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The Atlantic Highway (Atlantic Road,
Atlanterhavsveien, in Norwegian) is a
spectacular way that from the mainland
coast, jumping from island to island, to
reach Avery on a fantastic journeythrough twisting bridges over the sea in
impossible foreshortening .
It is no coincidence that this road is the
second most visited tourist destination in
Norway.
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Atlanterhavsveien
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Its construction began in 1983
and was marked by the
struggle against the elements.
During the six-year duration of
the works were recorded up to12 hurricane category
storms.
They are little more than eight
kilometers (about 5 miles) of
travel including eight bridgesover the ocean.
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The main milestone of the road is
precisely Storseisundet Bridge, thelongest of all (260 meters = 853 ft),
which makes a dramatic curve.
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Such is the importance of this road that the Norwegians
chose her as the century building in the country. Inaddition, the British newspaper The Guardian picked it
as the best road trip in the world.
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Located on the western fjord area and at certain times
of year seals and even whales can be sighted.
Fishing is one of the biggest attractions of the area. Somuch so that many people fish in highway bridges, a
fact with which we should be careful when driving.
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Since 2009, the Atlantic Road continues
from Avery to Kristiansund by a tolltunnel named Atlanterhavstunnelen (ie
'Atlantic Tunnel').
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Its construction was extended for
six years (almost 1.5 Km= 0.9 miles
per year), but since its opening in
1989 has become the second mostvisited coastal road by tourists,
going on to win the 2005 award for
best Norwegian construction.
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To follow the road it is best to get to Molde and then
take Highway 64, which is precisely the
Atlanterhavsveien. The journey from the historiccity of Bergen to Molde has 450 km (280 mi),
covering the entire area of the fjords, no doubt a
'road trip' awesome.
Oslo is about 600 kilometers (373 mi).
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