Opera Tunnel

 

Opera Tunnel
Construction of the Bjørvika Tunnel in 2007
Credit: Hans A. Rosbach
Overview
LocationOslo, Norway
Coordinates59°54′20″N 10°45′11″E / 59.9056°N 10.7531°E / 59.9056; 10.7531
RouteEuropean route E6 and European route E18
- Bjørvika Tunnel
- Festning Tunnel
- Ekeberg Tunnel
- Svartdal Tunnel
Operation
Opened20 September 2010
Technical
Length5,767 metres (3.58 mi)

The Opera Tunnel (Norwegian: Operatunnelen) is a motorway tunnel system under Oslo city center between Filipstad in the west and Ryen in the east.[1] The tunnel consists of four parts built at different times.[2] From west to east are the Festning Tunnel and Bjørvika Tunnel, which are part of European route E18, and the Ekeberg Tunnel and Svartdal Tunnel, which make up a branch of European Route E6. Between the Bjørvika Tunnel and Ekeberg Tunnel is a 111-metre (364 ft) long stretch in the open. The signposted length is 5,767 m (3.58 mi) and the tunnels have a combined length of 15,938 m (9.903 mi).[3]

Opening of the tunnel

The tunnel was opened on 20 September 2010 when the Bjørvika Tunnel was opened and all of the tunnels were combined into the Opera Tunnel complex.

The name Opera Tunnel was chosen by a poll of the readers of the newspaper Aften.[5]

References

  1. ^ Lepperød, Trond (20 September 2010). "Her er flaskehalsen". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Operatunnelen i Oslo". EFLA.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Vegkart". vegkart.atlas.vegvesen.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 23 November 2020. Retrieved 31 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Kongen opna Operatunnelen". The Royal House of Norway (in Norwegian). 17 September 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Navnet blir Operatunnelen : Bygg.no - Byggeindustrien". Byggeindustrien (in Norwegian). 7 March 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016.