Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse
Encyclopedia
The Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse is a road tunnel located in the 1st
and 4th
arrondissements of Lyon, opened to traffic on 19 April 1952.
It follows the line of the Route nationale 6
and thus links the platforms Rhône
rivers to the Saône
's ones. It crosses the hill of la Croix-Rousse
. The roadway is composed of 2 x 2 routes with no real separation of roadways until the construction of a central wall in 1999. Its use is only for vehicles whose whole weight don't exceed 3,5 tonnes. The tunnel length is 1,782 meters.
The speed is limited to 50 km/h (30 km/h when it rains) and an automatic radar is located at its exit in the direction Lyon - Vaise.
Since 1971, it is doubled by the Tunnel de Fourvière, which connects the A6
and A7.
The tunnel length of service leads to frequent scheduled or not closures ; it allows weak maintenance waiting heavier work planned from 2009. These will allow the creation of an additional way for the public transport
s and should be open in 2013.
1st arrondissement of Lyon
The 1st arrondissement of Lyon, France is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon. It is located below the hill of Croix-Rousse and on the north part of the Presqu'île formed by the Saône and the Rhône, the two rivers in Lyon...
and 4th
4th arrondissement of Lyon
The 4th arrondissement of Lyon is one of the nine arrondissements of the City of Lyon.-History:The 4th arrondissement of Lyon was created on 24 March 1852 , with the same borders of the old town of La Croix-Rousse.Dominique Bolliet is currently the mayor of this arrondissement.-Streets and...
arrondissements of Lyon, opened to traffic on 19 April 1952.
Description
Route nationale 6
The Route nationale 6 is a trunk road in France between Paris and the frontier with Italy in the Alps.- Reclassification :The RN 6 runs parallel for a long portion of its route to the A 6 autoroute...
and thus links the platforms Rhône
Rhône
Rhone can refer to:* Rhone, one of the major rivers of Europe, running through Switzerland and France* Rhône Glacier, the source of the Rhone River and one of the primary contributors to Lake Geneva in the far eastern end of the canton of Valais in Switzerland...
rivers to the Saône
Saône
The Saône is a river of eastern France. It is a right tributary of the River Rhône. Rising at Vioménil in the Vosges department, it joins the Rhône in Lyon....
's ones. It crosses the hill of la Croix-Rousse
La Croix-Rousse
This zone is served by the metro line La Croix-Rousse is a hill in the town of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a quarter located on this hill . It is 254m at its peak...
. The roadway is composed of 2 x 2 routes with no real separation of roadways until the construction of a central wall in 1999. Its use is only for vehicles whose whole weight don't exceed 3,5 tonnes. The tunnel length is 1,782 meters.
The speed is limited to 50 km/h (30 km/h when it rains) and an automatic radar is located at its exit in the direction Lyon - Vaise.
Since 1971, it is doubled by the Tunnel de Fourvière, which connects the A6
A6 autoroute (France)
The A6, also known as the Autoroute du Soleil, Sun's Motorway, , is an Autoroute in France, linking Paris to Lyon. The motorway starts at Paris's Porte d'Orléans and Porte d'Italie with two branches, numbered A6a and A6b respectively, that join south of Paris...
and A7.
The tunnel length of service leads to frequent scheduled or not closures ; it allows weak maintenance waiting heavier work planned from 2009. These will allow the creation of an additional way for the public transport
Public transport
Public transport is a shared passenger transportation service which is available for use by the general public, as distinct from modes such as taxicab, car pooling or hired buses which are not shared by strangers without private arrangement.Public transport modes include buses, trolleybuses, trams...
s and should be open in 2013.