List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands
- List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands
Tunnels and bridges are an important part of the Faroese transportation net. This list shows the Faroese tunnels, listed by age:
*Hvalbiartunnilin 1963 1450 m - connects Hvalba and Trongisvágur.
*Borðoyartunlarnir 1965-67 3800 m - connects Klaksvík, Árnafjørður and Hvannasund/Norðdepil.
*Sandvíkartunnilin 1969 1500 m - connects Sandvík and Hvalba
*Norðskálatunnilin 1976 2520 m - connects Norðskáli and the valley Millum Fjarða.
*Leynartunnilin 1977 760 m - connects Leynar and the valley Kollfjarðardalur.
*Kalsoyartunlarnir 1979-85 5426 m - system of five tunnels, connecting the villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur.
*Leirvíkartunnilin 1985 2238 m - connects Leirvík and Gøta.
*Kunoyartunnilin 1988 3031 m - connects Kunoy and Haraldssund.
*Kollfjarðartunnilin 1992 2816 m - connects Kollafjørður and Kaldbaksbotnur.
*Sumbiartunnilin 1997 3240 m - connects Sumba and Lopra.
*Vágatunnilin 2002 4900 m - connects Leynar and Fútaklett.
*Gásadalstunnilin 2005 1410 m - connects Gásadalur and Bøur.
*Norðoyatunnilin 2006 6300 m - connects Klaksvík and Leirvík.
*Hovstunnilin 2007 2437 m - connects Øravík and Hov, Faroe Islands.
And this list shows the Faroese inter-insular bridges, also listed by age:
*Brúgvin um Streymin 1973 220 m - connects Oyrabakki/Norðskáli and Nesvík.
*Byrging um Hvannasund 1975 220 m - connects Hvannasund and Norðdepil
*Byrging um Haraldssund 1986 350 m - connects Haraldssund and Strond.
Proposed tunnels:
*Skálafjarðartunnilin 2013 ~11,000 m - will connect Skálafjørður with Tórshavn
*Sandoyartunnilin approx. 2014 ~12,000m - will connect Streymoy with Sandoy
*Tunnilin norður um Fjall ? ?m - will connect Viðareiði with Hvannasund, thus replacing the road, which is prone to landslides and avalanches
*Suðuroyartunnilin ? >20,000m - will connect Sandoy with Suðuroy
*Gjáartunnilin ? ~2000 m - will connect Gjógv with Funningur [http://www.skalafjardartunnilin.fo/ Info about Skálafjarðartunnilin]
[http://www.landsverk.fo/images/inet-003.gifMap of tunnels and bridges in the Faroes]
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