Valderøy Tunnel

{{Short description|Subsea road tunnel in Møre og Romsdal, Norway}}

{{Infobox tunnel

|name = Valderøy Tunnel

|image = Valderøytunnelen 2.jpg

|caption =

|location = Ålesund and Giske, Norway

|coordinates = {{coord|62|29|11|N|006|10|57|E|display=title,inline}}

|map = {{Infobox mapframe|wikidata=yes|zoom=11|marker=tunnel}}

|route = {{jct|country=NOR|Rv|658}}

|status =

|start =

|end =

|startwork =

|opened = 1987

|close =

|owner =

|operator = Statens Vegvesen

|traffic =

|character =

|toll = Until 25 October 2009

|vpd = 4,700 (in 2007)

|construction =

|length = {{convert|4222|m|abbr=on}}

|lanes = 3

|speed =

|hielevation =

|lowelevation = {{convert|-137|m}}

|height = {{convert|4.6|m}}

|width =

|grade = 8%

}}

The Valderøy Tunnel ({{langx|no|Valderøytunnelen}}) is a subsea road tunnel which runs between the islands of Ellingsøya (in Ålesund Municipality) and Valderøya (in Giske Municipality) in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The {{convert|4222|m|adj=on}} long tunnel is part of Norwegian National Road 658.{{Cite SNL|Valderøytunnelen|Valderøytunnelen|2025-04-21|Jarslett|Yngve|2024-11-26}} The 3-lane wide tunnel has a maximum height of {{convert|4.6|m}}. The tunnel reaches a maximum depth of {{convert|137|m}} below sea level.{{cite web|url=http://www.vegvesen.no/Ferdigprosjekt/aalesundstunnelene/Prosjektbeskrivelse/Valder%C3%B8ytunnelen|title=Valderøytunnelen|language=Norwegian|publisher=Norwegian Public Roads Administration}} It was built in 1987 as part of the Vigra Fixed Link project. It was a toll road until 25 October 2009.{{cite news |title=Gratis å kjøre Ålesundtunnelene fra søndag |agency=Norwegian News Agency |last=Herskedal |first=Kjell |date=24 October 2009 |language=Norwegian}}

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