Hvaler Tunnel

Coordinates: 59°02′07″N 10°58′33″E / 59.03528°N 10.97583°E / 59.03528; 10.97583
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The Hvaler Tunnel (

Østfold County, Norway. The tunnel opened in 1989 and is 3,751 meters (12,306 ft) long and 120 meters (390 ft) deep with an incline of 10% at its steepest point, located on Norwegian County Road 108
.

History

Prior to the tunnel, services were provided by Hvaler Båt- og Fergeselskap. In 1986, Hvalertunnelen AS was established to take up a loan to build the tunnel, and pay the loan through collected toll fares.[1] Tolls started at 130 Norwegian krone (NOK) and ended at 154 by 2007, when the loan was paid off. For another two years, a NOK 20 fee was collected to finance a bicycle path on the island.[2] Since 22 April 2010, it is possible to make mobile telephone calls from the tunnel.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Om Hvalertunnelen". Archived from the original on 24 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  2. Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Archived from the original
    on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 9 January 2011.
  3. ^ Johansen, Dag Ole (23 April 2010). "Nå kan du ringe fra Hvalertunnelen". Fredriksstad Blad. Archived from the original on 25 July 2011. Retrieved 9 January 2011.

59°02′07″N 10°58′33″E / 59.03528°N 10.97583°E / 59.03528; 10.97583

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