General Information
| Other name(s): | Qinling Zhongnanshan Tunnel |
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| Beginning of works: | 2001 |
| Completion: | 20 January 2007 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
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| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Shaanxi, China |
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| Address: | G65 Motorway |
| Coordinates: | 33° 48' 49.91" N 109° 1' 21.63" E |
| Coordinates: | 33° 57' 15.69" N 108° 55' 26.18" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| tunnel length | 18 040 m | |
| number of tubes | 2 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Renminbi Yuan 3 200 000 000 |
Chronology
| 20 January 2007 | Opening. |
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Excerpt from Wikipedia
Zhongnanshan Tunnel, or Qinling Zhongnanshan Tunnel (Chinese: 秦岭终南山公路隧道) in Shaanxi province, China, is the longest two-tube road tunnel in China. It is also the third longest road tunnel overall in the world, after the Lærdal Tunnel in Norway and the Yamate Tunnel in Japan The 18,040-metre (11.21 mi) long tunnel, crosses under the Zhongnan Mountain (Zhongnanshan). It opened on 20 January 2007, becoming part of the Xi'an-Ankang Highway between the Changan and Zhashui counties. The cost to build the tunnel was 3.2 billion yuan (US$410 million). The maximum embedded depth of the tunnel is 1640 metres below surface level.
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2007): Infrastrutture da record in Cina. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 11, n. 66 (November 2007), pp. 20.
- (2007): Il Zhongnanshan supera il Gottardo. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 11, n. 62 (March 2007), pp. 140.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20010969 - Published on:
13/12/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
