Korgfjell tunnel
| Korgfjell tunnel | ||||
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 West portal at Knutli
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| use | Road tunnel, 2 lanes | |||
| traffic connection | E 6 | |||
| place | Fylke Nordland ( Norway ) | |||
| length | 8533 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 | |||
| construction | ||||
| building-costs | 450 million NOK | |||
| start of building | October 20, 2001 | |||
| completion | February 26, 2004 | |||
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| release | September 16, 2005 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| West portal | 66 ° 2 ′ 51 " N , 13 ° 37 ′ 42" E | |||
| East portal | 66 ° 4 ′ 24 " N , 13 ° 48 ′ 21" E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Korgfjell Tunnel is a single-tube road tunnel between Knutli in the municipality of Vefsn and Korgen in the municipality of Hemnes in the Norwegian province of Nordland .
The tunnel along the Europastraße 6 is 8,533 m long and the longest tunnel on this road. It replaced the narrow and winding stretch over the Korgfjellet and is about four kilometers shorter than this. The old road is still passable, at least in summer (2012). The main reason to build this tunnel was the winter difficulties for heavy traffic. They often led to road closures.