Finnish national road 77
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| Route information | |
| Maintained by the Finnish Transport Agency | |
| Length | 182 km (113 mi) |
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| From | Kyyjärvi |
| To | Siilinjärvi |
| Location | |
| Country | Finland |
| Major cities | Viitasaari |
| Highway system | |
The Finnish national road 77 (Finnish: Kantatie 77; Swedish: Stamväg 77) is the main road from Kyyjärvi to Siilinjärvi via Viitasaari. The road is 182 kilometres (113 mi) long and is part of the Blue Highway.[1] Together with Highway 16 and the eastern section of Highway 9, it forms a transversal route across Finland. The road is two-lane in its entirety and has varying levels of traffic volume. The idea of converting the main road into a highway has been proposed several times.[1]
History
[edit]The road between Siilinjärvi and Viitasaari was completed in the mid-1970s, and the road was originally numbered as road 557. The road between Viitasaari and Kyyjärvi was finally completed in 1986, when the entire section was named main road 77.[2]
The road, especially on the 22-kilometer section between Taimoniemi and Keitele, has been too narrow, winding, hilly and in poor condition for the traffic volume and road grade.[3][4] There have been few overtaking opportunities, poor lighting and many dangerous intersections on the section. Road improvement work began in the summer of 2015 and it was completed in the summer of 2017.[5][6]
Route
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The road passes through the following localities:
- Kyyjärvi (Oikari)
- Karstula (Oinoskylä)
- Kivijärvi (Sompala)
- Kannonkoski (Piispala and Vihtasalmi)
- Viitasaari (Huopana, Viitasaari, Taimoniemi and Kumpumäki)
- Keitele
- Pielavesi (Säviä)
- Kuopio (Tuovilanlahti and Maaninka)
- Siilinjärvi
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mikä ihmeen Sininen tie?". Torstai-lehti (in Finnish). 5 January 2019. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Umpimetsään" (in Finnish). Teillä ja turuilla. 2 June 2025. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Sinisen tien kunto koettelee autoja ja kuskeja". Yle (in Finnish). 2 January 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Sininen tie saamassa kauan odotetut remonttirahat". Yle (in Finnish). 29 August 2014. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Parannustyöt kantatiellä 77 Viitasaarella on saatu valmiiksi kuluvan vuoden osalta" (in Finnish). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. 6 October 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
- ^ "Kt 77 parantaminen, Viitasaari" (in Finnish). Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency. Retrieved 9 July 2025.
External links
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Media related to National road 77 (Finland) at Wikimedia Commons- Matti Grönroos: Kantatie 77 (in Finnish)
