Coastal Highway Route E39 – Extreme structures along the coast of Norway

Norway’s Coastal Highway Route E39 is part of the European trunk road network. The route runs along the western coast of Norway, from Kristiansand in the south to Trondheim in central Norway, a distance of almost 1100 km. The Coastal Highway Route E39 was suggested by the Ministry of Transport and Communication as early as in 2009, and the intension of making the E39 Route ferry-free within 20 years, was established in the National Transport Plan of 2014-2023. Since then the concept of a ferry-free road have been well established amongst politicians and people living on the West Coast of Norway. This paper will give an introduction to the special session on the Bjørnafjord crossing on the west-coast of Norway. It will give background and insight into the total of the Coastal Highway Route E39 Programme.