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Kvernhushaug Tunnel

Coordinates: 60°25′17″N 7°12′28″E / 60.42139°N 7.20778°E / 60.42139; 7.20778
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Kvernhushaug Tunnel
Overview
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°25′17″N 7°12′28″E / 60.42139°N 7.20778°E / 60.42139; 7.20778
StatusIn use
Route Rv7
Operation
OpenedJune 13, 1986; 38 years ago (1986-06-13)
OperatorNorwegian Public Roads Administration
CharacterAutomotive
Technical
Length542 meters (1,778 ft)

The Kvernhushaug Tunnel (Norwegian: Kvernhushaugtunnelen) is a 542-meter (1,778 ft) tunnel along Norwegian National Road 7 in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway.[1][2]

The tunnel was officially opened together with the other tunnels in the valley in 1986.[3] It lies at an elevation of 364 meters (1,194 ft).[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Kvernhushaug, Tunnel i Eidfjord". Norgeskart. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Kvernhushaug, Eidfjord (Hordaland)". Yr. Norwegian Meteorological Institute and the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved May 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Rødland, Kjartan (2000). Tut og køyr!: vegar og vegplanar i Hordaland 1970-2000. Bergen: Alma mater and Statens vegvesen Hordaland. pp. 10, 92. ISBN 8241902638. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
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