Road sign
Traffic signs or road signs are signs erected at the side of or above roads to give instructions or provide information to road users. The earliest signs were simple wooden or stone milestones. Later, signs with directional arms were introduce ...
s in
Norway
Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...
are regulated by the
Norwegian Public Roads Administration
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration ( no, Statens vegvesen) is a Norwegian government agency responsible for national and county public roads in Norway. This includes planning, construction and operation of the national and county road netw ...
, ''Statens vegvesen''.
Signs follow the general European conventions concerning the use of shape and colour to indicate function. Any text included on supplementary signs will normally be in
Norwegian
Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to:
*Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe
*Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway
*Demographics of Norway
*The Norwegian language, including the ...
, but may in some cases be bi- or trilingual. In Northern parts of Norway, municipal and informative signs may be printed in both Norwegian and
Sami
Acronyms
* SAMI, ''Synchronized Accessible Media Interchange'', a closed-captioning format developed by Microsoft
* Saudi Arabian Military Industries, a government-owned defence company
* South African Malaria Initiative, a virtual expertise net ...
. Close to
the Finnish border and in municipalities with significant
Norwegian Finnish population signs and village names are also shown in
Finnish
Finnish may refer to:
* Something or someone from, or related to Finland
* Culture of Finland
* Finnish people or Finns, the primary ethnic group in Finland
* Finnish language, the national language of the Finnish people
* Finnish cuisine
See also ...
. In areas close to
the Russian border, signs may be written in both the
Latin
Latin (, or , ) is a classical language belonging to the Italic branch of the Indo-European languages. Latin was originally a dialect spoken in the lower Tiber area (then known as Latium) around present-day Rome, but through the power of the ...
and
Cyrillic script
The Cyrillic script ( ), Slavonic script or the Slavic script, is a writing system used for various languages across Eurasia. It is the designated national script in various Slavic languages, Slavic, Turkic languages, Turkic, Mongolic languages, ...
s.
No more than three signs (road number indications excepted) may be mounted on any one pole, with the most important sign appearing at the top. As is customary in
European countries
The list below includes all entities falling even partially under any of the various common definitions of Europe, geographical or political. Fifty generally recognised sovereign states, Kosovo with limited, but substantial, international reco ...
, all signs are partly or fully reflectorized or are provided with their own night-time illumination.
The current set of designs were introduced through a reform that went into effect 1 June 2006, replacing the old sets from 1967 and 1980. As the law outlining this reform was published 7 October 2005, some signs were already replaced before the law went into effect. The most notable change was the removal of hats and hair on the stickmen making them gender-neutral, but many signs were redesigned or introduced for the first time, as noted below.
Warning signs
Warning signs are mostly triangular, with black symbols on a white background with a red border. Warning signs that are used only temporarily have a yellow background. On
Svalbard
Svalbard ( , ), also known as Spitsbergen, or Spitzbergen, is a Norwegian archipelago in the Arctic Ocean. North of mainland Europe, it is about midway between the northern coast of Norway and the North Pole. The islands of the group range ...
, a unique warning sign with a black background and white symbol is used for polar bears.
File:NO road sign 100.1.svg, Curve
In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line (geometry), line, but that does not have to be Linearity, straight.
Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point (ge ...
Right.
File:NO road sign 100.2.svg, Curve
In mathematics, a curve (also called a curved line in older texts) is an object similar to a line (geometry), line, but that does not have to be Linearity, straight.
Intuitively, a curve may be thought of as the trace left by a moving point (ge ...
Left.
File:NO road sign 102.1.svg, Double curve
First to the right.
File:NO road sign 102.2.svg, Double curve
First to the left.
File:NO road sign 104.1.svg, Steep hill
Steep Hill is a street in the historic city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. At the top of the hill is the entrance to Lincoln Cathedral and at the bottom is Well Lane. The Hill consists of independent shops, tea rooms and pubs, and is popular ...
Upwards.
File:NO road sign 104.2.svg, Steep hill
Steep Hill is a street in the historic city of Lincoln, Lincolnshire, England. At the top of the hill is the entrance to Lincoln Cathedral and at the bottom is Well Lane. The Hill consists of independent shops, tea rooms and pubs, and is popular ...
Downwards.
File:NO road sign 106.1.svg, Road narrows
On both sides.
File:NO road sign 106.2.svg, Road narrows
On right side.
File:NO road sign 106.3.svg, Road narrows
On left side.
File:NO road sign 108.svg, Uneven road
File:NO road sign 109.svg, Speed bump
Speed bumps (also called traffic thresholds, speed breakers or sleeping policemen) are the common name for a class of traffic calming devices that use vertical deflection to slow motor-vehicle traffic in order to improve safety conditions. Varia ...
File:NO road sign 110-FYG.svg, Roadworks
Roadworks (called road work or road construction in the United States) occur when part of the road, or in rare cases, the entire road, has to be occupied for work relating to the road, most often in the case of road surface repairs. In the U ...
File:NO road sign 112.svg, Loose stones
File:NO road sign 114.1.svg, Falling rocks
Falling or fallin' may refer to:
*Falling (physics), movement due to gravity
*Falling (accident)
*Falling (execution)
*Falling (sensation)
People
*Christine Falling (born 1963), American serial killer who murdered six children
Books
* ''Falli ...
Warns that rocks, soil or snow may slide onto the road, but also that chunks may be present from previous landslides.
File:NO road sign 114.2.svg, Falling rocks
Falling or fallin' may refer to:
*Falling (physics), movement due to gravity
*Falling (accident)
*Falling (execution)
*Falling (sensation)
People
*Christine Falling (born 1963), American serial killer who murdered six children
Books
* ''Falli ...
File:NO road sign 116.svg, Slippery road
Road is known to be especially slippery under special conditions, like rainfall.
File:NO road sign 117.svg, Dangerous verges
File:NO road sign 118.svg, Movable bridge
A moveable bridge, or movable bridge, is a bridge that moves to allow passage for boats or barges. In American English, the term is synonymous with , and the latter is the common term, but drawbridge can be limited to the narrower, historical d ...
File:NO road sign 120.svg, Quayside
The Quayside is an area along the banks (quay) of the River Tyne in Newcastle upon Tyne (the north bank) and Gateshead (south bank) in Tyne and Wear, North East England, United Kingdom.
History
The area was once an industrial area and busy com ...
, beach
A beach is a landform alongside a body of water which consists of loose particles. The particles composing a beach are typically made from rock, such as sand, gravel, shingle, pebbles, etc., or biological sources, such as mollusc shel ...
, or riverbank
File:NO road sign 122.svg, Tunnel
A tunnel is an underground passageway, dug through surrounding soil, earth or rock, and enclosed except for the entrance and exit, commonly at each end. A pipeline is not a tunnel, though some recent tunnels have used immersed tube cons ...
ahead
File:NO road sign 124.svg, Crossroads
Warns about dangerous crossroads which have normal rules for traffic priority.
File:NO road sign 126.svg, Roundabout
A roundabout is a type of circular intersection or junction in which road traffic is permitted to flow in one direction around a central island, and priority is typically given to traffic already in the junction.''The New Shorter Oxford En ...
ahead
File:NO road sign 132.svg, Traffic signals
Traffic lights, traffic signals, or stoplights – known also as robots in South Africa are signalling devices positioned at road intersections, pedestrian crossings, and other locations in order to control flows of traffic.
Traffic lights ...
File:NO road sign 134.svg, Level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
with a barrier or gate
File:NO road sign 135.svg, Level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
without a barrier or gate
File:NO road sign 136.1.svg, Distance to level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
These signs may be used to represent the distance to a level crossing in three equal parts. Closest to the crossing.
File:NO road sign 136.2.svg, Distance to level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
Between other countdown markers.
File:NO road sign 136.3.svg, Distance to level crossing
A level crossing is an intersection where a railway line crosses a road, Trail, path, or (in rare situations) airport runway, at the same level, as opposed to the railway line crossing over or under using an Overpass#Railway, overpass ...
Furthest from the crossing.
File:NO road sign 138.1.svg, Single-track railway
A single-track railway is a railway where trains traveling in both directions share the same track. Single track is usually found on lesser-used rail lines, often branch lines, where the level of traffic is not high enough to justify the co ...
Placed at crossings
Crossings may refer to:
* ''Crossings'' (Buffy novel), a 2002 original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* Crossings (game), a two-player abstract strategy board game invented by Robert Abbott
* ''Crossings'' ...
.
File:NO road sign 138.2.svg, Multi-track railway
Two or more tracks. Placed at crossings
Crossings may refer to:
* ''Crossings'' (Buffy novel), a 2002 original novel based on the U.S. television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer''
* Crossings (game), a two-player abstract strategy board game invented by Robert Abbott
* ''Crossings'' ...
.
File:NO road sign 139.svg, Tramway
File:NO road sign 140.svg, Pedestrian crossing
A pedestrian crossing (or crosswalk in American English) is a place designated for pedestrians to cross a road, street or avenue. The term "pedestrian crossing" is also used in the Vienna and Geneva Conventions, both of which pertain to road sig ...
ahead
Distance represented with supplementary sign
File:NO road sign 142.svg, Children
A child ( : children) is a human being between the stages of birth and puberty, or between the developmental period of infancy and puberty. The legal definition of ''child'' generally refers to a minor, otherwise known as a person younger ...
Warns that children often traverse or walk on the roads due to a nearby school, child-care center, playground or similar.
File:NO road sign 144.svg, Cyclists
Cycling, also, when on a two-wheeled bicycle, called bicycling or biking, is the use of Bicycle, cycles for transport, recreation, Physical exercise, exercise or sport. People engaged in cycling are referred to as "cyclists", "bicyclists", ...
Warns that cyclists often traverse or travel on the roads.
File:NO road sign 146.1.svg, Animals (moose
The moose (in North America) or elk (in Eurasia) (''Alces alces'') is a member of the New World deer subfamily and is the only species in the genus ''Alces''. It is the largest and heaviest extant species in the deer family. Most adult mal ...
)
Warns that moose often traverse or travel on the roads.
File:NO road sign 146.2.svg, Animals (reindeer
Reindeer (in North American English, known as caribou if wild and ''reindeer'' if domesticated) are deer in the genus ''Rangifer''. For the last few decades, reindeer were assigned to one species, ''Rangifer tarandus'', with about 10 subspe ...
)
Warns that reindeer often traverse or travel on the roads.
File:NO road sign 146.3.svg, Animals (deer
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reindeer ...
)
Warns that deer often traverse or travel on the roads.
File:NO road sign 146.4.svg, Animals (cattle
Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...
)
Warns that cattle often traverse or travel on the roads.
File:NO road sign 146.5.svg, Animals (sheep
Sheep or domestic sheep (''Ovis aries'') are domesticated, ruminant mammals typically kept as livestock. Although the term ''sheep'' can apply to other species in the genus ''Ovis'', in everyday usage it almost always refers to domesticated s ...
)
Warns that sheep often traverse or travel on the roads.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-polar-bear.svg, Animals (polar bear
The polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear specie ...
)
Warns that polar bear traverse or travel on the ice.
File:NO road sign 148.svg, Two-way traffic
Warning of two-way traffic on the road ahead.
File:NO road sign 149.svg, Traffic queues
File:NO road sign 150.svg, Low-flying aircraft
An aircraft is a vehicle that is able to fly by gaining support from the air. It counters the force of gravity by using either static lift or by using the dynamic lift of an airfoil, or in a few cases the downward thrust from jet engines ...
File:NO road sign 151.svg, Military
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct ...
activity
File:NO road sign 152.svg, Crosswind
A crosswind is any wind that has a perpendicular component to the line or direction of travel. This affects the aerodynamics of many forms of transport. Moving non-parallel to the wind's direction creates a crosswind component on the object and th ...
File:NO road sign 153.svg, Traffic accident
File:NO road sign 155.svg, Riders
Warns that riders often traverse or travel on the roads.
File:NO road sign 156.svg, Other danger
Details are written on a supplementary sign.
File:Longyearbyen traffic signs.jpg, (1) Polar bear
The polar bear (''Ursus maritimus'') is a hypercarnivorous bear whose native range lies largely within the Arctic Circle, encompassing the Arctic Ocean, its surrounding seas and surrounding land masses. It is the largest extant bear specie ...
(2) Snowmobiles
A snowmobile, also known as a Ski-Doo, snowmachine, sled, motor sled, motor sledge, skimobile, or snow scooter, is a motorized vehicle designed for winter travel and recreation on snow. It is designed to be operated on snow and ice and does not ...
(1) Warns that polar bears may be present.
(2) Warns that people on snowmobiles may traverse the roads.
Priority signs
File:NO road sign 202.svg, Yield (give way)
File:NO road sign 204.svg, Stop
Stop may refer to:
Places
* Stop, Kentucky, an unincorporated community in the United States
* Stop (Rogatica), a village in Rogatica, Republika Srpska, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Facilities
* Bus stop
* Truck stop, a type of rest stop for truck d ...
It is mandatory to stop completely at the stop line, or if not available, as close to the crossing road or railway track as possible, before continuing. Vehicles must also give way to other traffic, or trains.
File:NO road sign 206.svg, Priority road
Priority at all following crossroads up to an end of priority road, give way or stop sign.
File:NO road sign 208.svg, End of priority road
File:NO road sign 210.svg, Priority crossroads
Warns about dangerous crossroads where the road this sign is placed on has priority. Crossing roads have give way or stop signs.
File:NO road sign 212.svg, Give way for oncoming traffic
File:NO road sign 214.svg, Priority over oncoming traffic
Prohibitory signs
Restrictive signs are mostly circular, with black symbols on a white background with a red border. The exceptions are zone signs which are rectangular, and no parking signs which use a red symbol on a blue background. These signs are valid from where they stand and for the entirety of the road until it is ended by another sign, or until the next crossroads depending on the specific sign.
File:NO road sign 302.svg, No entry
File:NO road sign 306.0.svg, Road closed to all traffic
File:NO road sign 306.1.svg, No motor vehicles except small electric vehicles
File:NO road sign 306.3.svg, No tractors, or motor vehicles slower than 40 km/h
File:NO road sign 306.4.svg, No motorcycles or mopeds
File:NO road sign 306.5.svg, No lorries and tractor units
File:NO road sign 306.6.svg, No cyclists and riders of small electric vehicle
File:NO road sign 306.7.svg, No pedestrians
File:NO road sign 306.8.svg, No pedestrians, cyclists, and riders of small electric vehicle
File:NO road sign 306.9.svg, No riders
File:Norwegian-road-sign-306.10.png, No small electric vehicles
File:NO road sign 308.svg, No transport of dangerous goods
File:NO road sign 310.svg, Total weight limit
Restriction is for motor vehicles with more than two wheels and an ''allowed'' total weight limit above the given weight limit.
File:NO road sign 312.svg, Width limit
Restriction is for a vehicle including all of its goods.
File:NO road sign 314.svg, Height limit
Restriction is for a vehicle including all of its goods.
File:NO road sign 316.svg, Length limit
Restriction is for a vehicle including all of its goods.
File:NO road sign 318.1.svg, Weight limit for vehicles
Restriction is for each vehicle in the case of a lorry.
File:NO road sign 318.2.svg, Weight limit for lorries
Restriction is for the combined weight in the case of a lorry, though no single vehicle is permitted above the limit either.
File:NO road sign 320.svg, Axle
An axle or axletree is a central shaft for a rotating wheel or gear. On wheeled vehicles, the axle may be fixed to the wheels, rotating with them, or fixed to the vehicle, with the wheels rotating around the axle. In the former case, bearing ...
weight limit
No vehicle with weight above the given limit for each axle, and maximum 150% of the limit for each bogie.
File:NO road sign 322.svg, Bogie
A bogie ( ) (in some senses called a truck in North American English) is a chassis or framework that carries a wheelset, attached to a vehicle—a modular subassembly of wheels and axles. Bogies take various forms in various modes of transp ...
weight limit
File:NO road sign 324.1.svg, Stop for control
Vehicle is not permitted to continue until the action described is done.
File:NO road sign 324.2.svg, Stop for tax
Vehicle is not permitted to continue until the action described is done.
File:NO road sign 326.svg, Stop for customs
Vehicle is not permitted to continue until the action described is done.
File:NO road sign 330.1.svg, No right turn
For the next intersection unless otherwise stated with a supplementary sign.
File:NO road sign 330.2.svg, No left turn
For the next intersection unless otherwise stated with a supplementary sign.
File:NO road sign 332.svg, No U-turn
Until and including the next crossroads.
File:NO road sign 334.svg, No overtaking
Restriction is for overtaking motor vehicles with more than two wheels. Overtaking on the right side is permitted by normal traffic rules.
File:NO road sign 335.svg, No overtaking for lorries
Restriction is for lorries with a total weight above 3.500 kg overtaking motor vehicles with more than two wheels. Overtaking on the right side is permitted by normal traffic rules.
File:NO road sign 336.svg, End of no overtaking
File:NO road sign 337.svg, End of no overtaking for lorries
File:NO road sign 362.60.svg, Speed limit
Speed limit of given km/h until new speed limit, end of special speed limit, speed limit zone or any pedestrian precinct sign.
File:NO road sign 364.60.svg, End of special speed limit
This means a general speed limit of 50 km/h in populated areas and 80 km/h in rural areas by law.
File:NO road sign 366.svg, Speed limit zone
Speed limit of given km/h until end of speed limit, end of speed limit zone or any pedestrian precinct sign.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-367.png, Speed limit zone for small electric vehicles
Speed limit of for small electric vehicles until of end of speed limit zone.
File:NO road sign 368.svg, End of speed limit zone
File:Norwegian-road-sign-369.png, End of speed limit zone for small electric vehicles
File:NO road sign 370.svg, No stopping
No stops until the next crossing road or until another sign ends it.
File:NO road sign 372.svg, No parking
No parking on the side of the road where the sign is until the next crossing road or until another sign ends it.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-376 1.png, Parking zone
Parking permitted until end of parking zone sign. Often with supplementary text about when the sign is valid.
File:NO road sign 376.2.1.svg, No parking zone
No parking permitted until end of parking zone sign. Often with supplementary text about when the sign is valid.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-377.png, No parking zone for small electric vehicles
No parking permitted for small electric vehicles on public areas until end of parking zone sign.
File:NO road sign 378.1.svg, End of parking zone
File:NO road sign 378.2.svg, End of no parking zone
File:Norwegian-road-sign-379.png, End of no parking zone for small electric vehicles
File:Norwegian-road-sign-380.png, No small electric vehicle zone
Small electric vehicles must not be operated until end of no small electric vehicle zone. Riders must push or carry their vehicle within the zone.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-382.png, End of no small electric vehicle zone
Mandatory signs
Mandatory signs are all circular like the restrictive signs, but feature white symbols on a blue background.
File:NO road sign 402.1.svg, Proceed right
File:NO road sign 402.2.svg, Proceed left
File:NO road sign 402.3.svg, Proceed straight
File:NO road sign 402.4.svg, Turn right
File:NO road sign 402.5.svg, Turn left
File:NO road sign 402.6.svg, Drive straight or turn right
File:NO road sign 402.7.svg, Drive straight or turn left
File:NO road sign 402.8.svg, Turn right or left
File:NO road sign 404.1.svg, Pass on right
File:NO road sign 404.2.svg, Pass on left
File:NO road sign 406.svg, Roundabout
File:NO road sign 408.svg, Mandatory direction in roundabout
Informative signs
Some of the informative signs are restrictive (for example, one-way street, and bus lane).
File:NO road sign 502.svg, Motorway
A controlled-access highway is a type of highway that has been designed for high-speed vehicular traffic, with all traffic flow—ingress and egress—regulated. Common English terms are freeway, motorway and expressway. Other similar terms i ...
Speed limit is 80 km/h unless another limit is set, which it normally is. 110 km/h is the highest limit found, and is set on the highest standard motorways. Lower limits may be set on lower standard or busier roads.
File:NO road sign 503.svg, Motor traffic road
Speed limit is 80 km/h unless another limit is specifically set. Some are signposted to 90 km/h.
File:NO road sign 504.svg, End of motorway
File:NO road sign 505.svg, End of motor traffic road
File:NO road sign 506.svg, Heavy traffic lane
Only vehicles with allowed total weight higher than indicated can use this lane.
File:NO road sign 507.svg, End of heavy traffic lane
File:NO road sign 508.1.svg, Bus lane
File:NO road sign 508.2.svg, Bus and taxi lane
File:NO road sign 509.svg, Car-pool lane
Only vehicles with more than indicated occupants including driver can use this lane. Buses and taxis, regardless of how many occupants, can also use this lane.
File:NO road sign 510.1.svg, End of bus lane
File:NO road sign 510.2.svg, End of bus and taxi lane
File:NO road sign 511.svg, End of car-pool lane
File:NO road sign 512.svg, Bus stop
File:NO road sign 513.svg, Tram stop
File:NO road sign 514.svg, Taxi stop
File:NO road sign 516.H.svg, Pedestrian crossing
File:NO road sign 516.V.svg, Pedestrian crossing
File:NO road sign 518.svg, Pedestrian way
File:NO road sign 520.svg, Cycle track
A cycle track, separated bike lane or protected bike lane (sometimes historically referred to as a sidepath) is an exclusive bikeway that has elements of a separated path and on-road bike lane. A cycle track is located within or next to the ro ...
File:NO road sign 521.1.svg, Cycle lane
Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to:
Anthropology and social sciences
* Cyclic history, a theory of history
* Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr.
* Social cycle, various cycles in soc ...
(edge)
File:Norwegian-road-sign-521.1.png, Cycle lane
Cycle, cycles, or cyclic may refer to:
Anthropology and social sciences
* Cyclic history, a theory of history
* Cyclical theory, a theory of American political history associated with Arthur Schlesinger, Sr.
* Social cycle, various cycles in soc ...
(centered)
File:NO road sign 522.svg, Shared-use footway
File:NO road sign 524.svg, Passing place
("Møteplass" in Norwegian.) Used frequently on long stretches of single-track roads. Parking forbidden.
File:NO road sign 526.1.svg, One-way
File:NO road sign 526.3.svg, One-way
File:NO road sign 527.1.svg, Dead end
Road physically closed.
File:NO road sign 527.2V.svg, Dead end
Side-road physically closed.
File:NO road sign 527.3.svg, Dead end
Road closed for motor vehicles.
File:NO road sign 527.4V.svg, Dead end
Side-road closed for motor vehicles.
File:NO road sign 528.svg, Free choice of lane
File:NO road sign 530.01.svg, Merging lanes
Merging by the “zipper method”.
File:NO road sign 531.102.svg, Merging roads with speed regulation lane
Oncoming lane has to adapt. Merging by the “zipper method”.
File:NO road sign 531.202.svg, Merging roads with speed regulation lane
This lane has to adapt. Merging by the “zipper method”.
File:NO road sign 532.H02.svg, End of lane
The ending lane has to give way.
File:NO road sign 534.V01.svg, New lane starts
File:NO road sign 536.101.svg, Added lane with oncoming traffic
File:NO road sign 538.12.svg, Lane division
Denotes the number of lanes and what direction they go.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-539.svg, Changed driving pattern
May be used in conjunction with roadworks.
File:NO road sign 540.svg, Living street
A living street is a street designed with the interests of pedestrians and cyclists in mind by providing enriching and experiential spaces. Living streets also act as social spaces, allowing children to play and encouraging social interactions on ...
The speed limit is "walking speed."
File:NO road sign 542.svg, End of living street
File:NO road sign 548.svg, Pedestrian zone
Motor vehicles are normally prohibited in pedestrian zone, except small electric vehicles. If exemption is granted by a supplementary sign, the speed limit is "walking speed."
File:NO road sign 550.svg, End of pedestrian zone
File:NO road sign 552.svg, Parking
File:NO road sign 555.svg, Emergency layby
To be used only in case of vehicle breakdown or other emergency.
File:NO road sign 556.1.svg, Speed limit enforced by automatic camera
File:Norwegian-road-sign-556.2.jpg, Speed limit enforced by automatic camera - average speed measurement
A flashing yellow indicator is also placed at the end of speed measurement zone. This will flash if the vehicle's measured average speed exceeded the speed limit.
File:NO road sign 558.svg, Video surveillance
File:Norwegian-road-sign-560-Opplysningstavle.svg, Information board
''Alternative: 1
Sign 560 may provide information about miscellaneous traffic conditions. May have a brown background if the information is specifically aimed at tourists. Must have a yellow background if it's a temporary sign, or an orange background if it provides information about detours.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-560.1.png, General speed limits
Information board posted on border crossings on Norwegian national road
Norwegian national roads (Norwegian: Riksvei/Riksveg abbr. Rv; literally: road of the rike/realm), are roads thus categorized by the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (Statens vegvesen) which also maintains them. In 2007 there were of this cla ...
s, Norwegian county road
A Norwegian county road ( nb, Fylkesvei or nn, Fylkesveg) is a highway in Norway owned and maintained by the local county municipality. Some of the roads have road signs. The signs are white with black numbers.
History
In 1931, a system of nat ...
s and ferry terminals.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-560.2-Forbudt for gående og syklende på motorveg og motortrafikkveg.png, Pedestrians and cyclist prohibited
On motorways and motor traffic roads
File:Norwegian-road-sign-560.3.png, Speed measuring
File:Norwegian-road-sign-565.png, Wrong way
File:NO road sign 570.1H.svg, Emergency exit
For tunnels.
File:NO road sign 570.2H.svg, Direction and distance to emergency exit
For tunnels.
Service signs
File:Norwegian-road-sign-601.jpg, Radio channel
DAB digital radio relays special traffic announcement messages.
File:NO road sign 602.svg, First aid
File:NO road sign 605.svg, Emergency phone
File:NO road sign 606.svg, Fire extinguisher
File:NO road sign 608.svg, Automobile repair shop
File:Norwegian-road-sign-609.jpg, Electric vehicle fast charging station
File:NO road sign 610.1.svg, Petrol station
File:Norwegian-road-sign-610.2-LPG.jpg, Fuel
Text vary. LPG is replaced by fuel type e.g. CNG.
File:NO road sign 611.svg, Toilet emptying facility
For caravans, buses, etc.
File:NO road sign 612.svg, Toilet
File:NO road sign 613.1.svg, Rest stop
File:Norwegian-road-sign-613.2.svg, Rest stop with toilet
File:NO road sign 614.svg, Simple dining
File:NO road sign 616.svg, Dining
File:NO road sign 618.svg, Camp site
File:NO road sign 621.svg, Caravan park
File:NO road sign 622.svg, Camping park
File:NO road sign 624.svg, Hostel
File:Norwegian-road-sign-625.png, Bed & breakfast
File:Norwegian-road-sign-626.0.svg, Hotel
File:NO road sign 635.svg, Information
File:NO road sign 637.svg, Tourist information office
File:Norwegian-road-sign-640.10.svg, Attraction
Symbol may be replaced by a representation of the attraction.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-640.12.svg, Museum or art gallery
File:NO road sign 640.20.svg, Viewpoint
File:NO road sign 640.30.svg, Protected natural area
File:Norwegian-road-sign-640.101.jpg, World heritage
A World Heritage Site is a landmark or area with legal protection by an international convention administered by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). World Heritage Sites are designated by UNESCO for h ...
File:Norwegian-road-sign-640.102.jpg, National fortifications
File:NO road sign 650.10.svg, Activities, outdoor recreation, etc.
File:NO road sign 650.11.svg, Fishing area
File:NO road sign 650.20.svg, Hiking trail
File:NO road sign 650.21.svg, Ski trail
File:NO road sign 650.22.svg, Bicycle trail
File:NO road sign 650.40.svg, Traditional food and rural tourism
File:Norwegian-road-sign-650.41.jpg, Olavsrosa
Olavsrosa (St. Olaf's rose) is a seal of quality, awarded by the ideal Norwegian organization Norsk Kulturarv/Norwegian Heritage.
The goal of the foundation Norsk Kulturarv is to contribute to the protection of Norwegian cultural heritage throu ...
Seal of Quality
Direction signs
Direction signs inform about places, businesses, routes, choice of lanes, choice of roads and distance to destinations. Direction signs with a yellow background (blue on motorways) show geographical destinations. Direction signs with a white background (or white fields on yellow and blue signs) show local destinations. Direction signs with a brown background show destinations of special interest to tourism. Orange backgrounds denote temporary detours.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-701.svg, Orientation board
File:Norwegian-road-sign-703.svg, Diagram orientation board
File:Norwegian-road-sign-705.svg, Exit board
File:Norwegian-road-sign-707.svg, Lane orientation board
Shows number of lanes towards an intersection, and which directions or destinations each of them are intended for.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-709.svg, Portal orientation board
Used on portals. Shows which directions or destinations a lane is intended for.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-711.svg, Board guide
File:Norwegian-road-sign-713.svg, Regular destination guide
File:Norwegian-road-sign-715a.png, Exit guide
''Alternative: 1''
File:Norwegian-road-sign-717.svg, Lane guide
Shows which destination a lane is intended for.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-719.svg, Portal guide
Used on portals. Shows which destination a lane is intended for.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.11.svg, European route
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.12.svg, European route
Signifies a route that leads to the given route.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.13.svg, Trunk road
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.14.svg, Trunk road
Signifies a route that leads to the given route.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.15.svg, Numbered province road
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.16.svg, Numbered province road
Signifies a route that leads to the given route.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.21.svg, Ring road
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.22.svg, Ring road
Signifies a route that leads to the given ring road.
File:NO road sign 723.31.svg, National tourist road
Symbol may be used on service signs.
File:NO road sign 723.41.svg, Detour for large vehicles
File:NO road sign 723.51.svg, Route for vehicles with dangerous goods
File:NO road sign 723.61.svg, Miscellaneous detour
Signifies a detour where use of road names is not viable. One symbol is used for the entire route, so that different symbols may be used in the event of multiple routes. The line is generally used.
File:NO road sign 723.62.svg, Miscellaneous detour
File:NO road sign 723.63.svg, Miscellaneous detour
File:NO road sign 723.64.svg, Miscellaneous detour
File:NO road sign 723.65.svg, Miscellaneous detour
Generally only used under special circumstances, as some countries use this symbol on detours for vehicles with dangerous goods.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.66.svg, Miscellaneous detour
Different arrows may be used to show the right direction.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.71.svg, Intersection number
Blue for motorways with multiple lanes. Intended solely for orientation.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.72.svg, Intersection number
Yellow for general roads with multiple lanes.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-723.73.svg, Intersection number
Yellow for general roads with a single lane.
File:Noimage.svg, Distance board
Shows distance in km to given destination, crossroads or exit.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-727.1.png, Region name sign
City/urban area.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-727.3k.png, Region name sign
Administrative border.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-727.2.png, Region name sign
Place name of significance to orientation.
File:NO road sign 727.3RBN.svg, Region name sign
Country border. Bilingual Bokmål and Sami in Troms og Finnmark, bilingual Bokmål and Nynorsk in other counties.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-727.4.png, Tunnel name sign
Placed at the entrance to the tunnel. The length is also written on the sign.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-729 0.png, Street sign
File:Norwegian-road-sign-731.svg, Collective guide sign
Shows destinations that may be reached through the same road at the next crossroads or exit.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-741.svg, Detour for certain vehicles
File:NO road sign 743.1.svg, alt=Sometimes found during road construction, Temporary detour
File:NO road sign 743.2.svg, Temporary detour
File:NO road sign 745.svg, End of temporary detour
File:Norwegian-road-sign-749.svg, Guide for pedestrians
File:Norwegian-road-sign-751.svg, Guide for bicycle route
File:Norwegian-road-sign-753.svg, Board guide for bicycle route
File:Norwegian-road-sign-755.svg, Bicycle route
File:Norwegian-road-sign-757.svg, Distance sign for bicycle route
File:NO road sign 761.svg, Motorway
File:NO road sign 763.svg, Motor traffic road
File:NO road sign 765.svg, alt=Used more often for autotolls, Toll road
File:NO road sign 767.svg, Parking
File:NO road sign 769.svg, Multistory car park
File:NO road sign 771.svg, Airport
File:NO road sign 772.svg, Helipad
File:NO road sign 773.svg, Bus station/terminal
File:Norwegian-road-sign-774.0.svg, Train station/terminal
File:NO road sign 775.svg, Ferry
File:Norwegian-road-sign-776.jpg, Cargo port
File:Norwegian-road-sign-780.png, Suitable layby for equipping tire chains
Steep hill ahead. Tire chains are required for trucks over 3,5 tonnes during severe winter conditions.
File:NO road sign 790.10.svg, Church
File:NO road sign 790.15.svg, Industrial area
File:Norwegian-road-sign-790.16-Kjøpesenter.jpg, Shopping center
File:NO road sign 790.20.svg, Swimming hall
File:NO road sign 790.30.svg, Alpine facility
File:NO road sign 790.31.svg, Ski jump slope
File:NO road sign 790.32.svg, Ski arena
File:NO road sign 790.40.svg, Golf course
File:NO road sign 792.11.svg, Payment with electronic chip
File:NO road sign 792.12.svg, Payment to attendant
File:NO road sign 792.13.svg, Payment with coins to machine
File:NO road sign 792.14.svg, Payment with card to machine
File:NO road sign 792.15.svg, Payment with banknotes to machine
File:NO road sign 792.16.svg, Remove ticket from closed payment system
File:NO road sign 792.17.svg, Use ticket in closed payment system
File:NO road sign 792.30.svg, Automatic toll road
No stopping required.
Supplementary signs
File:Norwegian-road-sign-802.0.svg, Distance
Advance warning about where the main sign goes into effect, or where a corresponding sign is set up.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-804.0.svg, Stretch
Main sign is in effect for the given distance.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-806.0.svg, Time
Main sign is only in effect between given times. Black numbers in parenthesis apply on Saturdays, and red numbers apply on Sundays and official holidays.
File:NO road sign 807.1.svg, Car
Main sign applies to this type of vehicle.
File:NO road sign 807.2.svg, Light commercial vehicle, lorry and tractor unit
File:NO road sign 807.3.svg, Bus
File:NO road sign 807.4.svg, Vehicle with trailer
File:NO road sign 807.5.svg, Trailer furnished for camping (caravan)
File:NO road sign 807.6.svg, Bicycle and small electric vehicle
File:NO road sign 807.7.svg, Motorcycle and moped
File:NO road sign 807.8.svg, Handicapped driver
Requires a visible parking permit for handicapped drivers.
File:NO road sign 807.9.svg, Vehicle furnished for camping (motorhome)
File:Norwegian-road-sign-807.10.png, Small electric vehicle
File:NO road sign 808.317B.svg, Text
Used when there are no symbols that represent the regulation or information. Depicted sign is common and says: “Does not apply to buses and taxis”.
File:NO road sign 810.H90.svg, Turn arrow
Arrows vary. Main sign applies after the turn.
File:NO road sign 812.40.svg, Recommended speed
File:NO road sign 813.1.svg, Uphill inclination
File:NO road sign 813.2.svg, Inclination
File:NO road sign 814.svg, Actual available width
File:NO road sign 816.svg, Crossing lumber transport
File:Norwegian-road-sign-817.1.svg, Particular danger of accident
Symbol varies.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-822.5.svg, Course of priority road
Symbol varies. Priority road is represented by the thick line. Roads represented by thin lines have give way or stop signs for the priority road.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-824 0.png, Advance warning for stop sign
File:NO road sign 826.svg, Bicycle traffic in both directions
File:NO road sign 828.1.svg, Direction for a stop or parking regulation sign
File:NO road sign 828.2.svg, Direction for a stop or parking regulation sign
File:NO road sign 828.3.svg, Direction for a stop or parking regulation sign
File:Norwegian-road-sign-829.0.svg, Arrangement for parked vehicles
File:Norwegian-road-sign-831.0.svg, Parking board
Indicates that parking is only allowed by given regulations when a valid parking ticket or disc is placed highly visible inside the windshield.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-834.0.svg, Combined regulation
In this example, the times written only applies for cars.
Marker signs
Marker signs inform drivers of a road's onward course, or warn of obstacles near or on the road. Temporary marker signs, e.g. during roadworks, use a red background colour.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-902.0H.svg, Directional marker
File:Norwegian-road-sign-902.0V.svg, Directional marker
File:Norwegian-road-sign-904.0H.svg, Directional marker
Used on long or dangerous bends.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-904.0V.svg, Directional marker
Used on long or dangerous bends.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-906.0H.svg, Obstacle marker
Keep left of the sign.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-906.0V.svg, Obstacle marker
Keep right of the sign.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-906.0VH.svg, Obstacle marker
Pass on either side.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-908.0.svg, Obstacle marker
File:Norwegian-road-sign-912.0.svg, Lanes diverge either side of the marker
Used mainly on high-speed roads.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-914.H.svg, Tunnel marker
File:Norwegian-road-sign-914.V.svg, Tunnel marker
File:Norwegian-road-sign-916.0.svg, Distance marker for tunnels
Indicates the distance to each exit.
File:Norwegian-road-sign-920.VM.svg, Reflexion post
File:Norwegian-road-sign-920.H.svg, Reflexion post
File:Norwegian-road-sign-920.VE.svg, Reflexion post
File:Norwegian-road-sign-940.jpg, Traffic cone
File:Norwegian-road-sign-942.jpg, Traffic cylinder
Notes
References
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