Maursund Tunnel

{{Short description|Undersea road tunnel in Troms, Norway}}

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|name = Maursund Tunnel

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|location = Troms, Norway

|coordinates = {{coord|69.9261|20.9196|region:NO_type:landmark|display=title,inline}}

|route = {{fylkesvei|866}}

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|status = In use

|start = Hamneidet (mainland)

|end = Kågen (island)

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|opened = 6 July 1991

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|traffic = Automotive

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|length = {{convert|2122|m}}

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|lowelevation = {{convert|-92.5|m}}

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|grade = 10%

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The Maursund Tunnel ({{langx|no|Maursundtunnelen}}) is an undersea tunnel in Troms county, Norway. The tunnel goes under the Maursundet strait connecting the mainland part of Nordreisa Municipality with the island of Kågen in Skjervøy Municipality.{{cite encyclopedia|url=https://snl.no/Maursundet|title=Maursundet|editor-first=Geir|editor-last=Thorsnæs|accessdate=2018-08-03|date=2018-04-18|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=Norwegian}} The {{convert|2122|m|adj=on}} long tunnel reaches a depth of {{convert|92.5|m}} below sea level and has a 10% grade in some parts of the tunnel. The tunnel, which was opened in 1991, and the nearby Skattørsundet Bridge connect the large village of Skjervøy to the mainland.{{cite book|url=http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/li2000.html |chapter=Road Tunnels in Norway 3 000 - 2 000 m|editor1-last=Merzagora |editor1-first=Eugenio A.|editor2-last=Lotsberg|editor2-first=Gunnar |title=Road Tunnels in Norway|accessdate=2012-12-23}}