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The Netherlands' first centrally planned highway system dates back to the early 19th century, when Napoleon was emperor of France, and the Kingdom of Holland was annexed into the French empire. In 1811 Napoleon decreed that a network of 229 paved imperial roads ( Routes Impériales [ fr ] ) would be created, extending from Paris to the borders ...
The Helsingør–Helsingborg ferry route ("HH route") is a shipping route connecting Helsingør (Elsinore), Denmark and Helsingborg, Sweden across the northern, and narrowest part of the Øresund. Due to the short distance, which is less than 3 nautical miles , is it one of the world's busiest international car ferry routes, with around 70 ...
Most distance travelled on Dutch public transport goes by rail. [8] Like many other European countries, the Netherlands has a dense railway network, totalling between 7,021 kilometres (4,363 mi) and 7,300 kilometres (4,500 mi) of track, [27] [28] or 3,013 route km, three quarters of which has been electrified. [29]
European route E20 is a part of the United Nations International E-road network. It runs roughly west–east through Ireland , the United Kingdom , Denmark , Sweden , Estonia , and Russia . Its length is 1,880 km (1,170 mi) but it is not continuous; at three points, a sea crossing is required.
The Badhoevedorp interchange, which is between Amsterdam and Hoofddorp, was opened a year later in 1967, which was the first cloverleaf interchange with collector/distributor lanes in the Netherlands. In 1972, this segment of the A4 was lengthened northward to connect to the De Nieuwe Meer interchange.
Shortest highway in the Netherlands A 208: 1.522: 0.946 N208 at Velserbroek interchange, Haarlem: A22 at IJmuiden interchange — — A 256: 3: 1.9 A58 southwest of Goes: N256 & N664 west of Goes: 1961: current from A5 - Goes: A 261 — — A58 at Tilburg-Noord interchange: N261 at Loon on Zand interchange — 2014 Downgraded to N261 A 270: 3.3 ...
European route E45 connects Norway and Italy, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about 5,190 kilometres (3,225 mi), it is the longest north–south European route (some east–west routes are longer).
Detailed road map of the Netherlands (2012) The Netherlands has a public road network totaling 139,000 km, [1] one of the densest in the world. [2] [3] [nb 1] Its use has increased since the 1950s and now exceeds 200 billion km traveled per year, [5] three quarters of which is by car, [6] making it among the most intensely used road networks. [4]