Fabulous Construction: The Atlantic Ocean Road

If it’s all about the construction of fabulous road with comfort, safety and aesthetics, then it’s just the one The Atlantic Road. This road is built over many of the islands. This road was opened on 7 July 1989 and costs up to 21 million US Dollars (122 million NOK). This road is made with many Bridges (eight), viaducts, and causeways. To know more about this awesome construction with a fabulous photo gallery continue further…….

Introducing

The Atlantic Ocean road was opened on July 7, 1989. The Atlantic road is an 8.3 kilometers long portion of the country road 64 between two towns Kristiansund and Molde. This road is a National tourist route and also rewarded as the “Norway’s Construction of the Century of 2005”. This route was actually made for a railway line but this was cancelled. The planning of the road was carried out from 1970 and construction was started on 1 August, 1983.

The zigzag Atlantic road has low bridges just over the sea. This road has eight bridges, biggest one them all is named as Storseisundet Bridge. This bridge is a cantilever bridge over the sea. The whole span of the bridge is 260 meters (850 ft) having the longest span of 130 meters (430 ft). This bridge is having a maximum clearance over sea of 23 meters (75 ft).

     

While travelling on this road the sense of closeness to the natural forces as well as the ocean are at its most intense. This road connects following viewports to each other –

• Askevagen
• Kjeksa
• Geitoya
• Myrbaerholmbrua

At the time of construction, the area was hit by 12 tropical cyclones. This road is provided with 6.5 meters (21 ft) width and a maximum gradient of 8%.

In 2009 this road was Norway’s ninth most visited natural tourist attraction with 258,654 tourist visitors from May to August. On 19 December, 2009 the Atlantic Ocean tunnel is also opened which is the second route for same places.

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