Kan-Etsu Tunnel

Kan-Etsu Tunnel
関越トンネル
Nagaoka-bound tunnel entrance at the Yuzawa side
Overview
LocationGunma and Niigata prefectures
Route Kan-Etsu Expressway
StartMinakami, Gunma
EndYuzawa, Niigata
Technical
Length10.926 kilometres (6.789 mi) (Tokyo-bound)
11.055 kilometres (6.869 mi) (Nagaoka-bound)
Prefectural border in the tunnel

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]

References

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  1. ^ "Kan-etsu Tunnel". International Database and Gallery of Structures. Structurae. Retrieved 10 November 2019.