The Ayran Tunnel (Turkish: Ayran Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Adana–Şanlıurfa motorway 
O-52 
E90 
AH84 in Osmaniye Province, southern Turkey.
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| Location | Arıcaklı, Bahçe, Osmaniye, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°11′01″N 36°36′55″E / 37.18361°N 36.61528°E
  Ayran Tunnel Location of Ayran Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route | O-52 E90 AH84 |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | Tekfen |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
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| Length | 560 and 596 m (1,837 and 1,955 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 3 |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
It is situated on the Taurus Mountains near Arıcaklı village of Bahçe, Osmaniye. The 560 and 596 m (1,837 and 1,955 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 376–376 m (1,234–1,234 ft)-long Taşoluk Tunnel in the west and 2,851–2,819 m (9,354–9,249 ft)-long Kızlaç Tunnel in the east on the same motorway.[1] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[2]
The tunnel was constructed by Tekfen in New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Otoyol Projeleri-Türkiye - Tarsus - Adana - Gaziantep (TAG) Otoyolu" (in Turkish). Tekfen İnşaat. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ^ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
External links
edit- Map of road tunnels in Turkey Archived 2012-12-22 at archive.today at General Directorate of Highways (Turkey) (KGM)
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