Innfjord Tunnel

Innfjord Tunnel
Innfjordtunnelen
Overview
Location Møre og Romsdal, Norway
Coordinates 62°31′54″N 7°36′59″E / 62.53167°N 7.61639°E / 62.53167; 7.61639Coordinates: 62°31′54″N 7°36′59″E / 62.53167°N 7.61639°E / 62.53167; 7.61639
Route E136
Start Innfjorden
End Veblungsnes
Operation
Work begun 1989
Opened 1991
Traffic Automotive
Toll No
Vehicles per day 1,750[1]
Technical
Length 6,594 metres (4.1 mi)[1]
Number of lanes 2
Width 6.5 metres (21 ft)[1]

The Innfjord Tunnel (Norwegian: Innfjordtunnelen) is a 6,594-metre (4.1 mi) long road tunnel in Rauma Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The tunnel goes between the Griset farm on the north side of the village of Innfjorden and the large village of Veblungsnes, near the mouth of the Rauma River. The tunnel is part of the European Route E136 highway.[2][3]

The tunnel opened in 1991 and replaced a narrow and curvy section of the E136 highway that used to follow the shore of the Romsdalsfjorden. The old road was closed in 1989 after a landslide killed one person. During 2-year the construction of the tunnel, there was a temporary ferry service from Åndalsnes to Innfjorden.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Innfjord". CRF Projects: SafeTunnel.
  2. Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2013-05-31.
  3. Store norske leksikon. "Innfjordtunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2013-05-31.


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