Location Havza, Samsun Province Work begun 2005 | Status Operational | |
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Coordinates 19 Mayıs Tunnel
Location of 19 Mayıs Tunnel in Turkey Constructed Fermanoğlu Construction Company Opened February 15, 2009; 8 years ago (2009-02-15) Operator General Directorate of Highways People also search for Şirinyer Tunnel, Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel, Ilgaz 15 July Independence Tunnel | ||
19 Mayıs Tunnel (Turkish: 19 Mayıs Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed on the Samsun-Çorum highway in Samsun Province, northern Turkey.
It is situated near Paşapınarı village of Havza, Samsun. The 280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 845–923 m (2,772–3,028 ft)-long Havza Tunnel in the north and 392–392 m (1,286–1,286 ft)-long Şehzadeler Tunnel in the south on the same highway.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on February 15, 2009 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
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