19 Mayıs Tunnel

40°55′13″N 35°38′35″E / 40.92028°N 35.64306°E / 40.92028; 35.64306
19 Mayıs Tunnel is located in Turkey
19 Mayıs Tunnel
19 Mayıs Tunnel
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Location of 19 Mayıs Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperationalRoute D.795 E95OperationWork begun2005ConstructedFermanoğlu Construction CompanyOpenedFebruary 15, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-15)OperatorGeneral Directorate of HighwaysTrafficautomotiveTechnicalLength280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft)No. of lanes2 x 2Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

19 Mayıs Tunnel (Turkish: 19 Mayıs Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed on the Samsun-Çorum highway D.795 E95 in Samsun Province, northern Turkey.

It is situated near Paşapınarı village of Havza, Samsun. The 280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 845–923 m (2,772–3,028 ft)-long Havza Tunnel in the north and 392–392 m (1,286–1,286 ft)-long Şehzadeler Tunnel in the south on the same highway.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on February 15, 2009 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]

References

  1. ^ Bayram OK - İlyas GÜN (2009-02-15). "Direksiyon Erdoğan'da". Haberturk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.

External links

  • Map of road tunnels in Turkey at General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) (KGM)
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