Çakıt Tunnel
Turkish motorway tunnel / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Çakıt Tunnel (Turkish: Çakıt Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Ankara–Tarsus motorway O-21
E90 in Adana Province, southern Turkey.
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Location | Pozantı, Adana, Turkey |
Coordinates | 37°29′42″N 34°49′55″E |
Status | Operational |
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Opened | March 12, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-12) |
Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
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Length | 497 and 359 m (1,631 and 1,178 ft) |
No. of lanes | 2 x 3 |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
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It is situated on the Taurus Mountains near Ömerli village of Pozantı, Adana. The 497 and 359 m (1,631 and 1,178 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 534–526 m (1,752–1,726 ft)-long Kırkgeçit-7 Tunnel in the north and 200–200 m (660–660 ft)-long Gülek Tunnel in the south on the same motorway. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[1]