Mount Bolu Tunnel

Mount Bolu Tunnel (Turkish: Bolu Dağı Tüneli) is a 3.1-kilometre-long (1.9 mi) highway tunnel constructed through the Bolu Mountain in Turkey between Kaynaşlı, Düzce and Yumrukaya, Bolu.

Mount Bolu Tunnel
Overview
LocationMount Bolu
Coordinates40.74596°N 31.45523°E / 40.74596; 31.45523
Mt. Bolu Tunnel
Mt. Bolu Tunnel (Turkey)
Route O-4 / E80
StartKaynaşlı, Düzce
EndYumrukaya, Bolu
Operation
Work begun1993
Opened2007 (2007)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length3,014 m (9,888 ft) (east bound)
3,125 m (10,253 ft) (west bound)
No. of lanes2 x 3
Operating speed70 km/h (43 mph)
Highest elevation860 m (2,820 ft)
Lowest elevation810 m (2,660 ft)
Width2 x 17 m (56 ft)
Grade1,7%
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