{"id":719,"date":"2010-12-17T04:49:35","date_gmt":"2010-12-17T04:49:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/?p=719"},"modified":"2014-08-22T14:14:25","modified_gmt":"2014-08-22T14:14:25","slug":"road-and-rail-tunnels-in-norway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/road-and-rail-tunnels-in-norway\/","title":{"rendered":"Road and Rail Tunnels in Norway"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This may not seem like an interesting topic to many of you, but keep in mind Norway\u00b4s topography and the necessity to blast lots of dynamite to create <strong>tunneler <\/strong>(tunnels) for <strong>biler<\/strong> (cars) and <strong>tog <\/strong>(trains) to drive through (not to mention <strong>syklister<\/strong>-cyclists and <strong>folk p\u00e5 fot<\/strong>-people on foot in certain <strong>tunneler<\/strong>). \u00a0Whether you think this is an interesting topic or not, you have to admit that 900 road <strong>tunneler <\/strong>in one country the size of Norway is a lot. \u00a0Japan is #2 in number of tunnels in the world. \u00a0<strong>Tunnelene <\/strong>(The tunnels) in Norway cover about 750 km. \u00a0There are both above-ground <strong>tunneler<\/strong> and sub-sea<strong> tunneler<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>See <a href=\"http:\/\/www.tunnel.no\/\">here<\/a> if you are interested in learning more about Norway\u00b4s Tunneling Society and the emphasis they are putting on surface rock excavation, underground construction and related topics.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a list of main <strong>tunneler <\/strong>in Norway:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"L\u00e6rdalstunnelen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/L%C3%A6rdalstunnelen\">L\u00e6rdalstunnelen<\/a>, 2000, 24505 m, world&#8217;s longest road tunnel<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Gudvangatunnel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Gudvangatunnel\">Gudvangatunnel<\/a>, 1991, 11428 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Folgefonntunnel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Folgefonntunnel\">Folgefonntunnel<\/a>, 2001, 11150 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Korgfjelltunnelen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Korgfjelltunnelen\">Korgfjelltunnelen<\/a>, 2005, 8530 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Steigentunnelen (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Steigentunnelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Steigentunnelen<\/a>, 1991, 8079 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"B\u00f8mlafjordtunnel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%C3%B8mlafjordtunnel\">B\u00f8mlafjordtunnel<\/a>, 2000, 7888 m, see also below<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eiksundtunnelen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eiksundtunnelen\">Eiksundtunnelen<\/a>, 2008, 7765 m, see also below<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Svartisentunnelen (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Svartisentunnelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Svartisentunnelen<\/a>, 1986, 7615 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"H\u00f8yangertunnelen (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=H%C3%B8yangertunnelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">H\u00f8yangertunnelen<\/a>, 1982, 7543 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Vallaviktunnelen (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Vallaviktunnelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Vallaviktunnelen<\/a>, 1985, 7510 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"\u00c5krafjordtunnelen (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=%C3%85krafjordtunnelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">\u00c5krafjordtunnelen<\/a>, 2000, 7400 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The longest subsea road tunnels\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"B\u00f8mlafjordtunnel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/B%C3%B8mlafjordtunnel\">B\u00f8mlafjordtunnel<\/a>, 2000, 260 m below sea level, 7888 m,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Eiksund Tunnel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Eiksund_Tunnel\">Eiksundtunnelen<\/a>, 2008, 287 m below sea level, 7765 m, world&#8217;s deepest undersea tunnel<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Oslofjordtunnel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oslofjordtunnel\">Oslofjordtunnel<\/a>, 2000, 134 m below sea level, 7230 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"North Cape Tunnel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/North_Cape_Tunnel\">Nordkapptunnelen<\/a>, 1999, 212 m below sea level, 6871 m,<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Byfjordtunnelen (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Byfjordtunnelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Byfjordtunnelen<\/a>, 1992, 223 m below sea level, 5875 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Hitratunnelen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hitratunnelen\">Hitratunnelen<\/a>, 1994, 264 m below sea level, 5645 m<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>The longest railway tunnels\n<ul>\n<li><a title=\"Romeriksporten\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Romeriksporten\">Romeriksporten<\/a>, 1999, 14 580 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Lier\u00e5sen tunnel\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Lier%C3%A5sen_tunnel\">Lier\u00e5sen tunnel<\/a>, 1973, 10 723 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Finsetunnelen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Finsetunnelen\">Finsetunnelen<\/a>, 1993, 10 600 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Kvinesheitunnelen (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Kvinesheitunnelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Kvinesheitunnelen<\/a>, 1943, 9 065 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"H\u00e6gebostadtunnelen (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=H%C3%A6gebostadtunnelen&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">H\u00e6gebostadtunnelen<\/a>, 1943, 8 474 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Trollkona tunnel (page does not exist)\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/w\/index.php?title=Trollkona_tunnel&amp;action=edit&amp;redlink=1\">Trollkona tunnel<\/a>, 1987, 8 043 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Ulrikentunnelen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Ulrikentunnelen\">Ulrikentunnelen<\/a>, 1964, 7 670 m<\/li>\n<li><a title=\"Majorstuen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Majorstuen\">Majorstuen<\/a>&#8211;<a title=\"Hasle\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hasle\">Hasle<\/a> (<a title=\"Fellestunnelen\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fellestunnelen\">Fellestunnelen<\/a>, and more for line 5),\u00a0<a title=\"Oslo T-bane\" href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Oslo_T-bane\">Oslo Metro<\/a>, 1966\u20131987, 7 060<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you would like to know not only name and length of the \u00a0<strong>tunnel<\/strong>, you can consult\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.lotsberg.net\/data\/norway\/list.html\">this<\/a> website for information such as which county the <strong>tunnel<\/strong> is in, the year that it was opened, if there is a toll, and which road it is a part of.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>And if you are a <strong>syklist,<\/strong> you may find\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cycletourer.co.uk\/maps\/tunnelmap.shtml\">this<\/a> website interesting with the map of all the <strong>tunneler<\/strong> and which ones allow <strong>syklister<\/strong> or not.<\/p>\n<p>The Halsn\u00f8y\u00a0tunnel is a 4,1 km long sub-sea road tunnel between Sunde at the mainland and Tofte at Halsn\u00f8y in Hordaland.<\/p>\n<p>This website provides info about the longest tunnel in the world.: http:\/\/www.bergen-guide.com\/538.htm<\/p>\n<p>And to utilize the space in mountains, Norwegians park in them too!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2010\/12\/IMG_08691.jpg\" aria-label=\"IMG 08691 300x225\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-729\" title=\"IMG_0869\"  alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/ src=\"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/norwegian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2010\/12\/IMG_08691-300x225.jpg\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<img width=\"350\" height=\"263\" 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