Sognefjellsvegen

Sognefjellsveien

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The Sognefjellsveien is the highest pass in Northern Europe and connects as part of the National Highway 55, two Norwegian places Gaupne and Lom. The highest point is at the Fantesteinen in 1434 meters above sea level. The 110 km long street is one of the oldest transport links between East and West Norway.

The road has been used for a long time as a trade route through the herring and other fish and salt from the coast to the interior and vice versa hides, butter and iron were transported from the inland to the sea. Highwaymen made ​​in earlier times, the area unsafe and stole the goods transports from. Hence it is also the name of Fantesteinen (Eng. " tramp stone ").

After two years of renovation work, which was carried out by unemployed youth, the road could be continuously released to traffic in July 1938.

In winter, the Sognefjellsveien can not be used because of the large amounts of snow and the prevailing storms. The winter closure lasts from early November to early May.