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Maursund Tunnel

Overview
Location	Troms, Norway
Coordinates	69°55′34″N 20°55′11″E / 69.9261°N 20.9196°E / 69.9261; 20.9196
Status	In use
Route	Fv866
Start	Hamneidet (mainland)
End	Kågen (island)
Operation
Opened	6 July 1991
Traffic	Automotive
Technical
Length	2,122 metres (6,962 ft)
Lowest elevation	−92.5 metres (−303 ft)
Grade	10%
Route map

The Maursund Tunnel (Norwegian: Maursundtunnelen) is an undersea tunnel in Troms county, Norway. The tunnel goes under the Maursundet strait connecting the mainland part of Nordreisa Municipality with the island of Kågen in Skjervøy Municipality. The 2,122-metre (6,962 ft) long tunnel reaches a depth of 92.5 metres (303 ft) below sea level and has a 10% grade in some parts of the tunnel. The tunnel, which was opened in 1991, and the nearby Skattørsundet Bridge connect the large village of Skjervøy to the mainland.

References

1. Thorsnæs, Geir, ed. (2018-04-18). "Maursundet". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2018-08-03.
2. Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway 3 000 - 2 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2012-12-23.

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