Eiksund Tunnel
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The Eiksund tunnel (Norwegian: Eiksundtunnelen) is an undersea tunnel in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway, which runs under the Vartdalsfjorden connecting the municipalities of Ørsta and Ulstein. The tunnel is 7,765 metres (25,476 ft) long and reaches a depth of 287 metres (942 ft) below sea level, and was the deepest undersea tunnel in the world until Norway's Rogaland county opened its 292 m (958 ft) deep Ryfast tunnel system in December 2019.
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Location | Møre og Romsdal, Norway |
Coordinates | 62.2182°N 5.9862°E / 62.2182; 5.9862 |
Route | Fv653 |
Operation | |
Opened | 23 February 2008 |
Operator | Statens vegvesen |
Traffic | Automotive |
Character | Passenger |
Vehicles per day | 2884 |
Technical | |
Length | 7,765 m (25,476 ft) |
No. of lanes | 2 + 1 crawling |
Lowest elevation | −287 m (−942 ft) |
Width | 10 m (33 ft) |
Grade | Maximum: 9.6% |
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