Svartis Tunnel

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Svartis Tunnel
Svartis tunnel.jpg
The southwest entrance to the Svartis Tunnel
Overview
LocationMeløy, Norway
Coordinates66°46′02″N 13°57′35″E / 66.7672°N 13.9597°E / 66.7672; 13.9597Coordinates: 66°46′02″N 13°57′35″E / 66.7672°N 13.9597°E / 66.7672; 13.9597
Operation
OpenedOctober 16, 1986
Technical
Length7,624 metres (4.737 mi)
Tunnel clearance4.2 metres (14 ft)
Width5 metres (16 ft)

Svartis Tunnel (Norwegian: Svartistunnelen) is a road tunnel in Meløy, Nordland county, Norway. The tunnel is part of Norwegian County Road 17. It is 7,624 metres (8,338 yd) long, opened in 1986, and stretches between Kilvik and Fykanvatnet under part of the Svartisen glacier.

The Svartis Tunnel is closed to pedestrians and cyclists due to the danger of exhaust in the tunnel. The alternative route for cyclists is the ferry between Vassdalsvik and Ørnes. The ferry route was part of County Road 17 prior to the tunnel being opened.

The Svartis Tunnel was Norway's longest road tunnel at the time it was opened. Today it is the fourth-longest tunnel in Nordland county, after Toven Tunnel, Korgfjell Tunnel, and Steigen Tunnel.

The tunnel was the first in Norway to be made with the use of a tunnel boring machine with a diameter of 6.25 metres (20.5 ft).[1] This makes it too narrow to have a center line.

Similarly to many other tunnels in Norway, the Svartis Tunnel is plagued by condensation. This can lead to dangerous situations when vehicles' windshields suddenly fog when entering a tunnel.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Færøyvik, Frode. Fra feisel til fullprofil: fjellsprengere i samfunnets tjeneste (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk forening for fjellsprengningsteknikk. ISBN 8299195209.
  2. ^ Wold, Kjell (2005-02-17). "Vegen og Vi nr.3-2005" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Statens vegvesen. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2006-02-16. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  3. ^ Lervåg, Lone-Eirin (2005-01-14). "Kartlegging av faktorer som kan ha betydning for kondensdannelse i tunneler" (PDF) (in Norwegian). Sintef. Archived from the original (pdf) on 2007-09-29. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
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