Traffic cameras along the road: where they are and how fresh the images are
The Public Roads Administration has almost 900 cameras along the roads, and most take a new image every minute. Here is how to use them.
The Norwegian Public Roads Administration has traffic cameras along the roads all over the country, and the images are open to everyone. Kartradar shows each camera as a pink dot on the map. Tap one and you see the image. Here is where the cameras are, how fresh the images are, and what they can and cannot be used for.
Where the cameras are
In October 2026 the Public Roads Administration's camera list had 896 cameras. They are where the roads are most exposed: on mountain passes, at tunnel entrances, bridges and ferry quays, and along the major approach roads.
| County | Cameras |
|---|---|
| Vestland | 177 |
| Nordland | 140 |
| Innlandet | 79 |
| Møre og Romsdal | 73 |
| Rogaland | 69 |
| Troms | 63 |
| Finnmark | 58 |
| Agder | 52 |
| Trøndelag | 49 |
| Buskerud | 43 |
| Telemark | 30 |
| Akershus | 28 |
| Østfold | 20 |
| Vestfold | 9 |
| Oslo | 6 |
The distribution says something about where the weather is worst, not where the traffic is heaviest. Vestland and Nordland have the most, with many mountain passes and ferry crossings. Oslo has the fewest. Almost half of the cameras are along European routes, and the E6 alone has 122.
How fresh the image is
The Public Roads Administration states how often each camera takes a new image. For almost all, 887 of 896, it is once a minute. Kartradar fetches the image directly from the Public Roads Administration when you open the camera, so what you see is the newest image available. Close the panel and open it again, and you get a new one.
The list of where the cameras are is fetched once an hour. A camera that has just been installed or removed can therefore appear or disappear with up to an hour's delay.
When the image is black, grey or old
- Darkness. Many cameras have no lighting, and at night the image is almost black, especially in winter in the north.
- Snow and ice on the lens. On mountain passes the lens can be covered in bad weather. The image then looks grey or blurred until it clears.
- The camera is down. If the time in the image is far back, the camera is not sending new images. That is a fault at the camera, not on the map.
What the cameras can be used for
The cameras are made to show road conditions and traffic: whether there is snow on the road, whether there is a queue, and whether visibility is poor in the mountains. They are useful before a trip over the mountains, or when you wonder whether the queue on the approach road has cleared.
They are not made for following individuals. Kartradar only shows the newest image as the Public Roads Administration publishes it, and stores no images.
Nor do the images show whether the road is closed. That is in the road messages, which are also shown on the map as warning triangles. Always check the Public Roads Administration's traffic messages before you drive over the mountains.
How to find a camera
- Make sure the "Camera" layer is turned on in the menu.
- Zoom in on the stretch you are going to drive. The cameras are pink dots along the road.
- Tap a dot. The panel shows the name, road number, county and which direction the camera points, and the image itself.
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