C79
Avedøreruten
8,9 km
2 road authorities
2023 launch year
C79 Avedøreruten
Existing routes
Route length
8,9 km
Municipalities and road authorities
Hvidovre, Copenhagen
The route follows a bidirectional shared-use path in its own course from Gammel Køge Landevej, where the Ishøjruten also runs, by Vestvolden parralel to the Amager motorway over Kalvebodbroerne and further north on the dam along Kalveboderne until the route meets Indre Ringrute near Vejlands Allé and Slusen.
See a video cycle-through of the route here:
About the route
The route runs through green areas alongisde water and has great recreational potential. There are no signalised intersections or direct meeting with motorized traffic on all of the route’s 9 kilometers, which makes the Avedørerute an attractive alternative to the inner part of Ishøjruten. The Avedørerute connects the Køge Bugt area with Ørestad, Amager and Sydhavnen, and connects the many workplaces in Avedøre Holme to the cycle superhighway network.
The route connects
The route connects the areas Brøndby Strand, Vestvolden, Avedøre, Avedøre Holme, Kalvebod Fælled, Slusen and Sluseholmen.
Transport nodes
The route passes:
- Avedøre Holme
- CPH Business Park (S-bus)
Facts about the route
Increases
There has on Avedøreruten been a decrease of 9% in bicycle traffic from before the route was established until 2023.
On the 16 established cycle superhighways there has been an average 75% increase in bicycle traffic from before the routes were established until 2023.
The Cycle Superhighway Collaboration performs cycling traffic counts each year at the same time. Weather conditions on the day of the count can impact the number of cyclists on a given route, which can perhaps explain the meassured decrease on the Avedøreruten.
Trips
On the complete cycle superhighway network consisting of 16 routes the average trip is 12 kilometers.
Health
For commuters on the cycle superhighway, exercise is the primary motivation for choosing the bicycle.
Satisfaction with the route
The overall satisfaction with the route scores 3.9 on a scale of 1-5, with 5 being the best.
Funding
The route cost 10 million DKK to build.
