National Road 555 ( no, Riksvei 555) is a long

national road The National Road (also known as the Cumberland Road) was the first major improved highway in the United States built by the federal government. Built between 1811 and 1837, the road connected the Potomac and Ohio Rivers and was a main tran ...

which runs from the city center of

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula o ...

Kolltveit Kolltveit is a village in Øygarden municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The village lies on the eastern shore of the island of Sotra. The island of Bildøyna lies about east of the shore in Kolltveit. National Road 555 reaches Kolltveit ...

Øygarden Municipality Øygarden is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is an island municipality located in the traditional district of Midhordland, stretching along the west coast of the county. The village of Straume is the administrative centre of the ...

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county,

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Route

In Bergen, the road has two branches, one two-lane from Nøstet via O.J. Brochs gate and on four-lane from Nygårdstangen, and the interchange with E16 and E39. The latter runs through the Nygård Tunnel before merging with the other branch and running across the six-lane

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. There, County Road 540 branches off into the

Løvstakken Tunnel The Løvstakken Tunnel ( no, Løvstakktunnelen) is a road tunnel in the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The tunnel connects the Fyllingsdalen area with the eastern part of the borough of Laksevåg and the city centre. It was built in 1 ...

and County Road 582 branches off towards

Laksevåg Laksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is located in the western part of the municipality. Historically, the area was called ''Laxevaag'', and it was a separate municipality until 1972 when it was m ...

. 555 continues through the Damsgård Tunnel as a four-lane motorway, and at Nygård traffic towards the city center passes a toll collection and County Road 582 again intersects with 555. The motorway passes through the Lianakk Tunnel before having an interchange with County Road 557. In the future, this will be the a four-lane motorway heading south through the Knappe Tunnel. 555 continues through the Lyderhorn Tunnel before passing through an interchange at

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and then one at Storavatnet. At the latter, County Road 562 branches off towards

Askøy Askøy is a municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island municipality is located in the Midhordland district of the county, sitting in a large group of islands immediately northwest of the city of Bergen. The administrative centre of the ...

, and 555 is reduced to a two-lane limited-access road. It passes through two short tunnels before having two interchanges at the

Drotningsvik Drotningsvik is a neighbourhood in the city of Bergen, Norway. It is located west of the village of Loddefjord in the borough of Laksevåg Laksevåg is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is located in the w ...

area. It then crosses Knarreviksundet on the

Sotra Bridge The Sotra Bridge ( no, Sotrabrua) is a suspension bridge which crosses Knarreviksundet between Knarrevik in Øygarden Municipality and Drotningsvik on the mainland of Bergen Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It carries two road lanes ...

, a suspension bridge. The road then enters Fjell and the island of

Litlesotra Litlesotra, or sometimes Lille Sotra, is an island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. It is part of the Sotra island group which makes up the southern part of a larger archipelago of islands from Fedje south through Øygarden. ...

. It then has two intersections at Knarrevik, one at Straume and crosses over to the island of

Bildøy Bildøyna or Bildøy is an island in Øygarden Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The island lies between the islands of Litlesotra (to its west) and Store Sotra Sotra or Store Sotra is the name of a large island in Øygarden Municipal ...

where it has two interchanges. It then crosses over to the island of Store Sotra and enters the Kolltveit Tunnel. National Road 555 terminates at a roundabout west of the tunnel, with Country Road 555 running south and Country Road 561 running north. Plans are being made for replacing the

to increase its capacity.

References

{{authority control 555 Roads in Vestland Transport in Bergen Øygarden