Ring 2 (Oslo)
Ring 2, sometimes called Kirkeveiringen and until 2010 officially known as National Road 161 (
.Geography
It stretches from
Ullevål University Hospital and the University of Oslo
are situated along or near the road. The name of streets are Drammensveien—Halvdan Svartes gate—Kirkeveien—Griffenfeldts gate—Marcus Thranes gate—Christian Michelsens gate—Finnmarkgaten—Kjølberggaten—Åkebergveien—St. Halvards gate—Kværnerveien.
Traffic
Ring 2 is used by both cars and
peak hours
, because of low capacity and many large intersections. The route was originally planned to have 4 lanes, but several parts have only 2 lanes. The entire route is a priority road and the speed limit is 50 km/h.
There are some
gas stations
along the road are situated on Skøyen, Marienlyst, Fagerborg, Lindern, Carl Berners Plass and Tøyen.