FAQs
What is the longest tunnel you can drive through in the world? ›
LÆRDALSTUNNELEN - The world's longest road tunnel is 24,5 km long and situated between Aurland and Lærdal. The tunnel opened November 2000.
How long does it take to drive through the Laerdal tunnel? ›At 24 kilometers or just over 15 miles in length, Norway's Lærdal Tunnel is the longest tunnel in the world. Assuming no traffic, it takes about 18 minutes to drive through this road tunnel if you're going the speed limit of 80 km/hr. Of course, traffic can definitely build up in the tunnel.
How much did the Laerdal tunnel cost? ›The whole project cost 1,050 million NOK ($126 million USD), which means that every meter of the finished tunnel cost 38,000 NOK ($4.5 thousand USD).
What is the longest tunnel story? ›First published in 1990 and based on sources not available for Paul Brickhill's earlier work, the book tells how on the night of March 24, 1944, seventy-six Allied POWs slid through a 350-foot tunnel and out of a high-security German prison camp, into history.