Status Operational Traffic automotive | Work begun 1975 Length 1,702 m (5,584 ft) | |
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Location Maçka–Torul, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey Coordinates Zigana Tunnel
Location of Zigana Tunnel in Turkey Operator General Directorate of Highways | ||
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The Zigana Tunnel (Turkish: Zigana Tüneli) is a road tunnel constructed on the Maçka, Trabzon–Torul, Gümüşhane state highway southwest of the provincial border Trabzon–Gümüşhane, northeastern Turkey.
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- Map of Zigana TC3BCneli 29800 Zigana KC3B6yC3BC2FTorul2FGC3BCmC3BCC59Fhane Turkey
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- New Zigana Tunnel project
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Situated at Zigana Pass on the Pontic Mountains, the 1,702 m (5,584 ft)-long tunnel was excavated in two years. The breakthrough took place on September 2, 1977. It carries one lane of traffic in each direction in one tube, which has 8.50 m (27.9 ft) clearance and 11.20 m (36.7 ft) width. The tunnel's elevation is at 1,820–1,795 m (5,971–5,889 ft) in the north-south direction.
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New Zigana Tunnel project
In September 2013, it was announced that a new tunnel is projected at Zigana Pass. It will be a 12,888 m (42,283 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction between Güzelyayla, Maçka and Köstere, Torul at 1,253–1,211 m (4,111–3,973 ft) elevation.