Follestad, A., Järnegren, J., Mul, E.J., Rosten, C. & Singsaas, F.T. 2022. Environmental impacts of floating bridges. NINA Report 2057. Norwegian Institute for Nature Research. The Norwegian government has an ambition of better connecting the west coast of Norway between Kristiansand and Trondheim. Improvement of the fjord crossings will be the primary means of improving connections and reducing travel time. This project has been termed the Ferry Free E39 project and is the responsibility of the Norwegian Public Roads Administration (NPRA). Many of the fjord crossings on the west coast present difficulties for existing bridge and tunnel technologies due to the spans that need to be crossed, or the depths of the fjords. The NPRA is therefor...