Åkrafjord Tunnel

Åkrafjord Tunnel
Overview
View of the entrance to the tunnel
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

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

Road tunnels in Hordaland county, Norway

Current	Arnanipa Austmannali Bjorøy Bømlafjord Dalseid Damsgård Eidfjord Eidsvåg Eikefet Fjæra Fløyfjell Folgefonna Halsnøy Haukeli Horda Hyving Jernfjell Jondal Knappe Kvernhushaug Løvstakken Markhus Masfjord Måbø Nipe Olsvik Risnes Rullestad Røldal Seljestad Sivle Stalheim Stavenes Stongafjell Storegjel Svandalsflona Trengereid Trollkone Tunsberg Vallavik Åkrafjord

Under Construction	Eikås Nyborg

Proposed	Arna Cross Link Fedjefast Hordfast Korsfjord Skansen

Closed	Old Dyrskar

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