Norðoyatunnilin
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Norðoyatunnilin is a two-lane road tunnel under the Leirvíksfjørður in the Faroe Islands. It connects the islands of Eysturoy and Borðoy. The tunnel is 6.2 km long and goes down to a depth of 150 metr
Norðoyatunnilin seen from the western (Leirvík) side
Light art by Tróndur Patursson
Stamp of 2006 by Postverk Føroya.
Eysturoyartunnilin
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The Eysturoy Tunnel is a large undersea road tunnel under the Tangafjørður sound in the Faroe Islands, connecting the island of Streymoy to the island of Eysturoy. It also crosses the southern part of
Norðoyatunnilin
…sea level. The maximum gradient is approximately 6%. The tunnel entrances are near the towns of Leirvík on Eysturoy, and Klaksvík on Borðoy. Until the Eysturoyartunnilin opened in December 2020, Norðoyatunnilin was the longest tunnel in the Faroe Islands. In 1988 Landsverkfrøðingurin (the national office of public works…
A construction site at Hvítanes, 2017, overlooking the Tangafjørður strait under which the tunnel is situated