European route E69 is an E-road between Olderfjord and North Cape in northern Norway . The road is 129 km (80 mi) long. It contains five tunnels, totalling 15.5 km (9.6 mi). The longest, the North Cape Tunnel , is 6.9 km (4.3 mi) long and reaches 212 m (696 ft) below sea level.
12-578: E69 may refer to: European route E69 King's Indian Defense , Encyclopaedia of Chess Openings code Shin-Tomei Expressway (Inasa Spur road) and San-en Nanshin Expressway , route E69 in Japan [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title formed as a letter–number combination. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change
24-830: Is one of the longest and the northernmost of the subsea road tunnels in Norway . It is located in Nordkapp Municipality in Finnmark county in the far northern part of Norway. The tunnel takes the European route E69 highway under the Magerøysundet strait between the Norwegian mainland and the large island of Magerøya . The tunnel was built between 1993 and 1999, along with the Honningsvåg Tunnel . The tunnels were built to connect
36-504: Is rockslide danger in the area. However, a new tunnel was being built in 2019–2022 and opened in March 2023, shortening the route by 2 km. 71°10′04″N 25°46′54″E / 71.16778°N 25.78167°E / 71.16778; 25.78167 This Norwegian road or road transport-related article is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . North Cape Tunnel North Cape Tunnel ( Norwegian : Nordkapptunnelen )
48-465: The Honningsvåg Tunnel were opened in 1999, thereby eliminating the ferry. From then to 29 June 2012, the North Cape Tunnel and adjacent tunnels were tolled. The Skarvberg tunnel [ no ] near the southern end of E69 opened in 1968 and was a bottleneck. It was partly only 4.7 metres (15 ft) wide, so wide vehicles cannot use it at the same time in opposite directions, and there
60-446: The area got the first road connection with Southern Norway. A ferry line was set up between Russenes near Olderfjord and Honningsvåg, a distance of around 70 kilometres (43 mi; 38 nmi). The road between Honningsvåg and North Cape was opened in 1956. In 1968, the road was extended to a new ferry site at Kåfjord , and the ferry to Honningsvåg was shortened to 15 kilometres (9.3 mi; 8.1 nmi). The North Cape Tunnel and
72-413: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=E69&oldid=932804667 " Category : Letter–number combination disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages European route E69 During the winter months
84-463: The mainland of Norway with the town of Honningsvåg and the tourist attraction at the North Cape . The tunnel was officially opened on 15 June 1999 by King Harald V of Norway . The tunnel is 6.875 kilometres (4.272 mi) long and reaches a depth of 212 metres (696 ft) below sea level. Before the tunnel was built, a ferry carried the traffic across the sea between the village of Kåfjord and
96-401: The northernmost part of the road (Skarsvåg-North Cape) is available only to convoys, driving at fixed times, if weather permits. E69 is the northernmost road in the world with connections to a major international road network. Roads further north in locations including Svalbard and Greenland are isolated and short. In the first version of the current E-road network established in 1975, E69
108-542: The old number E6 to most of this road and got that after some years of negotiation. In 1992, E69 was given its current route. Before that, the road was number 95 in Norway. Since then, it has no distinct national number. The road Olderfjord–Honningsvåg was planned in the 1930s, particularly after a public meeting in Honningsvåg in 1934, as a means of drawing tourism to offset the loss of lucrative fishing rights , shortly after
120-598: The south, touching Oberpullendorf and Oberwart following the Austrian route 50, ending in E66 . This version was never signposted along roads, instead a modified version was implemented with E75 on this route. In the old version E-road network established in 1950, E69 went between Ålesund and Dombås in Norway, now E136 . The road to North Cape was in 1975 planned as road E45, later E47 , going Lübeck-Helsingborg-Oslo-Trondheim-Olderfjord-North Cape. Norway and Sweden wanted to keep
132-509: The town of Honningsvåg . The tunnel takes its name from the North Cape on the northern shore of Magerøya island. North Cape Tunnel is part of the European route E69 highway. Since 29 June 2012, there is no longer a toll for passing through the tunnel. Before this date there was a toll of 145 kr per car, plus an additional 47 kr per adult and 24 kr per child, in each direction. The tunnel has automatic anti-freezing doors ( Norwegian : kuldeport ) which close
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