Byfjord Tunnel
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The Byfjord Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel which runs between the mainland at Randaberg
and Sokn
in Rennesøy
, Norway
. The tunnel is 5875 metres (19,274.9 ft) long and opened in 1992 as a toll road
. It is part of European Road 39
and the Rennesøy Fixed Link. The tunnel had an average daily traffic of 8042 vehicles in 2010.
Randaberg
Randaberg is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway, located just to the north of Stavanger. Randaberg was separated from Hetland on 1 July 1922. The northernmost conurbation of Stavanger/Sandnes can be found here.-Name:...
and Sokn
Sokn
Sokn is a populated island in Rennesøy, Norway....
in Rennesøy
Rennesøy
Rennesøy is a municipality in Rogaland county, Norway. It is part of the region of Ryfylke. The administrative center is the village of Vikevåg....
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The tunnel is 5875 metres (19,274.9 ft) long and opened in 1992 as a toll road
Toll road
A toll road is a privately or publicly built road for which a driver pays a toll for use. Structures for which tolls are charged include toll bridges and toll tunnels. Non-toll roads are financed using other sources of revenue, most typically fuel tax or general tax funds...
. It is part of European Road 39
European route E39
E 39 is the designation of a 1330 km long north-south road in Norway and Denmark, running from Klett just south of Trondheim to Aalborg, via Orkanger, Vinjeøra, Halsa ... Straumsnes, Krifast, Batnfjordsøra, Molde ... Vestnes, Skodje, Ålesund ... Volda ... Nordfjordeid ... Sandane, Førde,...
and the Rennesøy Fixed Link. The tunnel had an average daily traffic of 8042 vehicles in 2010.