Location Hordaland, Norway Start Eikefet Opened 27 March 1980 Length 4,910 m | Status In use End Odnåstjørni Character Automotive Road European route E39 | |
The Eikefet Tunnel (Norwegian: Eikefettunnelen) is a road tunnel in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 4,910-metre (3.05 mi) tunnel is part of the European route E39 highway through the mountain Kjellrusen from the village of Eikefet to Odnåstjørni. The tunnel is the longest of a series of tunnels along this highway through Lindås.
Map of Eikefettunnelen, Lind%C3%A5s, Norway
The tunnel was opened on 27 March 1980. When it opened, it was Norway's longest road tunnel. Eikefet has rated poorly in safety testing by the European Tunnel Assessment Programme. This is due to long distances between emergency pull off areas and emergency phones; poor lighting; few escape routes; poor fire safety; and lanes that are only 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide.
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