Zigana Tunnel (1988)
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E97 southwest of the provincial border Trabzon–Gümüşhane, northeastern Turkey. It was opened to traffic in 1988.
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 2 September 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.
New Zigana Tunnel
In September 2013, it was announced that a new tunnel is projected at Zigana Pass. The tunnel was opened in 2023. It is a 14,481 m (47,510 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.
References
- ^ Kaptan, Suavi (1977-09-02). "Zigana tüneli açıldı". Hürriyet (in Turkish). Geçmiş Gazete. Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ Ergin, Recep (2013-09-10). "İşte yeni Zigana Tüneli". Ihlas News Agency (in Turkish). Retrieved 2014-05-09.
- ^ "Harşıt Vadisinde Tüneller". Ihlas News Agency (in Turkish). 2013-07-13. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
- ^ "Tüneller şehri Gümüşhane". Yeni Şafak (in Turkish). 2003-09-21. Retrieved 2014-05-10.
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