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Korgfjell Tunnel
	Southern entrance in Vefsn
Übersicht
Standort	Nordland, Norway
Coordinates	66°03′30″N 13°41′11″E / 66.0583°N 13.6865°E
Route	E06
Start	Hemnes 66°2′52″N 13°38′0″E / 66.04778°N 13.63333°E
End	Vefsn 66°4′27″N 13°48′31″E / 66.07417°N 13.80861°E
Operation
Work begun	2001
Traffic	Automotive
Technical
Length	8,530 metres (5.30 mi)

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The Korgfjell Tunnel (Norwegian: Korgfjelltunnelen) is an 8,530-metre (5.30 mi) long road tunnel connecting Knutli in Vefsn with Korgen in Hemnes, both in Nordland county in northern Norway. Work on the tunnel started in September of 2001 and it was opened on 16 September 2005.^[1]^[2]

The tunnel replaced a narrow, steep, twisting mountain road and shortened the European route E06 highway by 4 kilometres (2.5 mi). The travel time was shortened by 10–20 minutes. Before the tunnel, trucks with trailers were often stuck going uphill in snowy conditions, blocking the road. The place was considered one the worst places on the E6 highway. The cost of the tunnel, including new roads at both ends, was about 450 million kr.

Gallery

Korgen entrance in Hemnes
Interior view
The old road over Korgfjellet mountain

References

^ Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2011-12-02.
^ Store norske leksikon. "Korgfjelltunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-02.

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[1] Merzagora, Eugenio A.; Lotsberg, Gunnar (eds.). "Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m". Road Tunnels in Norway. Retrieved 2011-12-02.

[snl-2] Store norske leksikon. "Korgfjelltunnelen" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2011-12-02.

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-[[Image:Korgfjelltunnelen-Knutli-2005-10-14.jpg|thumb|300px|Southern entrance]]
+|image        = Korgfjelltunnelen-Knutli-2005-10-14.jpg
-[[Image:Korgfjellet E6.jpg|thumb|300px|The old road over Korgfjellet mountain]]
+|caption      = Southern entrance in [[Vefsn]]
-The '''Korgfjell Tunnel''' ({{Lang-no|Korgfjelltunnelen}}) is an 8,530 metre long road [[tunnel]] connecting Knutli in [[Vefsn]] with [[Korgen]] in [[Hemnes]], both in [[Nordland]] county in northern [[Norway]]. Work on the tunnel started in [[2001]] and it was opened September 16, 2005.
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+The '''Korgfjell Tunnel''' ({{Lang-no|Korgfjelltunnelen}}) is an {{convert|8530|m|mi|adj=on}} long road [[tunnel]] connecting Knutli in [[Vefsn]] with [[Korgen]] in [[Hemnes]], both in [[Nordland]] county in northern [[Norway]]. Work on the tunnel started in September of 2001 and it was opened on 16 September 2005.<ref>{{cite book|url=http://www.lotsberg.net/data/norway/list.html |chapter=Road Tunnels in Norway > 3 000 m|editor1-last=Merzagora |editor1-first=Eugenio A.|editor2-last=Lotsberg|editor2-first=Gunnar |title=Road Tunnels in Norway|accessdate=2011-12-02}}</ref><ref name="snl">{{cite web|url=http://snl.no/Korgfjelltunnelen|title=Korgfjelltunnelen|author=Store norske leksikon|authorlink=Store norske leksikon|language=Norwegian|accessdate=2011-12-02}}</ref>
-The tunnel replaced a narrow, steep, twisting mountain road and shortened the [[European route E6|E6]] highway by 4 km. The travel time was shortened 10–20 minutes. Earlier on trucks with trailers were often stuck in the uphill in snow conditions, blocking the road. The place was considered one the worst places on the E6. The cost of the tunnel, including new roads at both ends, was about {{NOK|450 million}}.
+The tunnel replaced a narrow, steep, twisting mountain road and shortened the [[European route E06]] highway by {{convert|4|km}}. The travel time was shortened by 10–20 minutes. Before the tunnel, trucks with trailers were often stuck going uphill in snowy conditions, blocking the road. The place was considered one the worst places on the E6 highway. The cost of the tunnel, including new roads at both ends, was about {{NOK|450 million}}.
-Coordinates: <br>Western end {{Coord|66|2|52|N|13|38|0|E|display=inline}}  <br>Eastern end: {{Coord|66|4|27|N|13|48|31|E|display=inline}}
+==Gallery==
+<gallery>
+File:Korgfjelltunnelen-Korgen-2005-10-14.jpg|[[Korgen]] entrance in [[Hemnes]]
+File:Korgfjelltunnelen-2005-10-14.jpg|Interior view
+File:Korgfjellet E6.jpg|The old road over Korgfjellet mountain
+</gallery>
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
 [[Category:Road tunnels in Nordland]]
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 [[Category:European Route E6 in Norway]]
 [[Category:Tunnels completed in 2005]]
+[[Category:Vefsn]]
+[[Category:Hemnes]]