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The Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line (東京湾 アクアライン, Tōkyō-wan Akua-rain [9]), also known as the Trans-Tokyo Bay Expressway, is an expressway that is mainly made up of a bridge–tunnel combination across Tokyo Bay in Japan.
the second-longest road tunnel in Japan (~10.7 km) Tokyo Bay Aqua-Line bridge-tunnel: 18 December 1997: Kawasaki, Kanagawa: Kisarazu, Chiba: the third-longest road tunnel in Japan Enasan Tunnel - Chūō Expressway: 1985: Nagano: Nakatsugawa City, Gifu: the fourth-longest road tunnel in Japan (~8.6 km) Ikuta Tunnel - Musashino Line: 1976: Ikuta ...
The Seikan Tunnel (Japanese: 青函トンネル, Seikan Tonneru or 青函隧道, Seikan Zuidō) is a 53.85 km (33.46 mi) dual-gauge railway tunnel in Japan, with a 23.3 km (14.5 mi) portion under the seabed of the Tsugaru Strait, which separates Aomori Prefecture on the main Japanese island of Honshu from the northern island of Hokkaido.
The oldest underwater rail tunnel in the world, crossing the Mersey in Liverpool: 1.21 km: 1881–1886 Severn Tunnel: Wales – England: One of the oldest underwater rail tunnels in the world: 7.01 km: 1873–1886 Blackwall Tunnel (western) London, England: The oldest underwater vehicular tunnel in the world, crossing the Thames in London: 1.35 ...
Kanmon pedestrian tunnel. In Japan, the Kanmon Roadway Tunnel (関門国道トンネル, kanmon kokudō tonneru) carries National Route 2 under the Kanmon Straits. [1] At the time of its construction, it was the longest undersea highway in the world. [2] It opened in 1958. The overall length is 3,461 metres (11,355 ft) meters, and it is 58 ...
Just after 5 a.m. on August 30, water began flooding a vast underground chamber called the "cathedral" just north of Tokyo. The gushing water, captured by security cameras, was the rain that was ...
Despite this, the part of the Tsugaru Strait considered to be in international waters is still within Japan's exclusive economic zone, [3] and the Seikan Tunnel remains entirely under Japanese jurisdiction even though part of it is technically outside Japan's territorial waters.
Iiyama Tunnel [47] Iiyama, Japan 22,225 m (13.810 mi) 2015 Part of the Hokuriku Shinkansen: Railway Daishimizu Tunnel: Mount Tanigawa, Japan 22,221 m (13.807 mi) 1982 Longest railway tunnel until Seikan Tunnel was opened. Water supply Eucumbene-Tumut Tunnel [43] New South Wales, Australia 22,200 m (13.794 mi) 1959