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16-898: Norddalsfjorden is a branch off of the main Storfjorden in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway . The fjord is located in Fjord Municipality and a small part is also in Stranda Municipality . The fjord is 16 kilometres (9.9 mi) long, when you include the Tafjorden arm that stretches further east, it is 24 kilometres (15 mi) in total. In the Middle Ages, the combined Norddalsfjorden and Tafjorden were probably called «Todarfjorden» (Tafjorden). Norwegian County Road 63 and Norwegian County Road 650 runs along

32-428: A mail route between Stavanger and Bergen. In 1858, mail was rerouted to newly established steam ships Bergen–Vadheim, and the mail route changed to Vadheim – Sande – Førde , in parts precisely along today's route. Since 1990, a number of long bridges and tunnels have replaced four of the ferries. The bridges and tunnels are: Other large road projects include: The route Trondheim–Ålesund–Bergen–Stavanger–Kristiansand

48-521: Is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . Storfjorden (Sunnm%C3%B8re) The name literally means the "big" or "great" fjord, indicating that this is a long fjord and it is, in fact, the main fjord in this region. Stretching about 110 kilometres (68 mi), Storfjord is the 5th longest fjord in Norway. The Storfjord is a dominant topographical feature in the Sunnmøre region as it cuts

64-439: The longest proposed bridge spans . In 1786, a royal decision was made to establish a postal route between Bergen and Trondheim. From the establishment of mail in Norway in 1647 until then, all mail between those cities went over to Oslo. To begin with, the route was for large parts usable for walking and horse riding only, but in the following decades it was rebuilt to allow horse carriages. Several parts required boat. The route

80-454: The E39 are regarded as an integral part of national highways. Ferries operate according to a published timetable and standard prices for vehicles and passengers. [1] [2] The E39 includes the following ferry routes from North to South (approximate crossing time in minutes): The Norwegian government plans to replace all the ferries on E39 in Norway with bridges and tunnels. This involves some of

96-563: The E39 is part of the Norwegian national road system, and is as such developed and maintained by the public roads administration. The E39 is mostly a two-lane undivided road, and only relatively short sections near Stavanger, Trondheim and Bergen are motorways or semi-motorways . The E39 ferries are operated by Fjord1 except the Volda-Folkestad and Festøya-Solavågen ferry, which are operated by Norled . Domestic car ferries on

112-1136: The area for 100 metres (328 ft) inland and destroying the church and all but two boathouses , as well as many boats. Damaging waves struck as far as way as Ørskog . The waves killed 17 people. It was the first natural disaster in Norway to be reported and documented in historic time. European route E39 European route E39 is the designation of a 1,330 kilometres (830 mi) north–south road in Norway and Denmark from Klett, just south of Trondheim , to Aalborg via Bergen, Stavanger and Kristiansand. In total, there are nine ferries, more than any other single road in Europe. In Trondheim, there are connections to E6 and E14 . In Ålesund, to E136 , in Bergen to E16 , in Haugesund, to E134 , in Kristiansand to E18 , and in Aalborg to E45 . In Norway,

128-405: The fjord and includes a ferry crossing between Eidsdal and Linge. In the 1960s villages Stranda-Liabygda-Eidsdal-Valldal-Norddal-Fjørå-Tafjord were still connected by a web of ferry crossings. The fjord's mouth sits to the west between the village of Liabygda on the northern shore and mount Skrednakken on the southern shore. Further into the fjord, the villages of Eidsdal and Norddal lie along

144-635: The fjord itself. During summer the Hurtigruten line visits the Storfjorden and Geirangerfjorden regularly. At 10:00 p.m. on 8 January 1731, a landslide with an estimated volume of 6,000,000 cubic metres (7,800,000 cubic yards) fell from a height of 500 metres (1,600 ft) on the slope of the mountain Skafjell into the Storfjorden opposite Stranda. The slide generated a megatsunami 30 metres (98 ft) in height that struck Stranda, flooding

160-458: The fjord, but it is cost prohibitive at this time. Here is a list of the ferry crossings: Due to the steep slopes along the shores, road construction is challenging and overland road transport is often limited to valleys. On the northern shore of the Storfjorden, there a continuous network of roads from Tafjord to the island of Sula using the roads 63 , 650, E39 , 656, 60 and 61. On the southern shore, there are only short sections of roads along

176-564: The major samples of the typical west coast fjords highly praised by visitors. On the steep shores of the fjord, there are several historic mountain farms such as Ytste Skotet in Stordal and Me-Åkernes , Skageflå , and Knivsflå in Stranda . From the coast to the inland This is a list of settlements along the fjord Several car ferries cross the fjord, but there are no bridges or tunnels. The proposed Storfjord Bridge may one day cross

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192-433: The region in two parts that are only connected by ferry. The deepest point in the fjord is 679 metres (2,228 ft) near the village of Dyrkorn in the municipality of Stordal . The landscape around Storfjorden is typical for Western Norway . The mouth of the fjord is surrounded by islands with mountains reaching 500 to 800 metres (1,600 to 2,600 ft) above sea level. Further to the east there are higher mountains. At

208-494: The southern shore, and their respective rivers . Eidsdal is connected to Linge on the northern shore by a ferry . A few kilometers east of Linge lies the village Sylte at the mouth of river Valldøla which runs through the large Valldalen valley. Further east lies the tiny village of Fjøra, at the mouth of Tafjorden . The village of Tafjord lies at the end of the Tafjorden arm. This Møre og Romsdal location article

224-493: The villages of Tafjord and Geiranger, the mountains climb to about 1,500 to 1,800 metres (4,900 to 5,900 ft) above sea level. Most of the Storfjorden has characteristically steep or very steep shores, interrupted by several gentle valleys stretching up to 30 kilometres (19 mi) into the hinterland. In this way, the Storfjorden system is, along with the Nordfjorden , Sognefjorden , and Hardangerfjorden fjord-systems,

240-519: Was Bergen – Åsane – Hordvik –(boat over Salhusfjorden )– Isdal – Hundvin – Gulen – Rutledal –(boat over Sognefjorden )– Leirvik ( Hyllestad )– Flekke – Dale – Bygstad – Førde – Jølster – Gloppen -(boat over Nordfjord )–Faleide ( Stryn )– Hornindal – Hellesylt – Stranda –(boat along Storfjorden )– Sjøholt – Vestnes -(boat over Romsdalsfjorden )– Molde – Angvik –(boat over Tingvollfjorden )– Tingvoll –(boat over Halsafjord )– Stangvik – Skei – Rindal – Orkanger – Trondheim . The 1786 decision also included

256-500: Was named E39 in 2000. Kristiansund–Stavanger was earlier riksveg 1 (national highway 1, "coastal through-road") from 1992 and riksveg 14 before 1992. Stavanger–Kristiansand was part of E18, and Trondheim – Kristiansund was riksveg 65 and riksveg 71. An international car ferry is operated by Color Line and by Fjord Line (seasonally). From Norway, E39 goes with ferry from Kristiansand to Hirtshals, in northern Denmark. Ferries are run by Color Line and Fjord Line . The motorway goes from

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