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Arnardalshamar Tunnel

Coordinates: 66°05′30″N 23°00′54″W / 66.09167°N 23.01500°W / 66.09167; -23.01500
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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.[1] It was the first manmade tunnel in Iceland and it is also the shortest.[2][3][4] It cuts through a basalt dike known as Arnardalshamar, between Skutulsfjörður and Álftafjörður.[5] The tunnel was widened to 8.5 m (28 ft) in 1995.[6]

References

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  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.

66°05′30″N 23°00′54″W / 66.09167°N 23.01500°W / 66.09167; -23.01500