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. They are all numbered and have formal names. The first motorway in Denmark opened in 1956 with the name Hørsholmvejen. Today this motorway is called Helsingørmotorvejen and is numbered E47. All the Danish motorways are managed by Vejdirektoratet.

List of motorways

Motorways in Denmark

Jutland * Frederikshavnmotorvejen (Nørresundby -

Frederikshavn Frederikshavn () is a Danish town in Frederikshavn municipality, Region Nordjylland, on the northeast coast of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark. Its name translates to "Frederik's harbor". It was originally named Fladstrand. The town ...

) * Hirtshalsmotorvejen (Nørresundby -

Hirtshals Hirtshals is a town and seaport on the coast of Skagerrak on the island of Vendsyssel-Thy at the top of the Jutland peninsula in northern Denmark, Europe. It is located in Hjørring municipality in Region Nordjylland. The town of Hirtshals has a p ...

) * Thistedgrenen (

Nørresundby Nørresundby () is a city in Aalborg Municipality, north of Limfjorden, in Vendsyssel, in Denmark. The urban area has a population of 23,718 (1 January 2021). It is located just north of Aalborg, which lies south of Limfjorden. Statistically its o ...

– Høvejen) * Nørresundbygrenen Nordjyske Motorvej (exit 22 Hjørringvej) * Kridtsvinget Nordjyske Motorvej (exit 23 – Østre Allé) * Ådalsmotorvejen Nordjyske Motorvej (exit 27 – Sønderbro) * Mariendalsmøllemotorvejen Nordjyske Motorvej (exit 28 – Hobrovej) * Nordjyske Motorvej ( Aarhus - Aalborg) * Østjyske Motorvej ( New Little Belt Bridge - Aarhus) * 501 Aarhus Syd Motorvejen (Aarhus Syd – Viby J) * 502 Messemotorvejen ( Herning Ø - ) * Herningmotorvejen (Aarhus - Herning) * Silkeborgmotorvejen (Låsby- Funder) * Djurslandmotorvejen (Aarhus - Løgten) * Holstebromotorvejen ( -

Holstebro Holstebro is the main town in Holstebro Municipality, Denmark. The town, bisected by ''Storåen'' ("The Large Creek") and has a population of 36,489 (1 January 2022).Vejle Vejle () is a city in Denmark, in the southeast of the Jutland Peninsula at the head of Vejle Fjord, where the Vejle River and Grejs River and their valleys converge. It is the site of the councils of Vejle Municipality ('' kommune'') and th ...

N - Herning N) * Esbjergmotorvejen (Kolding -

Esbjerg Esbjerg (, ) is a seaport town and seat of Esbjerg Municipality on the west coast of the Jutland peninsula in southwest Denmark. By road, it is west of Kolding and southwest of Aarhus. With an urban population of 71,698 (1 January 2022)

) * Taulovmotorvejen (

Kolding Kolding () is a Danish seaport located at the head of Kolding Fjord in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the seat of Kolding Municipality. It is a transportation, commercial, and manufacturing centre, and has numerous industrial companie ...

Fredericia Fredericia () is a town located in Fredericia Municipality in the southeastern part of the Jutland peninsula in Denmark. The city is part of the Triangle Region, which includes the neighbouring cities of Kolding and Vejle. It was founded in 16 ...

) * Sønderjyske Motorvej ( Skærup -

Padborg Padborg (german: Pattburg) is a southern Danish border town with a population of 4,311 (1 January 2022)Kliplev -

Sønderborg (; german: Sonderburg ) is a Danish town in the Region of Southern Denmark. It is the main town and the administrative seat of Sønderborg Municipality (Kommune). The town has a population of 27,766 (1 January 2022),Odense Odense ( , , ) is the third largest city in Denmark (behind Copenhagen and Aarhus) and the largest city on the island of Funen. As of 1 January 2022, the city proper had a population of 180,863 while Odense Municipality had a population of 20 ...

Svendborg Svendborg () is a town on the island of Funen in south-central Denmark, and the seat of Svendborg Municipality. With a population of 27,300 (1 January 2022), Svendborg is Funen's second largest city.Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

Helsingør Helsingør ( , ; sv, Helsingör), classically known in English as Elsinore ( ), is a city in eastern Denmark. Helsingør Municipality had a population of 62,686 on 1 January 2018. Helsingør and Helsingborg in Sweden together form the northe ...

) * 201 Lyngbymotorvejen

Kgs. Lyngby Kongens Lyngby (, Danish for "the King's Heather Town"; short form Lyngby) is the seat and commercial centre of Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality in the northern suburbs of Copenhagen, Denmark. Lyngby Hovedgade is a busy shopping street and the site o ...

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Virum Virum is a mostly residential, suburban neighbourhood in Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality, located on both sides of Lyngby Kongevej, approximately 15 km north of central Copenhagen, Denmark. The neighbourhood is bordered by Lake Furesø to the ...

* Hillerødmotorvejen (Copenhagen - Allerød) * Motorring 3 (Avedøre - Kgs Lyngby) * Frederikssundmotorvejen (

Rødovre Rødovre is a town in eastern Denmark, seat of the Rødovre Municipality, in the Region Hovedstaden. The town's population 1 January 2019 was 39,907, and in addition 145 persons had no fixed address, which made up a total of 40,052 in the munic ...

- Tværvej) N * Motorring 4 ( Ballerup -

Ishøj Ishøj is a Danish town with a population of 20,017 (1 January 2015).Holbæk) * Kalundborgmotorvejen ( Elverdam - Dramstrup) * Øresundsmotorvejen (exit 20 - Øresundsbroen) * Amagermotorvejen ( Avedøre - exit 20) * Køge Bugt Motorvejen (Avedøre -

Køge Køge (, older spelling ''Kjøge'') is a seaport on the coast of Køge Bugt (''Bay of Køge'') 39 km southwest of Copenhagen. It is the principal town and seat of Køge Municipality, Region Sjælland, Denmark. In 2022, the urban area had a ...

) * Vestmotorvejen (Køge -

Great Belt Fixed Link The Great Belt Bridge ( da, Storebæltsbroen) or Great Belt fixed link ( da, Storebæltsforbindelsen) is a multi-element fixed link crossing the Great Belt strait between the Danish islands of Zealand and Funen. It consists of a road suspension ...

) * Sydmotorvejen (Køge -

Rødbyhavn Rødbyhavn () is a small town and harbour on the south coast of Lolland, Denmark, with a population of 1,544 (1 January 2022).Danish Road Directorate Vejdirektoratet or the Danish Road Directorate is responsible for the national road network of Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map ...

(a state-owned company) who maintain a list of motorway projects in development and planning (in Danish). * Kalundborgmotorvejen (Dramstrup - Kalundborg) (2028) * Hillerødmotorvejen (Allerød S – Hillerød N) (Expressway extension to the motorway) (EIA-assessment) (2028) * Sønderjyske Motorvej (Kolding V - Motorvejskryds Kolding) (extension 4 to 6 lanes and 6 to 8 lanes) (EIA-assessment) (2028) * Østjyske Motorvej (Vejle N - Skanderborg S) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (EIA-assessment) (2028) * Østjyske Motorvej (Aarhus - Aarhus N) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (EIA-assessment) (2028) * Amagermotorvejen - Helsingørmotorvejen (extension 6 to 8 lanes) (EIA-assessment) (2029) * Amagermotorvejen (Motorvejskryds Avedøre - Øresundsmotorvejen) (extension 6 to 8 lanes) (EIA-assessment) (2029) * Øresundsmotorvejen (exit 20 København C - exit 17 Lufthavn V) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (east) and 6 to 8 lanes) (west) (feasibility study starts) (2029) * Fynske Motorvej (Odense V - Odense SØ) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (EIA-assessment) (2030) * Næstvedmotorvejen (Næstved - Rønnede) (EIA-assessment) (2031) * 3. Limfjordsforbindelse (Aalborg S - Aalborg N) (EIA-assessment) (2032) * Frederikssundmotorvejen (Tværvej N – Frederikssund N) (EIA-assessment) (2031) * Midtjyske Motorvej (Herning N - Sinding) (Expressway extension to the motorway) (EIA-assessment) (2031) * Hærvejsmotorvejen (Løvel - Klode Mølle) (feasibility study end) (2031) * Hærvejsmotorvejen (Give - Billund) (EIA-assessment) (2031) * Motorring 4 (Ishøj – Vallensbæk) (extension 6 to 8 lanes) (feasibility study starts) (2031) * Hillerødmotorvejen (Motorring 3 – Ring 4) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (feasibility study starts) (2033) * Hillerødmotorvejen (Ring 4 – Farum) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (feasibility study starts) (2034) * (Helsingørmotorvejen) (Isterød - Hørsholm S (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (EIA-assessment) * (Taulovmotorvejen) (Kolding V - Fredercia S) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (EIA-assessment) * Messemotorvejen (Herning V - Snejbjerg) (Expressway extension to the motorway) (EIA-assessment) * Østjyske Motorvej (Aarhus N - Randers N) (extension 4 to 6 lanes) (EIA-assessment) * Hærvejsmotorvejen (Haderslev – Billund) (EIA-assessment end) * Hærvejsmotorvejen (Hobro - Løvel and Klode Mølle - Give) (feasibility study end) * Roskildemotorvejen (Ringsted - Roskilde) (feasibility study starts) * Holbækmotorvejen (Ring 4 - Roskilde) (extension 6 to 8 lanes) (feasibility study starts) * Motorring 5 (Køge - Frederikssundmotorvejen) (feasibility study initiated)

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List of motorways

Motorways in Denmark

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