The Kan-Etsu Tunnel (関越トンネル, Kan'etsu Tonneru) is a tunnel on the Kan-Etsu Expressway in Japan that runs through Mt. Tanigawa from Minakami, Gunma to Yuzawa, Niigata. The northern tube was opened in 1985 and the southern tube was opened in 1991.[1] The older one is used as a tunnel towards Niigata and the newer is towards Gunma.
 Nagaoka-bound tunnel entrance at the Yuzawa side | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Gunma and Niigata prefectures |
| Route |  Kan-Etsu Expressway |
| Start | Minakami, Gunma |
| End | Yuzawa, Niigata |
| Technical | |
| Length | 10.926 kilometres (6.789 mi) (Tokyo-bound) 11.055 kilometres (6.869 mi) (Nagaoka-bound) |
References
edit- ^ "Kan-etsu Tunnel". International Database and Gallery of Structures. Structurae. Retrieved 10 November 2019.