The Kızlaç Tunnel (Turkish: Kızlaç Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Adana–Şanlıurfa motorway 
O-52 
E90 
AH84 in Osmaniye Province, southern Turkey.
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Kızlaç, Bahçe, Osmaniye, Turkey |
| Coordinates | 37°10′13″N 36°38′15″E / 37.17028°N 36.63750°E
  Kızlaç Tunnel Location of Kızlaç Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route | O-52 E90 AH84 |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | Tekfen |
| Opened | 1999 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 2,851 and 2,819 m (9,354 and 9,249 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 3 |
| Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
It is situated on the Taurus Mountains near Kızlaç village of Bahçe, Osmaniye. The 2,851 and 2,819 m (9,354 and 9,249 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 596–596 m (1,955–1,955 ft)-long Ayran Tunnel in the west and 1,230–1,225 m (4,035–4,019 ft)-long Aslanlı 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][3]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Otoyol Projeleri-Türkiye - Tarsus - Adana - Gaziantep (TAG) Otoyolu" (in Turkish). Tekfen İnşaat. Archived from the original on 2019-01-12. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ^ "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
- ^ Kılıç, A. (2001). Adana-Gaziantep Otoyolu Kızlaç Tünellerinde Kazı ve Tahkimat Uygulamaları (PDF) (in Turkish). Türkiye 17. Uluslararası Madencilik Kongresi ve Sergisi. ISBN 975-395-416-6. Retrieved 2014-04-23.
External links
edit- Özbek, Ahmet; Sedat Türkmen; Murat Gül (January 2003). "The deformation evaluation of Kızlaç T3A Tunnel (Osmaniye, Turkey)". Engineering Geology. 67 (3–4). Elsevier: 309–320. doi:10.1016/S0013-7952(02)00191-6.
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