Roads are mostly used for transportation purposes for both the public and industrial needs. Roads are very useful to us for transportation. Roadways are seen in bridges and dams all over the world. Roadways can also be in tunnels forms. It might be going under very large mountains or under the sea. Tunnels are most useful in an area where there is a range of mountains found in there. Because it is hard to pass the ranges of mountains. So, it is ideal to make a tunnel and pass through the tunnel under the mountain ranges. Now, here we are to bring you the ''TOP 5 LONGEST TUNNEL ROADWAYS IN THE WORLD ''. Now, Let's start...
5. St.Gotthard Tunnel
St.Gotthard Tunnel is located in Switzerland, a country in the world. The tunnel's length is 16.918 kilometres which are approximately equal to 10.5 miles long. The tunnel's construction began in 1970 and it was ended in 1980. Its construction cost is 9.560 billion CHF ( it's a type of currency ). The roadway on the tunnel is named as the A2/E35 roadway. It starts from Uri city and end at Ticino city. It has 2 lanes inside the tunnel.
4. Jinpingshan Tunnel
Jinpingshan Tunnel is located in China, a country in the world. The tunnel's length is 17.54 kilometres which are approximately equal to 10.9 miles long. The construction of this dam is ended in 2011. The tunnel has two separate tubes in it. The first tube's roadway is 17.540 km long whereas the second tube's roadway is 17.485 km long. It is located between the sites of Jinping first and second hydropower stations. It is located at the place of Sichuan in China.
3. Zhongnanshan Tunnel
Zhongnanshan tunnel is located in China, a country in the world. The tunnel's length is 18.04 kilometres. It is approximately equal to 11.2 miles long. The construction of this tunnel began in 2002 and ended in 2007. The construction cost of this tunnel is $410 million. The tunnel has two separate tubes in it. The roadway of this tunnel is named as G65. The tunnel starts at Xi'an city and ends at Zhashui city. It is located in the Shaanxi city.
2. Yamate Tunnel
Yamate tunnel is located in Japan, a country in the world. The tunnel's length is 18.20 kilometres. It is approximately equal to 11.3 miles. The construction of this tunnel began in 1992 and ended in 2015. The tunnel has two separate tubes in it. Each tube has two lanes in it. It is the longest in-city roadway on a tunnel in the whole world. The roadway on this tunnel is named as C2 which is also known as Shuto expressway. It is located in the city of Tokyo in Japan country.
1. Lærdal tunnel
Lærdal tunnel is located in Norway, a country in the world. The tunnel's length is 24.51 kilometres which are approximately equal to 15.2 miles long. The construction of this tunnel began in 1995 and ended in 2000. It has only one tube in it. The roadway on this tunnel is named as E16. The tunnel starts at Lærdal city and ends at Aurland city. It is located at the city of Vestland in the Norway country. The cost of this tunnel is $113.1 million.
Mount Ovit Tunnel
Mount Ovit Tunnel is located on Turkey, a country in the world. The tunnel's length is 14.369 kilometres which are approximately equal to 10.5 miles long. The construction of this tunnel began in 2012 and ended in 2018. The tunnel has two separate tubes in it. The roadway on this tunnel is named as D.925. The tunnel starts at İkizdere city and ends at İspir city. It is located between the Rize province and Erzurum province in the turkey country.
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