European route E8
Road in trans-European E-road network
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The European route E8 is a European route that runs between Tromsø, Norway and Turku, Finland. The length of the route is 1,410 kilometres (880 mi).
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| Route information | |
| Length | 1,410 km[citation needed] (880 mi) |
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| North end | Tromsø, Norway |
| South end | Turku, Finland |
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| Countries | Norway, Finland |
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History
In the older E-road system that was used from 1950 to 1985 (in the Nordic countries until 1992), the E8 went London – Colchester – Harwich – ferry connection – Hook of Holland – The Hague – Utrecht – Oeynhausen – Hanover – Berlin – Poznań – Krośniewice – Łowicz – Warsaw – USSR border[1] (Brest). It connected with E1, E2, E5, E31, E107, E108 and E113 routes.[citation needed]
The current E8 route was introduced in early 1990s between Tromsø and Tornio[2] and extended from Tornio to Turku in 2001.[2] In the older E road system it had been called E78 since 1962.
