Bjorøy Tunnel
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The Bjorøy Tunnel is a 2,012-metre-long (6,601 ft) subsea road tunnel in Vestland county, Norway. The tunnel is part of the Norwegian County Road 5236 which connects the island of Bjorøy in the municipality of Øygarden to the mainland near Håkonshella and Hilleren in the city-municipality of Bergen. It crosses underneath the Vatlestraumen strait, reaching 88 metres (289 ft) below mean sea level. It serves as a fixed link for the 900 residents of the islands of Bjorøy and Tyssøy as well as a large number of cottage owners who vacation on the islands. The first proposal was launched in 1980, and construction started on 29 September 1993. There were severe problems because the tunneling encountered an area of sandstone, causing a year's delay. The total construction cost was 59 million kr. It opened on 7 May 1996 and remained a toll road until 29 January 2005.
Fylkesveg 5236, Norway,
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Location: 60.3375, 5.1842, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
111 places
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Mareminehollet ⓘ
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Årland - Krossasmettet ⓘ
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Årland - Munkahogget ⓘ
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Bysheim - Fetts fk. 1, Helleren ⓘ
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Ferstad - Kleberbrudd ⓘ
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Halhjem - Fetts fk. 4/1 og nyreg. kulturlag ⓘ
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Halhjem - Klebersteinsbrot ⓘ
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Hana ⓘ
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Indre Hisdal - Klåsteinsvikje ⓘ
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Lunde - Fetts fk. 2, Katlabrotet ⓘ
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Lunde - Fetts fk. 3, Vargholet (Hildersholet) ⓘ
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Lysekloster - Klebersteinsbrudd ⓘ
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Apaltunnelen ⓘ
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Arnanipa tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Bjørkhaug Tunnel ⓘ
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Bjorøy Tunnel ⓘ
Subsea road tunnel in Vestland, Norway -

Borgotunnelen ⓘ
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Brattlandstunnelen ⓘ
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Damsgård Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Dyrhovd tunnel ⓘ
light rail tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Eidsvåg Tunnel ⓘ
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Eikås Tunnel ⓘ
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Eikelandstunnelen ⓘ
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Espelandstunnelen ⓘ
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Fagerås tunnel ⓘ
light rail tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Fantoft tunnel ⓘ
light rail tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Fauskangertunnelen ⓘ
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Fjøsanger Miljølokk ⓘ
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Florvågtunnelen ⓘ
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Gaupås Tunnel ⓘ
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Glaskar Tunnel ⓘ
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Grasdal Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Samnanger, Norway -

Hananipa tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen and Vaksdal, Norway -

Harafjelltunnelen ⓘ
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Haukelandstunnelen ⓘ
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Herland tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Hisdal Tunnel ⓘ
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Hjelterygg Tunnel ⓘ
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Hopstunnelen ⓘ
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Hordviktunnelen ⓘ
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Kipletunnelen ⓘ
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Kolltveittunnelen ⓘ
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Kråkeskartunnelen ⓘ
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Kvistitunnelen ⓘ
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Lianakk Tunnel ⓘ
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Lonevågstunnelen ⓘ
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Løvstakken Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel -

Lyderhorn Tunnel ⓘ
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Lyngbø Tunnel ⓘ
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Lyshorn Tunnel ⓘ
motorway tunnel in Vestland, Norway -

Middagshaug Tunnel ⓘ
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Midtun Tunnel ⓘ
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Mindetunnelen ⓘ
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Mundalsbergtunnelen ⓘ
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Munkebotn Tunnel ⓘ
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Nattlandstunnelen ⓘ
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Nesttunhaug tunnel ⓘ
light rail tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Nygårdstunnelen ⓘ

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Rå Tunnel ⓘ
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Raudbergtunnelen ⓘ
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Raunekleiv Tunnel ⓘ
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Risnes 1 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Risnes 2 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Risnes 3 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Risnestunnelen ⓘ
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Romslo 1 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Romslo 2 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Romslotunnelen ⓘ
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Rothaugen Tunnel ⓘ
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Sædalstunnelen ⓘ
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Sætre Tunnel ⓘ
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Selvik Tunnel ⓘ
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Skansen Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Skjold tunnel ⓘ
light rail tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Skogafjell Tunnel ⓘ
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Slåtta creek tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Slettebakk tunnel ⓘ
light rail tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Songstad 1 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Songstad 2 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Songstad 3 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Songstadtunnelen ⓘ
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Søråstunnelen ⓘ
road tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Stavenes Tunnel ⓘ
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Struksentunnelen ⓘ
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Sunnes creek tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Sydnes Tunnel ⓘ
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Takvam tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Takvam tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Tirsåstunnelen ⓘ
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Toppe Tunnel ⓘ
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Trengereid 1 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Trengereid 2 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Trengereid track 2 tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Trengereid Tunnel ⓘ
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Troldhaugtunnelen ⓘ
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Tunes tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Tunestveit tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Tveiterås tunnel ⓘ
light rail tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Ulriken tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Ytre Songstadtunnelen ⓘ
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Spjeld Tunnel ⓘ
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Ranten Tunnel ⓘ
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Arnanipa Tunnel ⓘ
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Fløyfjell Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Stongafjell Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Vestland, Norway -

Olsvik Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Liafjell Tunnel ⓘ
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Knappe Tunnel ⓘ
Road tunnel in Bergen, Norway -

Skjoldnes Tunnel ⓘ
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Fyllingsdal Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel for pedestrians and bikes in Bergen, Norway -

Nesttun Tunnel ⓘ
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Mareminehollet | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Årland - Krossasmettet | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Årland - Munkahogget | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Bysheim - Fetts fk. 1, Helleren | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Ferstad - Kleberbrudd | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Halhjem - Fetts fk. 4/1 og nyreg. kulturlag | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Halhjem - Klebersteinsbrot | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Hana | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Indre Hisdal - Klåsteinsvikje | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Lunde - Fetts fk. 2, Katlabrotet | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Lunde - Fetts fk. 3, Vargholet (Hildersholet) | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | mine | Lysekloster - Klebersteinsbrudd | stone quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Apaltunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Arnanipa tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Bjørkhaug Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Bjorøy Tunnel | Norwegian Roads Administration, road tunnel, undersea tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Borgotunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Brattlandstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Damsgård Tunnel | road tunnel, Norwegian Roads Administration | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Dyrhovd tunnel | tramway tunnel, cycling tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Eidsvåg Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Eikås Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Eikelandstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Espelandstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Fagerås tunnel | tramway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Fantoft tunnel | tramway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Fauskangertunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Fjøsanger Miljølokk | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Florvågtunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Gaupås Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Glaskar Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Grasdal Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Hananipa tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Harafjelltunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Haukelandstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Herland tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Hisdal Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Hjelterygg Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Hopstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Hordviktunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Kipletunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Kolltveittunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Kråkeskartunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Kvistitunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Lianakk Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Lonevågstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Løvstakken Tunnel | Norwegian Roads Administration, road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Lyderhorn Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Lyngbø Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Lyshorn Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Middagshaug Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Midtun Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Mindetunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Mundalsbergtunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Munkebotn Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Nattlandstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Nesttunhaug tunnel | tramway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Nygårdstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Rå Tunnel | Norwegian Roads Administration, road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Raudbergtunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Raunekleiv Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Risnes 1 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Risnes 2 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Risnes 3 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Risnestunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Romslo 1 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Romslo 2 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Romslotunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Rothaugen Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Sædalstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Sætre Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Selvik Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Skansen Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Skjold tunnel | tramway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Skogafjell Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Slåtta creek tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Slettebakk tunnel | tramway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Songstad 1 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Songstad 2 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Songstad 3 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Songstadtunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Søråstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Stavenes Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Struksentunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Sunnes creek tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Sydnes Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Takvam tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Takvam tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Tirsåstunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Toppe Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Trengereid 1 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Trengereid 2 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Trengereid track 2 tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Trengereid Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Troldhaugtunnelen | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Tunes tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Tunestveit tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Tveiterås tunnel | tramway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Ulriken tunnel | railway tunnel, Vy | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Ytre Songstadtunnelen | Norwegian Roads Administration, road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | 1966 | Spjeld Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1975 | Ranten Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1980 | Arnanipa Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1988 | Fløyfjell Tunnel | road tunnel, Norwegian Roads Administration | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1991 | Stongafjell Tunnel | road tunnel, Norwegian Roads Administration | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 1992 | Olsvik Tunnel | Norwegian Roads Administration, road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 2005 | Liafjell Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 2010 | Knappe Tunnel | road tunnel, Norwegian Roads Administration | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 2019 | Skjoldnes Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 2023 | Fyllingsdal Tunnel | cycling tunnel | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | 2023 | Nesttun Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Bjorøytunnelen ved Håkonshella. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bjorøytunnelskilt | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bjorøytunnelen innslag på Bjorøy | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bjorøytunnelen ved Håkonshella. | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bjorøytunnelen innslag på Bjorøy | Commons | ||