rv655 Ørsta

Volda

• File:Riksvei 653.svg Rv653 Furene → Eiksund tunnel
  • Road under construction. New E39 Volda-Austefjord-Grodås named Kvivsvegen. New route for E39 will be along Rv651 to Fyrde, where a new road to Grodås. From Grodås the new E39 til be along present Rv60 and jointly with Rv15 until Nordfjordeid. Construction began January 2009, completion in 2012.
    • 4 tunnels: 6 490 m, 1 600 m, 170 m and 1 125 m.
    • 145 m
• ferry from Volda to Folkestad (12 minutes)

Sogn og Fjordane county

E39 bend at Anda near Sandane Airport

Eid

• Rv15 at Leivdøla bridge, jointly with E39 until Nordfjordeid

Gloppen

• Ferry from Lote to Anda (10 min, 1-2 departures per hour)

Nordfjord and E39 ferry Lote-Anda

• Rv60 at Byrkjelo

Jølster

• Rv5 jointly with E39 from Skei to Førde

Førde

• Rv13 at Moskog
• Rv5 Førde
• Førde airport

Gaular

• Rv57 at Espeland

Høyanger

• Rv55 at Vadheim
• Bogstunnelen (3 482 m)
• Lavik
• ferry from Lavik to Oppedal (20 min, 1-2 departures per hour)

Gulen

• Oppedal
• Skrikebergtunnelen (1500 m)
• Jernfjelltunnelen (2 391 m)

Hordaland county

• Matrebergtunnelen (1 352 m)
• Masfjordtunnelen (4 110 m)
• Eikefettunnelen (4 910 m)
• Mundalsbergtunnelen (1 085 m)
• Rv57 at Knarvik

Lindås

• Hagelsund Bridge (623)

Hagelsund Bridge

Meland

• Nordhordlandsbrua/Nordhordland Bridge (1614 m)

Nordhordlandsbrua pontoon bridge at Bergen

Bergen

• E16 at Nyborg
• Fløyfjellstunnelen (two parallel tunnels, 3195 and 3825 m)
• Bergen
• Ferry from Halhjem to Sandvikvåg (40 min, 2 departures per hour)
• Rv49 at Jektevik
• Stordabrua/Stord Bridge (1 076 m)
• Bømlafjordtunnelen/Bømlafjord Tunnel (7 888 m, 262 m below s.l.)

Rogaland county

Stavanger municipality

The E39 Ferries

The E39 ferries are mainly operated by Fjord1. Except the Volda-Folkestad ferry, which is operated by Tide Sjø.

Fjord1 ferry at Arsvågen dock.

Domestic car ferries on E39 are regarded as an integral part of national highways. Ferries operate according to a published timetable and standard prices for vehicles and passengers. [1] [2] E39 includes the following ferry routes from North to South (approximate crossing time in minutes):

Halsa - Kanestraum 20 min.

Molde - Vestnes 35 min.

Solevåg - Festøya 20 min.

Volda - Folkestad 10 min.

Anda - Lote 10 min.

Lavik - Oppedal 20 min.

Halhjem - Sandvikvåg 40 min.

Arsvågen - Mortavika 22 min.

International car ferry operated by Color Line:

Kristiansand - Hirtshals 3 hours 15 minutes

European route E18

The Kristiansand-Hirtshals ferry also connects the E18 motorway from Oslo to Kristiansand to the European network.

Danish part

E 39 in Denmark, exit 3

From Norway E 39 goes with ferry from Kristiansand S. to Hirtshals in north Denmark. Ferries run by Colorline. In Denmark E 39 is a motorway from the south of Hirtshals to the north of Aalborg. The exits are:

• Aabyen
• 2 Hjørring N
• 3 Hjørring C
• 4 Hjørring S
• 5 Vrå
• 6 Brønderslev C
• 7 Brønderslev S
• | Store Vildmose
• 8 Tylstrup
• 9 Vestbjerg
• 10 Høvejen → Aalborg Airport
• E45 s Aalborg, Århus