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Road tunnel in Turkey
Havza Tunnel
Havza Tüneli
Overview
LocationHavza, Samsun Province
Coordinates40°55′57″N 35°39′11″E / 40.93250°N 35.65306°E / 40.93250; 35.65306 Havza Tunnel is located in TurkeyHavza TunnelHavza Tunnelclass=notpageimage| Location of Havza Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route D.795 E95
Operation
Work begun2005
ConstructedFermanoğlu Construction Company
Opened15 February 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-15)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length845 and 923 m (2,772 and 3,028 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 2
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

Havza Tunnel (Turkish: Havza Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed on the Samsun-Çorum highway D.795 E95 in Samsun Province, northern Turkey.

It is situated near Paşapınarı village of Havza, Samsun. The 845 and 923 m (2,772 and 3,028 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction. The 19 Mayıs Tunnel follows the Havza Tunnel in direction Çorum.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on 15 February 2009 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

References

  1. Bayram OK - İlyas GÜN (2009-02-15). "Direksiyon Erdoğan'da". Haberturk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.

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Tunnels in italic are under construction


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