Editing European route E4 (section)

== Route ==
North of Gävle the road is of mixed standard. Depending on the fashion at the time of construction, it is either a single standard carriageway road, usually {{convert|8|-|13|m}} wide, or a [[2+1 road]], a {{convert|13|-|14|m}} wide road with two lanes in one direction and one in the other with a steel wire barrier in between, or sometimes a motorway with two lanes in each direction. North of Sundsvall, the road passes through several of the larger cities as city streets.

South of [[Gävle]], the road becomes an almost continuous motorway, with the only non-motorway part being a {{convert|32|km|mi|abbr=on}} long section past [[Ljungby]], currently a 2+1 [[limited-access road]]. Upgrade to motorway standard will start in 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.trafikverket.se/nara-dig/Kronoberg/vi-bygger-och-forbattrar/E4-Ljungby-Toftanas/|title=E4, Ljungby–Toftanäs, motorväg|last=Trafikverket|website=Trafikverket|access-date=1 November 2018}}</ref> Construction was restarted in 2022, with the expectation to finish it in 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Trafikverket |title=E4, Ljungby–Toftanäs, byggs ut till motorväg |url=https://www.trafikverket.se/vara-projekt/projekt-i-kronobergs-lan/e4-ljungbytoftanas-byggs-ut-till-motorvag/ |access-date=2022-07-08 |website=Trafikverket |language=sv}}</ref> With the exception of the Ljungby bypass, the final stretch of the motorway to be opened was the road between [[Uppsala]] and [[Mehedeby]], which was inaugurated on 17 October 2007.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/nu-invigs-e4-uppsalamehedeby-172782|title=Nu invigs E4 Uppsala–Mehedeby|access-date=2017-01-19|archive-date=2017-01-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170131194429/http://www.mynewsdesk.com/se/pressreleases/nu-invigs-e4-uppsalamehedeby-172782|url-status=dead}}</ref> South of Gävle, the speed limit is {{convert|110|km/h|mi/h|round=5|abbr=on}} on 60% and {{convert|120|km/h|mi/h|round=5|abbr=on}} on 30% of the road. North of Gävle there are varying speed limits, with {{convert|90|,|100|, and|110|km/h|mph|round=5|abbr=on}} as the most common. The speed limits on the main roads in Sweden were changed on many stretches in October 2008, which saw the introduction of the 120&nbsp;km/h limit.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.vv.se/templates/page3wide____24153.aspx |title=Beslutade nya hastighetsgränser på nationella vägar 2008 / Vägverket |access-date=2008-12-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081105092538/http://www.vv.se/templates/page3wide____24153.aspx |archive-date=2008-11-05 }}</ref>

The E4 is the fastest road to go from Germany/Denmark to areas north of the [[Arctic Circle]], including places in Norway such as [[Tromsø (city)|Tromsø]] or the [[North Cape, Norway|North Cape]].

The route passes through or nearby the cities
[[Tornio]],
[[Haparanda]],
[[Luleå]],
[[Piteå]],
[[Skellefteå]],
[[Umeå]],
[[Örnsköldsvik]],
[[Härnösand]],
[[Sundsvall]],
[[Hudiksvall]],
[[Söderhamn]],
[[Gävle]],
[[Uppsala]],
[[Stockholm]],
[[Södertälje]],
[[Nyköping]],
[[Norrköping]],
[[Linköping]],
[[Jönköping]],
[[Värnamo]],
[[Ljungby, Sweden|Ljungby]],
and [[Helsingborg]].<ref name="UNECE">{{cite web|url=http://www.unece.org/trans/doc/2002/sc1agr/TRANS-SC1-AC5-2002-03e.pdf|title=Transport - Transport - UNECE|website=www.unece.org}}</ref>

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E4 landsväg.jpg|E4 near [[Örnsköldsvik]]. A common standard between Tornio and Gävle. Some roads of this standard have been converted to 2+1 road with a barrier.
E4Lpb.jpg|E4 near [[Linköping]], Sweden.
Brahehus in Sweden.jpg|E4 180&nbsp;m above Lake [[Vättern]]. Ruins of [[Brahehus]].
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