Status In use Start Lunde Address 6848 Fjærland, Norway Number of lanes 2 | Route 5 Traffic Automotive End Fjærland | |
Location Sogn og Fjordane, Norway Length 6,397 metres (20,988 ft) | ||
Norway road 5 from the fj rland tunnel to skei
The Fjærland Tunnel (Norwegian: Fjærlandstunnelen) is a 6,397-metre (3.975 mi) long road tunnel in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. The tunnel opened on 31 May 1986 and it is part of Norwegian National Road 5. The tunnel connects the village of Lunde in Jølster Municipality and the village of Fjærland in Sogndal Municipality. The tunnel goes through mountains in the Jostedalsbreen National Park which lies between the two villages. The Marabreen glacier sits high above the tunnel.
The village area of Fjærland was only accessible by boat on the Fjærlandsfjorden until 1986 when this tunnel opened. Then in 1995, the Frudal Tunnel opened which continued National Road 5 from Fjærland all the way to Sogndalsfjøra.
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