Norwegian National Road 7

National Road 7
National Road 7
Gol; E16 – Hønefoss
East end	Hønefoss, Ringerike
Location
Country	Norway
Highway system
	Roads in Norway; National Roads; County Roads;

Norwegian National Road 7 (Norwegian: Riksvei 7, Rv7) is a national road in Norway which runs from the town of Hønefoss in Buskerud county to the village of Granvin in Vestland county. The route is 387.6 kilometres (240.8 mi) long and runs east–west through Viken and Vestland counties over the vast Hardangervidda plateau.

The road begins at the

Voss Municipality. The portion of the road from Haugestøl to Eidfjord (over the Hardangervidda plateau) is designated a National Tourist Route

.

Improvements

In June 2014, a 17-kilometre (11 mi) long stretch of new road was opened in Ringerike-Krødsherad. Compared to the old road, it includes some long tunnels, is less curved, and shortens the journey between Sokna and Ørgenvika.^[1] The Hardanger Bridge (opened in 2013) also shortened the travel time, making Road 7 the fastest option for travelling Oslo–Bergen by road.

There are also some unofficial proposals to build a 15-kilometre (9.3 mi) long tunnel under the Hardangervidda plateau,^[2] because this stretch is often closed due to snow storms in the winter.

References

^ "Rv. 7 Sokna–Ørgenvika" (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-05-31.
^ "Hardangervidda Tunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-31.

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[1] "Rv. 7 Sokna–Ørgenvika" (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. Archived from the original on 2014-07-06. Retrieved 2014-05-31.

[2] "Hardangervidda Tunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-05-31.

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