Şehzadeler Tunnel

Highway tunnel in Turkey
40°54′09″N 35°38′05″E / 40.90250°N 35.63472°E / 40.90250; 35.63472
Şehzadeler Tunnel is located in Turkey
Şehzadeler Tunnel
Şehzadeler Tunnel
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Location of Şehzadeler Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperationalRoute D.795 E95OperationWork begun2005ConstructedFermanoğlu Construction CompanyOpened15 February 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-15)OperatorGeneral Directorate of HighwaysTrafficautomotiveTechnicalLength392 and 392 m (1,286 and 1,286 ft)No. of lanes2 x 2Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

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

It is situated near Bayat village of Merzifon, Amasya. The 392 and 392 m (1,286 and 1,286 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The 19 Mayıs Tunnel follows the Şehzadeler Tunnel in direction Samsun.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on 15 February 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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