Skatestraum Tunnel

Skatestraum Tunnel

Overview
Location	Bremanger, Norway
Coordinates	61°52′27″N 5°12′49″E
Route	Fv616
Start	Bremangerlandet island
End	Rugsunøya island
Operation
Opened	12 July 2002
Operator	Statens vegvesen
Traffic	Automotive
Technical
Length	1,901 m (6,237 ft)
No. of lanes	2
Lowest elevation	−91 m (−299 ft)

The Skatestraum Tunnel (Norwegian: Skatestraumtunnelen) is a subsea road tunnel between the islands of Rugsundøya and Bremangerlandet in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The tunnel was the first undersea road tunnel in Sogn og Fjordane county when it was built.[1]

It is 1,901 meters (6,237 ft) long and it reaches a depth of 91 meters (299 ft) below sea level. It is part of County Road 616. It opened on 12 July 2002 and cost 325 million kr to build, including auxiliary roads.[2][3]

On 15 July 2015 a tank truck crashed in the tunnel. The tunnel was closed and evacuated, since there was a risk the tunnel would be flooded.[4] It was reopened in December 2015.

References

1. "Ytre Bremanger landfast" (in Norwegian). Sogn og Fjordane Fylkesarkivet.
2. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. "Bremangersambandet" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 September 2011.
3. Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway 2 000 - 1 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2013-10-29.
4. "Skatestraumtunnelen holdes stengt ut året" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 28 July 2015.