Length limitNorway
Traffic rules
Norway
1. Length limit
A length limit is a restriction that prohibits vehicles or vehicle combinations longer than a specified maximum length from entering a road or area. The stated length normally includes the complete vehicle combination and any load where national rules specify this.
Length restrictions are commonly used where long vehicles cannot safely negotiate narrow streets, tight bends, bridges, tunnels or other constrained road layouts. Drivers whose vehicle exceeds the indicated limit must use another permitted route.
Why might a road have a vehicle-length restriction in Norway?
A limit may protect tight bends, bridges or streets where a long combination cannot turn or pass safely, including around fjord tunnels, narrow bridges and mountain roads. Read the actual sign; a length prohibition is different from a general warning about a narrow road.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 3; signing regulations 8, signs 310–322
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
Vehicles longer than indicated prohibited.
English • Traffic sign 316 • Length limit. Applies to vehicles or combinations longer than indicated, including their load.
Norsk bokmål • Skilt 316 • Lengdegrense. Forbudet gjelder kjøretøy eller vogntog, medregnet gods, med større lengde enn angitt.
Sources
🔗 Commons.wikimedia.org
🔗 Lovdata.no • Skiltforskriften § 8
SVG source: Peter J. Acklam converted the original EPS file to PDF with Ghostscript and the PDF file to SVG with Inkscape. • Public domain • Original revision 2008-08-04. Wikimedia original unmodified.
Is a trailer included in the signed length restriction in Norway?
Where the sign restricts the length of a vehicle combination, measure the complete combination rather than just the towing vehicle. Any protruding load may also matter under the local legal measurement rules. Check the wording and vehicle class covered by the sign.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 3; signing regulations 8, signs 310–322
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
What if your vehicle combination exceeds a signed length limit in Norway?
Choose another permitted route before entering the restricted section. Do not assume a wide carriageway is suitable: long vehicles need room for their swept path, particularly at sharp bends, junctions and roundabouts.
🔗 lovdata.no • Norway, Traffic Rules — Traffic Rules 3; signing regulations 8, signs 310–322
🔗 lovdata.no • Norwegian signing regulation — current sign catalogue, markings and signals
