Estonian Road Museum () is a museum in Põlva County,

Varbuse Varbuse is a village in Kanepi Parish, Põlva County in southeastern Estonia. It is located about 9 km northeast of Kanepi, the centre of the municipality, and about 9 km southwest of the town of Põlva. As of the 2011 census, t ...

, Estonia. The museum is owned by Estonian Road Administration, which is a subunit of

Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications ( et, Majandus- ja Kommunikatsiooniministeerium) is a government ministry of Estonia. Its head office is in Tallinn.

. The purpose of the museum is to collect, preserve, interpret, and exhibit items related to Estonian roads, road buildings and traffic heritage. The museum was opened on 6 June 2005. In total, the museum contains about 43,000 items. The museum has also the biggest

road grader A grader, also commonly referred to as a road grader, motor grader, or simply a blade, is a form of heavy equipment with a long blade used to create a flat surface during grading. Although the earliest models were towed behind horses, and la ...

collection in Eastern Europe. In summer 2019, the exhibition hall was opened, and amongst other things the hall exhibits collection of road construction machinery until 1985.

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* Museums in Estonia Kanepi Parish {{Estonia-museum-stub