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Tunnel in Iceland
Arnardalshamar tunnel
Overview
Other name(s)Arnarnesgöng
LocationWestfjords, Iceleand
Operation
Work begun1947
Opened1948
OperatorIcelandic Road Administration
Technical
Length30 m
No. of lanes2

The Arnardalshamar Tunnel is a tunnel in Iceland, located in Westfjords along Route 61. It has a length of 30 m (98 ft) and was opened in 1948. It was the first manmade tunnel in Iceland and it is also the shortest. It cuts through a basalt dike known as Arnardalshamar, between Skutulsfjörður and Álftafjörður. The tunnel was widened to 8.5 m (28 ft) in 1995.

References

  1. Merzagora, Eugenio (June 2006). "Road Tunnels in Iceland". The World's Longest Tunnel Page. Archived from the original on July 28, 2020. Retrieved November 3, 2010.
  2. Emilía Dagný Sveinbjörnsdóttir (April 30, 2004). "Hver eru lengstu göng Íslands?". visindavefur.is (in Icelandic). University of Iceland. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  3. "Jarðgöngin komin í gegnum Arnarneshamar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). December 11, 1948. p. 1. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  4. "Fyrstu jarðgöng á Íslandi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). August 24, 1949. p. 9. Retrieved March 4, 2022.
  5. "A delightful Visit to Ísafjörður - the Capital City of the Westfjords of Iceland". Retrieved May 31, 2022.
  6. "A Visit to Súðavík Village and Langeyri in the Westfjords of Iceland". Retrieved May 31, 2022.

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