19 Mayıs Tunnel

19 Mayıs Tunnel (Turkish: 19 Mayıs Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed on the Samsun-Çorum highway D.795 E95 in Samsun Province, northern Turkey.

19 Mayıs Tunnel
19 Mayıs Tüneli
Overview
LocationHavza, Samsun Province
Coordinates40°55′13″N 35°38′35″E
19 Mayıs Tunnel
Location of 19 Mayıs Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route D.795 E95
Operation
Work begun2005
ConstructedFermanoğlu Construction Company
OpenedFebruary 15, 2009 (2009-02-15)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 2
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

It is situated near Paşapınarı village of Havza, Samsun. The 280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 845–923 m (2,772–3,028 ft)-long Havza Tunnel in the north and 392–392 m (1,286–1,286 ft)-long Şehzadeler Tunnel in the south on the same highway.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on February 15, 2009 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]

References

  1. Bayram OK - İlyas GÜN (2009-02-15). "Direksiyon Erdoğan'da". Haberturk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.


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