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The Folgefonna Tunnel (Norwegian: Folgefonntunnelen) is a 11,150-meter (36,580 ft) long road tunnel in Vestland county, Norway.The tunnel connects the village of Eitrheim and the town of Odda at the head of Sørfjorden in Ullensvang Municipality to the village of Austrepollen at the head of Maurangsfjorden in Kvinnherad municipality.
Ryfylke Tunnel: 2019 14,400 Gudvanga Tunnel: 1991 11,428 Folgefonna Tunnel: 2001 11,150 Toven Tunnel: 2014 10,665 Jondal Tunnel: 2012 10,400 Mælefjell Tunnel: 2019 9354 Lyshorn Tunnel: 2022 9260 Korgfjell Tunnel: 2005 8530 Steigen Tunnel: 1991 8079 Bømlafjord Tunnel: 2000 7888 Eiksund Tunnel: 2008 7765 Svartis Tunnel: 1986 7615 Høyanger ...
Søndre (southern) Folgefonna, with an area of 167 square kilometres (64 sq mi), making it the third largest glacier in the mainland of Norway. [1] In total, Folgefonna covers about 207 km 2 (80 sq mi) (measured in 2006). On 14 May 2005, Folgefonna National Park was established, protecting the glaciers and the surrounding areas. [1]
Eysturoy Tunnel, which opened in 2020, took four years to complete. It dramatically cut the travel time between the Faroe Islands capital on the island of Streymoy and neighboring Eysturoy island.
The following lists all subsea tunnels in use as of 2019. It includes the name, length in meters and feet, depth below mean sea level in meters and feet, the year the tunnel was taken into use with ordinary traffic (which may differ from the year it was officially opened), the road the tunnel carries, the county or counties the tunnel is in, and the municipalities, including any the tunnel ...
Folgefonna National Park (Norwegian: Folgefonna nasjonalpark) is a 545.2-square-kilometre (210.5 sq mi) national park in Vestland county, Norway. The park is located on the Folgefonna peninsula, and it spans the municipalities of Kvinnherad, Etne, and Ullensvang. The national park was opened by Queen Sonja on 14 May 2005. [1]
With its three parts, the Folgefonna glacier covers an area of 220 km 2 (85 sq mi), and in 2005 it became protected as Folgefonna National Park. The area of the fjord is divided among several municipalities in Vestland county: Bømlo , Eidfjord , Etne , Kvam , Kvinnherad , Stord , Sveio , Tysnes , Ullensvang , Ulvik , and Voss .
European route E16 is the designation of a main west–east road through Northern Ireland, Scotland, Norway and Sweden, from Derry to Gävle, via Belfast, Glasgow, Edinburgh, previously by ferry to Bergen, Voss, through the Gudvanga Tunnel and the Lærdal Tunnel (the world's longest road tunnel), Lærdal, over Filefjell to Fagernes, Hønefoss, Gardermoen and Kongsvinger.