Åkrafjord Tunnel

Åkrafjord Tunnel

View of the entrance to the tunnel
Overview
Location Hordaland, Norway
Coordinates 59°46′28″N 6°10′16″E / 59.7744°N 6.1711°E / 59.7744; 6.1711Coordinates: 59°46′28″N 6°10′16″E / 59.7744°N 6.1711°E / 59.7744; 6.1711
Status In use
Route E134
Start Krokstad, Etne
End Sævareid, Etne
Operation
Opened 15 July 2000
Operator Norwegian Public Roads Administration
Technical
Length 7,404 metres (24,291 ft)

The Åkrafjord Tunnel (Norwegian: Åkrafjordtunnelen) is a road tunnel in Etne municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 7,404-metre (4.6 mi) long tunnel is located on the European route E134 highway, on the southeastern side of the Åkrafjorden, about 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) northeast of the village of Etnesjøen. The tunnel was opened on 15 July 2000 to replace a narrow and winding road on the narrow shoreline between the fjord and the steep mountainsides.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2015-04-08.


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