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The Ryfylke Tunnel.. Norway's geography is dominated by fjords and islands.As of 2011, the country has thirty-three undersea tunnels, most of which are fixed links.Tunnels are chosen to replace ferries to allow residents of islands and remote peninsulas access to regional centers, where water-crossings are too long for bridges.
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.
This list of tunnels in Norway includes any road, rail or waterway tunnel in Norway. There are over 900 road tunnels in Norway with total length exceeding 750 km. [1] [ dead link ] The longest road tunnels (>7 km, with opening year and length):
The Eysturoy Tunnel isn’t the only dazzling undersea experience. Since December 2023, Streymoy and the wee island of Sandoy have been connected by the latest subsea tunnel, the Sandoy Tunnel.
Pages in category "Subsea tunnels in Norway" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
The Atlantic Ocean Tunnel (Norwegian: Atlanterhavstunnelen) is an undersea tunnel that is part of Norwegian County Road 64 which connects Kristiansund Municipality to Averøy Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The eastern end of the tunnel is on Kirkelandet island in the town of Kristiansund and the western end of the tunnel is on ...
Norway has revealed plans to build the world’s longest and deepest underwater tunnel to cut 11 hours from the journey on its E39 coastal highway. The 16.5-mile tunnel, known as Rogfast, will ...
The Ryfylke Tunnel (Norwegian: Ryfylketunnelen) is an undersea road tunnel in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the Norwegian National Road 13 running between Stavanger and Ryfylke (district) under the Horgefjord (part of the Boknafjord). The tunnel is part of the Ryfast project.