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Norwegian County Road 64

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County Road 64
Route information
Length126.7 km (78.7 mi)
Major junctions
North end Fv64 in Kristiansund
Major intersections E39 in Årø
South end E136 in Åndalsnes
Location
CountryNorway
CountiesMøre og Romsdal
Major citiesKristiansund, Molde, Åndalsnes
Highway system
  • Roads in Norway
Fv63 Fv65

County Road 64 (Norwegian: Fylkesvei 64) is a 126.2-kilometre (78.4 mi) two-lane highway which runs between the towns of Kristiansund and Åndalsnes in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It branches from National Road 70 in Kristiansund, runs through the Atlantic Ocean Tunnel, across the island of Averøya, and across the Atlantic Ocean Road to Eide Municipality. It continues to Årø in Molde Municipality via the Tussen Tunnel, then heads under Fannefjorden in the Fannefjord Tunnel, across the island of Bolsøya then over the Bolsøy Bridge to the Skåla Peninsula. It then crosses Langfjorden on the ÅfarnesSølsnes Ferry, and enters Rauma Municipality. It intersects with the European route E136 highway in the town of Åndalsnes.

One of many bridges on the Atlantic Ocean Road

The Atlantic Ocean Road was in 2006 described as "the world's best road trip" by The Guardian.[1] There are plans for a subsea tunnel, the Langfjord Tunnel, to replace the ferry.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Ham, Anthony; Roddies, Miles; Lundgren, Kari (2008). Norway. Lonely Planet. p. 269.
  2. ^ Tveeikrem, Per Kåre (13 November 2010). "Nytt tunnelhåp" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 17 November 2010. Retrieved 12 January 2011.