Måbø Tunnel

The Måbø Tunnel (Norwegian: Måbøtunnelen) is a 1,893-meter (6,211 ft)[1][2] tunnel along Norwegian National Road 7 in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway.[3]

Måbø Tunnel
The Storegjel Gorge with the Måbø Tunnel's east (upper) opening and parts of the old road
Overview
LocationVestland, Norway
Coordinates60°25′11″N 7°13′32″E
StatusIn use
Route Rv7
StartLake Måbø, Eidfjord
EndStoregjel Gorge, Eidfjord
Operation
Opened1986
OperatorNorwegian Public Roads Administration
CharacterAutomotive
Technical
Length1,893 meters (6,211 ft)
Grade7%

The tunnel is the longest[4] of the four tunnels[5] in the Måbø Valley. It was completed in 1984[2] and was officially opened together with the other tunnels in 1986.[4][6] The road and its tunnel system replaced the narrow and difficult road through the Måbø Valley that was opened in 1916.[4]

The old route through the Måbø Valley has been preserved as a hiking and cycling route. The route has been included in the National Protection Plan for Roads, Bridges, and Road-Related Cultural Heritage[7] and was protected by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in 2009.

On August 15, 1988 a bus carrying schoolchildren and parents from Kista, Sweden suffered a brake failure in the Måbø Tunnel and drove into the tunnel wall. Sixteen people died in the accident, including 12 children 11 and 12 years old.[8]

References
  1. Olsvoll, Ina Linn (May 22, 2016). "Måbøtunnelen åpner med kolonnekjøring". Bergensavisen. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  2. Ahamath, Camilla (May 20, 2016). "Viftene sviktet under tunnelbrannen". NRK. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  3. "Måbø, Tunnel i Eidfjord". Norgeskart. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  4. Sjåstad, Eivind Dahle (July 30, 2014). "Turistbuss i tunnelvegg i Måbødalen". Hardanger Foilkeblad. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  5. Rossland, Ken; Valaker, Ole (August 23, 2013). "Trailer skapte kaos i Måbødalen". Aftenposten. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  6. Rødland, Kjartan (2000). Tut og køyr! : vegar og vegplanar i Hordaland 1970-2000. Bergen: Alma mater and Statens vegvesen Hordaland. pp. 10, 92. ISBN 8241902638. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
  7. "Nasjonal verneplan: Liste over vegmiljøer og enkeltobjekter". Vegvalg. Nasjonal verneplan. Veger - Bruer - Vegrelaterte kulturminner. Oslo: Statens vegvesen Vegdirektoratet. 2002. p. 282. ISBN 82-91130-20-5. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
  8. "Måbødal-ulykken 20 år etter". Bergens Tidene. August 15, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2018.


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