It’s the question visitors ask most – and locals always give the same answer: the Atlantic Road is almost always open. Road 64 was built to take the open ocean, and even on windy days people drive to work over the bridges as usual.
When can it close?
Rarely. In the very strongest storms from the west and north-west, the sea can wash over the causeways, and the Norwegian roads authority (Statens vegvesen) may close the road or control traffic for a while. Roadworks, accidents or winter conditions can also cause short stops – as on any road.
How to check before you drive
- Traffic messages: vegvesen.no/trafikk (available in English) – look for “Fv64” or “Atlanterhavsveien”.
- Call 175 from a Norwegian phone, or +47 22 07 30 00 from a foreign number.
- See for yourself: live webcam and wind forecast from Yr on our weather & webcam page.
We never publish our own “open/closed” status. The official source is always Statens vegvesen.
On a storm day
- Storm watching is spectacular – but park at the rest areas (Eldhusøya, Askevågen), never on the road or the bridge.
- Keep well back from the sea. Waves reach further than you think.
- Motorhome or caravan? Take extra care with gusts on the bridges.
Handy Norwegian words
- stengt – closed
- kolonnekjøring – convoy driving
- fv. 64 – county road 64, the Atlantic Road
Traffic messages (vegvesen.no) Webcam & weather
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