Eiksund Tunnel

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The Eiksund tunnel 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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length: 7765 metre, 
undersea tunnelroad tunnelNorwegian Roads Administration, Q20

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Location: 62.2185, 5.9112, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Alsnes Tunnel
  • Årsettunnelen
  • Aurvågtunnelen
  • Damfosstunnelen
  • Eiksund Tunnel
    road tunnel
  • Furenetunnelen
  • Furnes Tunnel
  • Fyrdsbergtunnelen
  • Goksøyrtunnelen
  • Hareidporten
  • Helgehorntunnelen
  • Hjartåberg Tunnel
  • Høydalstunnelen (Volda)
  • Kvalnestunnelen
  • Morkaåstunnelen
  • Rotsethorn Tunnel
  • Selvågtunnelen
  • Voldshammartunnelen
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Inside the bore of the Eiksund tunnel near a tunnel entrance, with blue line marking where tunnel elevation passes below sea level.Inside the bore of the Eiksund tunnel near a tunnel entrance, with blue line marking where tunnel elevation passes below sea level.
Inside the bore of the Eiksund tunnel near a tunnel entrance, with blue line marking where tunnel elevation passes below sea level.Inside the bore of the Eiksund tunnel near a tunnel entrance, with blue line marking where tunnel elevation passes below sea level.
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitetunnelAlsnes Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelÅrsettunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelAurvågtunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelDamfosstunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelEiksund TunnelNorwegian Roads Administration, undersea tunnel, road tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelFurenetunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelFurnes Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelFyrdsbergtunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGoksøyrtunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelHareidportenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelHelgehorntunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelHjartåberg Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelHøydalstunnelen (Volda)road tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelKvalnestunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelMorkaåstunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelRotsethorn Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSelvågtunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelVoldshammartunnelenroad tunnelWikidata
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    commonsimageEiksundtunnelen01 Commons
    commonsimageEiksundtunnelen02 Commons
    commonsimageInside the bore of the Eiksund tunnel near a tunnel entrance, with blue line marking where tunnel elevation passes below sea level. Commons
    commonsimageInside the bore of the Eiksund tunnel near a tunnel entrance, with blue line marking where tunnel elevation passes below sea level. Commons