Bortne Tunnel

{{Short description|Tunnel in Bremanger, Norway}}

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|location = Vestland, Norway

|coordinates = {{coord|61.8451|5.3948|region:NO_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}

|route = {{fylkesvei|616}}

|status = Open

|start = Bortnen

|end = Sørdalsvatnet

|startwork = 2010

|opened = 2013

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|operator = Statens vegvesen

|traffic = Automotive

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|length = {{convert|4758|m}}

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The Bortne Tunnel ({{langx|no|Bortnetunnelen}}) is a road tunnel in Bremanger Municipality in Vestland county, Norway. The {{convert|4758|m|adj=on}} long tunnel was built from 2010 to 2013 and was opened in the summer of 2013.{{cite book|url=http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/list.html |chapter=Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m|editor1-last=Merzagora |editor1-first=Eugenio A.|editor2-last=Lotsberg|editor2-first=Gunnar |title=Road Tunnels in Norway|accessdate=2013-10-29}} The tunnel is part of Norwegian County Road 616 and it connects the village of Bortnen to an area along lake Sørdalsvatnet, about {{convert|8|km}} north of the municipal center of Svelgen.

The tunnel was built as part of a large project to connect the islands of Bremangerlandet and Frøya to the mainland with a direct connection to the municipal center of Svelgen. This tunnel is the final leg of this project.{{cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/Fylkesveg/bremangersambandet/Fakta|title=Fakta om Fv616 Bremangersambandet 2|publisher=Statens vegvesen|language=Norwegian}} After this tunnel opened, the ferry connection from Smørhamn to Kjelkenes (across the Frøysjøen strait) was discontinued.