Çakıt Tunnel

Turkish motorway tunnel
37°29′42″N 34°49′55″E / 37.49500°N 34.83194°E / 37.49500; 34.83194
Çakıt Tunnel is located in Turkey
Çakıt Tunnel
Çakıt Tunnel
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Location of Çakıt Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperationalRoute O-21 E90OperationOpenedMarch 12, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-03-12)OperatorGeneral Directorate of HighwaysTrafficautomotiveTechnicalLength497 and 359 m (1,631 and 1,178 ft)No. of lanes2 x 3Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

The Çakıt Tunnel (Turkish: Çakıt Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Ankara–Tarsus motorway O-21 E90 in Adana Province, southern Turkey.

It is situated on the Taurus Mountains near Ömerli village of Pozantı, Adana. The 497 and 359 m (1,631 and 1,178 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 534–526 m (1,752–1,726 ft)-long Kırkgeçit-7 Tunnel in the north and 200–200 m (660–660 ft)-long Gülek Tunnel in the south on the same motorway. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-14.

External links

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