The Måbø Tunnel (Norwegian: Måbøtunnelen) is a 1,893-meter (6,211 ft)[1][2] tunnel along Norwegian National Road 7 in the municipality of Eidfjord in Vestland county, Norway.[3]
 The Storegjel Gorge with the Måbø Tunnel's east (upper) opening and parts of the old road | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Vestland, Norway |
| Coordinates | 60°25′11″N 7°13′32″E / 60.41972°N 7.22556°E |
| Status | In use |
| Route |  Rv7 |
| Start | Lake Måbø, Eidfjord |
| End | Storegjel Gorge, Eidfjord |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1986 |
| Operator | Norwegian Public Roads Administration |
| Character | Automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,893 meters (6,211 ft) |
| Grade | 7% |
The tunnel is the longest[4] of the four tunnels[5] in the Måbø Valley. It was completed in 1984[2] and was officially opened together with the other tunnels in 1986.[4][6] The road and its tunnel system replaced the narrow and difficult road through the Måbø Valley that was opened in 1916.[4]
The old route through the Måbø Valley has been preserved as a hiking and cycling route. The route has been included in the National Protection Plan for Roads, Bridges, and Road-Related Cultural Heritage[7] and was protected by the Norwegian Directorate for Cultural Heritage in 2009.
On August 15, 1988, a bus carrying schoolchildren and parents from Kista, Sweden suffered a brake failure in the Måbø Tunnel and drove into the tunnel wall. Sixteen people died in the accident, including 12 children 11 and 12 years old.[8]
References
edit- ^ Olsvoll, Ina Linn (May 22, 2016). "Måbøtunnelen åpner med kolonnekjøring". Bergensavisen. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ a b Ahamath, Camilla (May 20, 2016). "Viftene sviktet under tunnelbrannen". NRK. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Måbø, Tunnel i Eidfjord". Norgeskart. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ a b c Sjåstad, Eivind Dahle (July 30, 2014). "Turistbuss i tunnelvegg i Måbødalen". Hardanger Foilkeblad. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Rossland, Ken; Valaker, Ole (August 23, 2013). "Trailer skapte kaos i Måbødalen". Aftenposten. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ Rødland, Kjartan (2000). Tut og køyr! : vegar og vegplanar i Hordaland 1970-2000. Bergen: Alma mater and Statens vegvesen Hordaland. pp. 10, 92. ISBN 8241902638. Retrieved May 2, 2018.
- ^ "Nasjonal verneplan: Liste over vegmiljøer og enkeltobjekter". Vegvalg. Nasjonal verneplan. Veger - Bruer - Vegrelaterte kulturminner. Oslo: Statens vegvesen Vegdirektoratet. 2002. p. 282. ISBN 82-91130-20-5. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
- ^ "Måbødal-ulykken 20 år etter". Bergens Tidene. August 15, 2008. Retrieved May 3, 2018.
External links
edit- Måbø Tunnel at Norgeskart
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