- Gudvanga Tunnel
Guvanga Tunnel or Gudvangatunnelen connects the village of
Gudvangen (Aurland municipality,Sogn og Fjordane county) at the head of theNærøyfjord with theUndredalen valley and is part ofEuropean route E16 .At 11,428 m in length, it is
Norway 's second longest roadtunnel . It was opened onDecember 17 ,1991 .Around 500 m beyond the eastern portal of Gudvangatunnelen, a new tunnel begins - the 5,053 m long
Flenja Tunnel . Around 1 km beyond that is the 1,363 mFretheim Tunnel . Approximately 7 km further to the east is theLærdal Tunnel - this is 24.5 km long (plus one 700 m tunnel before) and is the world's longest road tunnel. This means that in a 51.5 km section of the E16, 43 km of that distance consists of tunnels.
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