Limfjordstunnelen

The Limfjordtunnel (Danish: Limfjordstunnelen ) is a motorway tunnel in Denmark, which leads to the east of Aalborg under the Limfjord after Nørresundby. The up to 27 meters deep underpass is one of three fixed links in the city, connecting the Himmerlands peninsula with the North Jutland island of Vendsyssel -Thy. Through the six-lane road tunnel, the " North West Jutland motorway " ( Nordjyske motorvej ), which runs from Bouet in Nørresundby to Søften in Aarhus and part of the European Route 45 runs.

The 1969 finished Limfjordtunnel is the first road tunnel in Denmark. Him drove through in 2008 approximately 65,400 vehicles daily .. The connection including ramps extending over a total length of 945 meters; which are the two tunnel portals 582 meters apart. Above the tunnel shipping crosses a fairway to a width of 140 meters is ten feet deep at average water level.

History

Before the construction of the tunnel passed cars located to the west Limfjord, which was considered busiest highway in Denmark in the 1960s. Alone from 1951 to 1957, the number of traversing cars doubled from 8,000 to 16,000. To relieve the traffic over the bridge was started in 1965 with the construction of the Limfjordtunnels. Its construction was preceded by intensive discussions in which various solutions, including a high bridge, have been proposed. Although the cost of tunnel and bridge did not differ significantly, said a smaller height difference and a shorter connection to the road network for the tunnel. In addition, the opportunity was seen to use a tunnel as a shelter in disaster situations with radioactive fallout. The construction costs were estimated at 150 million Danish kroner, amounted at the end but on the double.

On May 6, 1969, the tunnel from the Danish King Frederick IX. officially inaugurated. The festivities continued for ten days and extended on both sides of the Limfjord.