Route Route 256 Toll ¥250 (regular cars) End Hekinan | Work begun October 4, 1969 Start Handa Number of lanes 4 | |
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Opened July 31, 1973; 43 years ago (1973-07-31) Length 1.7 kilometres (1.1 mi) | ||
Kinuura Tunnel (衣浦トンネル, kinuura tonneru) is an undersea tunnel in Japan for cars and pedestrians which connects Handa, Aichi with Hekinan, Aichi under the Mikawa Bay at Kinuura Port. The tunnel provides 2 lanes of road going in each direction, and a separate pedestrian tunnel. The pedestrian tunnel plays a radio broadcast, and it is accessible by 11 flights of stairs on either side. Both the Handa side and Hekinan side have public parks near the exits to the tunnel.
Map of Kinuura Tunnel, Japan
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