Gerze Tunnel
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gerze, Sinop Province |
| Coordinates |
41°47′22″N 35°11′27″E / 41.78944°N 35.19083°ECoordinates: 41°47′22″N 35°11′27″E / 41.78944°N 35.19083°E   Gerze Tunnel Location of Gerze Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
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| Operation | |
| Constructed | Cengiz Construction Company |
| Opened | March 26, 2014 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 348 and 348 m (1,142 and 1,142 ft) |
| Number of lanes | 2 x 2 |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Gerze Tunnel (Turkish: Gerze Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed in Sinop Province, northern Turkey.
Gerze Tunnel is part of the Sinop-Samsun Highway within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Cengiz Construction Company.[1] The 348 and 348 m (1,142 and 1,142 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 1,680–1,680 m (5,510–5,510 ft)-long Demirciköy Tunnel in the northwest and 1,598–1,530 m (5,243–5,020 ft)-long Yenikent Tunnel in the southeast on the same highway.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on March 26, 2014.[2]
References
- ↑ "Cengiz İnşaat - Yakakent - Gerze Yolu" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-16.
- ↑ "Gerze Sinop Yolu Hizmete Açıldı". Boyabat Son Haber (in Turkish). 2014-03-26. Retrieved 2016-08-16.
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