What is Kvalsund Tunnel?
{{coord|69.8133|19.0144|display=title}} [[File:Skjaaholmentunnelen sørsiden portal 11-08-2012.JPG|thumb|Kvalsund Tunnel entrance]] '''The Kvalsund Tunnel''' ([[Norwegian language|Norwegian]]: {{lang|no|Kvalsundtunnelen}}) is a road [[tunnel]] that connects two islands in [[Tromsø Municipality]], [[Norway]]. It links [[Kvaløya (Tromsø)|Kvaløya]] and [[Ringvassøya]] through the [[Kvalsundet]] strait, between the towns of Sørhelltaren and Nordhella. The tunnel is {{convert|1650|m}} long and was built in 1988 to replace a [[ferry]] that used to operate between the islands. The tunnel is located {{convert|56|m}} below sea level.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Lotsberg|first=Gunnar|last2=Merzagora|first2=Eugenio|date=May 2007|title=Road Tunnels in Norway 2000 - 1000m|url=https://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/li1000.html|access-date=April 29, 2023|website=lotsberg.net|archive-date=November 30, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211130111840/http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/li1000.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Norway]] [[Category:Tunnels]] [[Category:Troms]] [[Category:Transport in Norway]] {{europe-stub}}