Ertuğrulgazi Tunnel
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| Overview | |
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| Location | Vezirhan–Bilecik, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 40°12′07″N 30°01′13″E / 40.20194°N 30.02028°E
  Ertuğrulgazi Tunnel Location of Ertuğrulgazi Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route |  D.650 |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 2003 |
| Opened | 2010 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 745 and 840 m (2,444 and 2,756 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
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The Ertuğrulgazi Tunnel (Turkish: Ertuğrulgazi Tüneli), is a road tunnel constructed on the Adapazarı–Bilecik state highway D.650 in Bilecik Province, western Turkey.
It is situated between
In 2000, a financial agreement was signed between the Turkish and Japanese governments to build a divided highway with two tunnels at the steep pass. Construction works on the highway began in 2003, and in 2010 the route was put into service.[1] The tunnel was initially named Kaletepe Tunnel, but was renamed in 2009 in honor of Ertuğrul Gazi (1191–1281) the father of Osman I, the founder of the Ottoman Empire.[2]
References
- ^ a b Ay, Hasan & Zeynel Yaman (2014-01-01). "'Hadi gülüm be' bitti, 'Oh be' geldi". Sabah (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ^ "Bilecik'te köprü ve tünellerin isimleri değişiyor". Hürriyet (in Turkish). 2009-03-04. Archived from the original on 2014-05-08. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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