List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands
Appearance
Tunnels and bridges are an important part of the Faroese transportation network.[1]
Tunnels
This list shows the Faroese tunnels, listed by age:[1][2]
Tunnel | Year | Length m | ft |
Connects | Island | Comments | |
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Hvalbiartunnilin | 1963 | 1,450 | 4,760 | Hvalba and Trongisvágur | Suðuroy | It has only a single lane. There's one priority direction, with a series of passing places on the other side. Starting in 2017, a modern 2,050 m tunnel will be built to replace this current one, which causes many delays and is unfit for modern truck trailers.[3] |
Árnafjarðartunnilin | 1965 | 1,680 | 5,510 | Ánir, Klaksvík and Árnafjørður | Borðoy | One of the pair of Borðoyartunlarnir that connect Klaksvík with Norddepil on the eastern side of Borðoy where there is a bridge to the Viðoy island. Single lane, no lights. |
Hvannasundstunnilin | 1967 | 2,120 | 6,960 | Árnafjørður and Hvannasund/Norðdepil | Borðoy | One of the pair of Borðoyartunlarnir. It has only a single lane and no lights. There's one priority direction, with a series of passing places on the other side. |
Sandvíkartunnilin | 1969 | 1,500 | 4,900 | Sandvík and Hvalba | Suðuroy | It has only a single lane and no lights. There's one priority direction, with a series of passing places on the other side. |
Norðskálatunnilin | 1976 | 2,520 | 8,270 | Norðskáli and the valley Millum Fjarða | Eysturoy | |
Leynartunnilin | 1977 | 760 | 2,490 | Leynar and the valley Kollfjarðardalur | Streymoy | |
Villingardalstunnilin | 1979 | 1,193 | 3,914 | The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur | Kalsoy | One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir. |
Ritudalstunnilin | 1980 | 683 | 2,241 | The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur | Kalsoy | One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir. |
Mikladalstunnilin | 1980 | 1,082 | 3,550 | The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur | Kalsoy | One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir. |
Trøllanestunnilin | 1985 | 2,248 | 7,375 | The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur | Kalsoy | One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir. |
Teymur í Djúpadal | 1979–85 | 220 | 720 | The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur | Kalsoy | One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir. |
Leirvíkartunnilin | 1985 | 2,238 | 7,343 | Leirvík and Gøta | Eysturoy | |
Kunoyartunnilin | 1988 | 3,031 | 9,944 | Kunoy and Haraldssund | Kunoy | |
Kollfjarðartunnilin | 1992 | 2,816 | 9,239 | Kollafjørður and Kaldbaksbotnur | Streymoy | |
Sumbiartunnilin | 1997 | 3,240 | 10,630 | Sumba and Lopra | Suðuroy | |
Vágatunnilin | 2002 | 4,940 | 16,210 | Leynar and Fútaklett | Streymoy and Vágar | |
Gásadalstunnilin | 2006 | 1,445 | 4,741 | Gásadalur and Bøur | Vágar | |
Norðoyatunnilin | 2006 | 6,186 | 20,295 | Klaksvík and Leirvík | Eysturoy and Borðoy | |
Hovstunnilin | 2007 | 2,435 | 7,989 | Øravík and Hov | Suðuroy | |
Viðareiðistunnilin | 2016 | 1,939 | 6,362 | Viðareiði with Hvannasund | Viðoy | Replaces the road, which is prone to landslides and avalanches. |
Vágatunnilin and Norðoyatunnilin are tolled. The toll is paid at gas stations. All other tunnels are without toll.
Bridges and causeways
This list shows the Faroese inter-insular bridges and causeways, also listed by age:
Bridge | Year | Length m | ft |
Connects | Island | Comments | |
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Brúgvin um Streymin | 1973 | 220 | 720 | Oyrarbakki/Norðskáli and Nesvík | Streymoy and Eysturoy | Concrete bridge |
Byrging um Hvannasund | 1975 | 220 | 720 | Hvannasund and Norðdepil | Borðoy and Viðoy | Causeway |
Byrging um Haraldssund | 1986 | 350 | 1,150 | Haraldssund and Strond | Borðoy and Kunoy | Causeway |
Proposed tunnels
Tunnel | Year | Approx. length m | ft |
Connects | Island | Comments | |
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Eysturoyartunnilin | Construction started in 2016, planned to open in 2020 | 11,000 | 36,000 | Runavík and Strendur with Tórshavn | Streymoy and Eysturoy | Under Sundini and Skálafjørður. The tunnel will shorten the travel distance from Tórshavn to Runavík/Strendur from 55 kilometres to 17 kilometres. The 64 minute drive will be shortened to 16 minutes. The tunnel will have a roundabout under the seabed at mid-bay.[4] |
Sandoyartunnilin | Construction started when the drills for the Eysturoyartunnil was finished in June 2019;[5] expected opening 2021–2023 | 10,900 | 35,800 | Streymoy and Sandoy | The tunnel starts just above the port of Gamlarætt and ends Traðardalur between Skopun and Sandur, north of the football field of B71 Sandoy. | |
Suðuroyartunnilin (Two tunnels: Sandur-Skúvoy and Skúvoy Sandvík) | 2030 expected. Price 3.4b | 26,200 | 86,000 | The island Suðuroy with Sandoy and the main area of the Faroe Islands | Sandoy, Skúvoy and Suðuroy | The Faroese road and tunnel authorities - Landsverk - recommend that there should be two tunnels. One should be from Sandur on Sandoy island to Skúvoy island, the other should be from Skúvoy island to Sandvík, the northernmost village on Suðuroy island. A new Sandvíkartunnil and a new Hvalbiartunnil will be a part of this solution.[6][7][8] |
Gjáartunnilin | 2,000 | 6,600 | Gjógv with Funningur | Eysturoy | ||
Hvalbiartunnil (replacement) | Started in 2019[9] | 2,500 | 8,200 | Hvalba with Trongisvágur | Suðuroy | To replace the current tunnel from 1963, which is too narrow and low for present-day traffic. [10] |
Fámjinstunnilin | 780 | Fámjin with Ørðavík | Suðuroy | To replace the steep and narrow road, which is also extremely windy, in fact it is the most windy road in the Faroe Islands. |
See also
References
- ^ a b "Tunlar" (in Faroese). Tórshavn: Landsverk. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
- ^ "Søgulig gongd" (in Faroese). Tórshavn: Landsverk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ http://portal.fo/fara+nu+undir+hvalbiartunnilin.html
- ^ "The Eysturoy tunnel". estunlar.fo. Retrieved 19 November 2016.
- ^ Brend, Sigrún (3 September 2019). "Ferð komin á boriarbeiðið". kvf.fo. Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ "Tunnil til Suðuroyar verður í tveimum" (in Faroese). Landsverk. 4 September 2017. Retrieved 5 September 2017.
- ^ "Suðuroy subsea tunnel research shows early promise". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). 26 November 2018.
- ^ "Minister: Suðuroy tunnel ready in 2030". Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese). 5 February 2020.
- ^ "Gongd komin á at bora Hvalbiartunnilin". sudurras.fo. Suðuroyarportalurin. 29 August 2019. Retrieved 21 October 2019.
- ^ http://www.landsverk.fo/Default.aspx?pageid=15939&NewsItemID=15553