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Regional Road 551 | |
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Blue Road
Karttula Road
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Route information | |
Length | 80 km (50 mi) |
Major junctions | |
From | Kuopio |
To | Vesanto |
Location | |
Country | Finland |
Highway system | |
Finnish regional road 551 (Finnish: Seututie 551, Swedish: Regionalväg 551), or Blue Road (Finnish: Sininen tie, Swedish: Blå vägen),[1] is an east–west road in North Savo, Finland, which in the east starts from Kuopio's Pitkälahti, located at Highway 5 (E63), and continues west through the centers of Karttula, Tervo and Vesanto all the way to the village of Ahveninen.[2][3] The 80 kilometers long paved, dual lane[2] road is part of the Blue Highway, known as a tourist route.