The İğdir Tunnel (Turkish: İğdir Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the BursaSivrihisar motorway O-22 E90 in Bursa Province, northwestern Turkey. It was opened to the traffic in 2005.

İğdir Tunnel
İğdir Tüneli
Overview
LocationGürsu, Bursa Province, Turkey
Coordinates40°15′16″N 29°12′48″E / 40.25444°N 29.21333°E / 40.25444; 29.21333
İğdir Tunnel is located in Turkey
İğdir Tunnel
İğdir Tunnel
Location of İğdir Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route O-22 E90
Operation
ConstructedYertaş Construction Co.
Opened2005; 19 years ago (2005)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length485 and 518 m (1,591 and 1,699 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 3
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

It is situated near İğdir village of Gürsu, Bursa. The 485–518-metre (1,591–1,699 ft) long twin-tube tunnel carries three lanes of traffic in each direction. The tunnel was constructed by Yertaş Construction Company.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ "Yertaş Construction - Roads and Tunnels" (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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