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Location | Zigana Pass, Torul, Gümüşhane- Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey |
Coordinates | 40°38′59.9″N 39°23′46.8″E / 40.649972°N 39.396333°E |
Status | In service |
Route | ![]() ![]() |
Operation | |
Work begun | April 14, 2016 |
Opens | May 4, 2023 |
Owner | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
Character | Twin-tube tunnel |
Technical | |
Length | 14,481 m (47,510 ft) |
Zigana Tunnel (
Turkish: Zigana Tüneli) is a road
tunnel in the
Black Sea Region of Turkey. Located on the provincial border of
Gümüşhane and
Trabzon, the tunnel carries routes
D.885
E97 between
Torul, Gümüşhane in the south and
Maçka, Trabzon in the north.
Situated near Mount Zigana in the Pontic Mountains, the new twin tube tunnel is country's longest tunnel with a length of 14,481 m (47,510 ft). [1]
It is built to bypass the 2,032 m (6,667 ft) Zigana Pass and the current Zigana Tunnel. It shorten the route by about 8 km (5.0 mi) and reduce the travel time by twenty minutes. [1] [2]
![]() | |
Overview | |
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Location | Zigana Pass, Torul, Gümüşhane- Maçka, Trabzon, Turkey |
Coordinates | 40°38′59.9″N 39°23′46.8″E / 40.649972°N 39.396333°E |
Status | In service |
Route | ![]() ![]() |
Operation | |
Work begun | April 14, 2016 |
Opens | May 4, 2023 |
Owner | General Directorate of Highways |
Traffic | automotive |
Character | Twin-tube tunnel |
Technical | |
Length | 14,481 m (47,510 ft) |
Zigana Tunnel (
Turkish: Zigana Tüneli) is a road
tunnel in the
Black Sea Region of Turkey. Located on the provincial border of
Gümüşhane and
Trabzon, the tunnel carries routes
D.885
E97 between
Torul, Gümüşhane in the south and
Maçka, Trabzon in the north.
Situated near Mount Zigana in the Pontic Mountains, the new twin tube tunnel is country's longest tunnel with a length of 14,481 m (47,510 ft). [1]
It is built to bypass the 2,032 m (6,667 ft) Zigana Pass and the current Zigana Tunnel. It shorten the route by about 8 km (5.0 mi) and reduce the travel time by twenty minutes. [1] [2]