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  • 21 Aug, 2019

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Valderøy Tunnel

The Valderøy Tunnel (Norwegian: Valderøytunnelen) is a subsea road tunnel which runs between the islands of Ellingsøya (in Ålesund Municipality) and Valderøya (in Giske Municipality) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The 4,222-metre (13,852 ft) long tunnel is part of Norwegian National Road 658. The 3-lane wide tunnel has a maximum height of 4.6 metres (15 ft). The tunnel reaches a maximum depth of 137 metres (449 ft) below sea level. It was built in 1987 as part of the Vigra Fixed Link project. It was a toll road until 25 October 2009.

References

  1. ^ "Valderøytunnelen" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Public Roads Administration.
  2. ^ Herskedal, Kjell (24 October 2009). "Gratis å kjøre Ålesundtunnelene fra søndag" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency.