Followon tunnel

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Followon tunnel
Followon tunnel
West portal
use Road tunnel, 2 lanes
traffic connection Fylkesvei 551
place Fylke Vestland ( Norway )
length 11.137 km
Number of tubes 1
construction
start of building June 1998
business
release June 15, 2001
location
Followonn Tunnel (Vestland)
Red pog.svg
Red pog.svg
Coordinates
West portal 60 ° 8 ′ 5 "  N , 6 ° 20 ′ 42"  E
East portal 60 ° 5 ′ 29 "  N , 6 ° 31 ′ 25"  E

The Folgefonn tunnel is a single-tube road tunnel between Eitrheim in the municipality of Ullensvang and Mauranger in the municipality of Kvinnherad in the Norwegian province ( Fylke ) Vestland . At 11,137 m, it is the third longest road tunnel in Norway (as of January 2014).

The tunnel was opened on June 15, 2001 after three years of construction. The construction was financed by tolls levied until 2016 ( NOK 72 / car).

It passes under part of the Folgefonna National Park .