Overview | |
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Location | Elceğiz, Kürtün, Gümüşhane Province, Turkey |
Coordinates |
40°43′10″N 39°01′59″E / 40.71944°N 39.03306°E
Location of Elceğiz Tunnel in Turkey |
Status | Operational |
Route | ![]() |
Operation | |
Opened | 1998 |
Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
Character | Single-tube road tunnel |
Technical | |
Length | 1,265 m (4,150 ft) |
No. of lanes | 2 x 1 |
The Elceğiz Tunnel (
Turkish: Elceğiz Tüneli) is a road tunnel constructed on the
Tirebolu–
Gümüşhane state highway
D.877 in
Gümüşhane Province, northeastern
Turkey. It was opened to traffic in 1998.
The 1,265 m (4,150 ft)-long single-tube tunnel carrying one lane of traffic in each direction is situated near Elceğiz village in Kürtün district. It is part of a series of 20 tunnels in various lengths in the Harşit River valley. [1] [2]