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Karisaka Tunnel

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Status
  
In service

Opened
  
April, 1998

Start
  
Chichibu

Constructed
  
September 1994

Work begun
  
October, 1988

Road
  
Japan National Route 140

End
  
Yamanashi

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Location
  
Saitama Prefecture • Yamanashi Prefecture

Traffic
  
Automobiles • Motorbikes

Toll
  
Passenger cars： 710 yen Mid-sized cars：860 yen Heavy vehicles： 1,170 yen Oversized vehicles：1,980 yen Light motor vehicles (up to 660cc)： 560 yen Motorbikes： 70yen

The Karisaka Tunnel is a Japanese toll tunnel that opened April 23, 1998 between Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture and Yamanashi City, Yamanashi Prefecture. Until this tunnel opened, there was no direct road connection between Saitama and Yamanashi prefectures.

Contents

Map of Karisaka Tunnel, Japan

Details

  • At 6,625m long, the tunnel is the fifth-longest road tunnel in Japan.
  • Tolls are collected when traveling north from Yamanashi to Saitama.
  • Equipped with fire-prevention equipment
  • Built using the New Austrian Tunneling method
  • Pedestrians, bicycles, and specialized small vehicles are prohibited.
  • 50cc motorbikes can be ridden through the tunnel.
  • Hazardous cargo is restricted.

    • References

    Karisaka Tunnel Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


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