Sasago tunnel
| Sasago tunnel | ||||
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 Entrance to Kōshū
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| Official name | 笹 子 ト ン ネ ル | |||
| use | Road tunnel | |||
| traffic connection | Chūō Highway | |||
| length | 4.7 km | |||
| Number of tubes | 2 | |||
| construction | ||||
| completion | 1975 | |||
| business | ||||
| operator | Naka-Nihon Kōsokudōro | |||
| release | December 1977 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| Entrance to Sasago-machi, Ōtsuki | 35 ° 36 ′ 23 " N , 138 ° 48 ′ 48" E | |||
| Entrance to Yamato-chō, Kōshū | 35 ° 38 ′ 10 " N , 138 ° 46 ′ 39" E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Sasago Tunnel ( Japanese 笹 子 ト ン ネ ル , Sasago tonneru ) is a road tunnel on the toll Chūō highway in Japan. It connects the cities of Ōtsuki (district Sasago-machi) and Kōshū (district Yamato-chō) in Yamanashi prefecture .
The 4784 or 4717 m long tunnel, depending on the tube, is about 80 km west of Tokyo , consists of two tubes and was opened in 1977.
collapse
On December 2nd, 2012 there was a collapse of 150 ceiling slabs, each 1.2 tons, over a length of 50 to 60 m. There was also a fire. There were five dead and seven missing.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Rescuers find charred corpses: Highway tunnel near Tokyo collapses - at least five dead. In: FOCUS Online. December 2, 2012, accessed December 3, 2012 .
- ↑ Tunnel collapsed in Japan: media reports of seven missing persons. In: Spiegel Online. December 2, 2012, accessed December 3, 2012 .