Ring 2 (Oslo)

Coordinates: 59°56′06″N 10°43′45″E / 59.9349°N 10.7293°E / 59.9349; 10.7293
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Ring 2, sometimes called Kirkeveiringen and until 2010 officially known as National Road 161 (

surface street through densely populated parts of Oslo, Norway
.

Geography

It stretches from

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.

See also

References

59°56′06″N 10°43′45″E / 59.9349°N 10.7293°E / 59.9349; 10.7293