Eikefet Tunnel

Eikefet Tunnel

Overview
Location	Hordaland, Norway
Coordinates	60°40′33″N 5°30′21″E / 60.6757°N 5.5057°ECoordinates: 60°40′33″N 5°30′21″E / 60.6757°N 5.5057°E
Status	In use
Route	E39
Start	Eikefet
End	Odnåstjørni
Operation
Opened	27 March 1980
Character	Automotive
Technical
Length	4,910 metres (16,110 ft)

The Eikefet Tunnel (Norwegian: Eikefettunnelen) is a road tunnel in Lindås municipality in Hordaland county, Norway. The 4,910-metre (3.05 mi) tunnel is part of the European route E39 highway through the mountain Kjellrusen from the village of Eikefet to Odnåstjørni. The tunnel is the longest of a series of tunnels along this highway through Lindås.

The tunnel was opened on 27 March 1980.^[1] When it opened, it was Norway's longest road tunnel.^[2] Eikefet has rated poorly in safety testing by the European Tunnel Assessment Programme. This is due to long distances between emergency pull off areas and emergency phones; poor lighting; few escape routes; poor fire safety; and lanes that are only 3 metres (9.8 ft) wide.^[3]

References

1. Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2014-03-26.
2. "Norges lengste veitunnel åpnes idag i Lindås i Nordhordaland". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 27 March 1980. p. 48.
3. Store norske leksikon. "Eikefettunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2014-03-26.