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Red: Islands or the so-called Mainland connected by road (bridge, dam or tunnel), as of December 2023. Yellow: Island that would be connected with the Suðuroyartunnilin. Green: Islands accessible only by water or air. Tunnels and bridges are an important part of the Faroese transportation network. [1]
Every day, more than 6,000 vehicles travel through the nearly seven-mile (11-kilometer) subsea tunnel connecting Streymoy, the largest of the Faroe Islands and home to Tórshavn (one of the world ...
It is the largest ever infrastructure project in the Faroe Islands. [2] Altogether, the three-branch subsea tunnel is 11.24 kilometres (6.98 mi) long, including the roundabout. Construction costs are estimated to be around 1 billion DKK. [3] The roundabout features artwork, including large sculptures and light effects. [4]
Pages in category "Tunnels in the Faroe Islands" The following 8 pages are in this category, out of 8 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
Sandoyartunnilin (transl. Sandoy Tunnel) is an undersea road tunnel in the Faroe Islands.It connects the main island of Streymoy with Sandoy to the south. The length of the tunnel is 10.8 kilometres (6.7 mi), and the estimated cost is 860 million DKK. [3]
The tunnel is 6.2 km long and goes down to a depth of 150 metres below sea level. The maximum gradient is approximately 6%. The tunnel entrances are near the towns of Leirvík on Eysturoy, and Klaksvík on Borðoy. Until the Eysturoyartunnilin opened in December 2020, Norðoyatunnilin was the longest tunnel in the Faroe Islands.
in Europe (green and dark grey) Location of the Faroe Islands (red; circled) in the Kingdom of Denmark (yellow) Sovereign state Kingdom of Denmark Settlement early 9th century Union with Norway c. 1035 Kalmar Union 1397–1523 Denmark-Norway 1523–1814 Unification with Denmark 14 January 1814 Independence referendum 14 September 1946 Home rule 30 March 1948 Further autonomy 29 July 2005 ...
The Gásadalur Tunnel, Gásadalstunnilin, is a 1.4 kilometre long, [1] single-lane tunnel in the west of the Faroe Islands, on the island of Vágar.It connects the villages of Bøur in the east with Gásadalur in the west, which are separated by the Knúkarnir mountain.