Norwegian County Road 613

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Fylkesvei 613.svg
County Road 613
Old number: 13
Loc Fv13.svg
Riksveier Sogn og Fjordane.svg
Location of the road
Route information
Length80 km (50 mi)
Major junctions
North endStamvei E39.svg E39 Riksvei 5.svg Rv5 at Moskog
Major intersectionsFylkesvei 610.svg Fv610 at Eldalsosen
South endRiksvei 13.svg Rv13 Riksvei 55.svg Rv55 at Dragsvik
Location
Country Norway
Counties Vestland
Major cities Balestrand, Holsen, Moskog
Highway system
  • Roads in Norway

County Road 613 (Norwegian : Fylkesvei 613) runs between the village of Dragsvik in Sogndal Municipality and the village of Moskog in Sunnfjord Municipality in Vestland county, Norway.

Until 2010, the 80-kilometre (50 mi) long road was part of National Road 13 but administrative reforms passed this part of the road to the county. This part was renamed County Road 13, and the rest is still National Road 13.

In 2019, the road was renumbered to County Road 613, as a part of a reform aiming to have separate numbers of National Roads and County Roads. After this only National Road 13 has number 13 in Norway.

County Road 613 and a short section of County Road 55 are designated as one of eighteen National Tourist Routes in Norway. The road crosses the Gaularfjellet mountains. [1] [2]

Route

Sunnfjord municipality

Sogndal municipality

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References

  1. "Nasjonal turistveg Gaularfjellet" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Archived from the original on 5 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
  2. "Gaularfjellet". Norwegian Public Roads Administration. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 5 October 2011.