19 Mayıs Tunnel (Turkish: 19 Mayıs Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed on the Samsun-Çorum highway D.795 E95 in Samsun Province, northern Turkey.

19 Mayıs Tunnel
19 Mayıs Tüneli
Overview
LocationHavza, Samsun Province
Coordinates40°55′13″N 35°38′35″E / 40.92028°N 35.64306°E / 40.92028; 35.64306
19 Mayıs Tunnel is located in Turkey
19 Mayıs Tunnel
19 Mayıs Tunnel
Location of 19 Mayıs Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route D.795 E95
Operation
Work begun2005
ConstructedFermanoğlu Construction Company
OpenedFebruary 15, 2009; 15 years ago (2009-02-15)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 2
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

It is situated near Paşapınarı village of Havza, Samsun. The 280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 845–923 m (2,772–3,028 ft)-long Havza Tunnel in the north and 392–392 m (1,286–1,286 ft)-long Şehzadeler Tunnel in the south on the same highway.

The tunnel was opened to traffic on February 15, 2009 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]

References

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  1. ^ Bayram OK - İlyas GÜN (2009-02-15). "Direksiyon Erdoğan'da". Haberturk (in Turkish). Retrieved 2016-08-15.
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