Norwegian National Road 150, also known as Ring 3 and formerly Store Ringvei is a

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limited-access road which circumnavigates

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. It runs from Ryen, through the Sinsen Interchange to

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History

The Sinsen Interchange, where Ring 3 meets Trondheimsveien was opened in 1962. The increase in traffic was greater than the capacity of the junction, and thus a bridge was constructed that redirected Trondheimsveien above the roundabout. Further restructuring was done in 1992, when the Sinsen Line of the

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was redirected outside of the interchange, and in 1994, when National Road 150 was directed below the roundabout. The

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plans to connect the Løren Tunnel, a tunnel over National Road 150, with the Sinsen Interchange in summer 2013. The highway is subdivided into parts with separate names (from Ryen to Lysaker): *Adolf Hedins vei *Hjalmar Brantings vei *Dag Hammarskjølds vei *Storoveien *Rolf Wickstrøms vei *Tåsentunnelen *Kaj Munks vei *Torgny Segerstedts vei *Viggo Hansteens vei *Ullernchausséen * Granfoss Tunnel (Snarøyveien)

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Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Norwegian national roads Controlled-access highways in Norway Ring roads in Norway {{Norway-road-stub

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