10. Baojiashan
With a length of 11,200 feet, is the third largest tunnel in China. It is part of the huge motorway G30 with a total length of 4280 km when completed, connecting the cities Lianyungang in northeast China with Khorgaslocated on the border with Kazakhstan. It has a tunnel in each direction and handed over to traffic on 28 May 2009.
9. Gudvanga
This tunnel is located in Norway and Sogn og Fjordane . The tunnel connects the village of Gudvangen to the valley Undredalen and is part of the European highway E16 . Its length is at 11,428 feet, making it the second largest road tunnel in Norway from the time it opened to the public on December 17, 1991.
8. Mont Blanc Tunnel
from the most popular tunnel of Europe. Located in France and Italy totals down from the mountain Mont Blanc (or Monte Bianco in Italian) of the Alps mountain range. He joins the French town of Chamonix to the corresponding Italian Courmayeur . Work began in 1957 and completed in 1965, the day of delivery July 19.The total length must have amounted to 11,611 meters, 8.6 meters wide and 4.35 meters high. The elevation of each edge of the tunnel is 107 meters in altitude on the French side are respectively 1,274 feet and 1,381 feet in Italian. By the great fire that occurred on March 24, 1999 and killed 39 people, the management of the tunnel consisted of two bodies, one French, the ATMB and one Italian, the SITMB. The sad fact is disclosed a lack of basic security measures and cooperation between the two parties and thus formed a company consisting of two former players.
7. Maijishan
To second largest tunnel in China and also the third largest in the world with double tunnels, one in each direction. It lies on the road G30 China joining the cities Lianyungang with Khorgas and west of Shanghai, near Baoji Maijishan Tianshui. It is one of the four tunnels of the network and the length is 12.290 meters with a delivery date and this in 2009.
6. Frejus
The second tunnel between Galloitalikon borders and this is in the Alps Cottian. Part of the A43 road, the French side is the town of Modane and the Italian Bardonecchia . It is the main artery in transition in central Europe, selecting 80% of vehicles in the first 20 years of operation to have crossed over 20 million vehicles.The length of the tunnel is 12,898 feet with a lane in each direction. The construction lasted 6 years and the car was delivered publicly on July 12 to 1980.
5. Hsuehshan
Translates as "Snow Mountain" (Snowy Mountains) and is the largest tunnel in Taiwan. It belongs to thehighway no.5 that connects the capital city of Taipei to the Su-ao, Yilan, in the north-east, a distance of 54.3 km Upon completion of the June 16, 2006 after 15 years of work, time need to move from one city to another is half an hour ago, when exceeded the 2 hours. Its total length reaches 12,942 feet and consists of a tunnel in each direction.
4. Arlberg
With a length of 13,972 meters is the third largest tunnel of Europe. Situated in Austria along the mountainArlberg and S16 road that connects Tyrol with Vorarlberg . Was introduced on December 1, 1978 after 4 years of excavation and the first 20 years of operation had crossed 2.6 million vehicles.
3. St. Gotthard
This tunnel is located in Switzerland and is part of the mountain pass St. Gotthard to the north entrance of the city is Göschenen the south and Airolo . Its length is 16,942 feet and when given in circulation on September 5, 1980 was the largest single tunnel in the world. Unfortunately at this tunnel has recorded fatal accident, when on October 24, 2001 2 trucks collided and caused the fire that was sad result in the loss of 11 people.
Chinese is the third tunnel found in ten of the longest tunnel in the world while the first double tunnel, with each serving a direction. Located in the province of Shaanxi in China and pierces ¨ "Mount Zhongnan being part of the road Xi'an - Ankang counties joining Changan and Zhashui. Its length is a staggering figure of 18,040 meters and was delivered in circulation before 5 years in January 20, 2007 costing 410 million dollars.
1. Lærdal
The "king" of the tunnel is located in Norway and is by far the longest tunnel in the world. It is part of the connection between the capital city of Oslo and Bergen , on the west coast. Its length reaches the dazzling figure of 24,510 meters and is also part of the European Axis E16 . H Construction lasted five years and handed over to traffic on November 27, 2000. Noteworthy about this is that the tunnel along the driver can find three caves as well be the only one of the tunnels above the user does not pay toll.
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