Valderøy Tunnel
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The Valderøy Tunnel is a subsea road tunnel which runs between Ellingsøy
and Valderøy
in Ålesund
and Giske
, Norway
. The tunnel is 4222 metres (13,851.7 ft) long; it is part of County Road 658 and the Vigra Fixed Link
. It opened in 1987 and was a toll road until 25 October 2009.
Ellingsøy
Ellingsøy or Ellingsøya is the northernmost island in the municipality of Ålesund in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. With an area of , Ellingsøy is the second largest island in the municipality. The island is located northeast of the town of Ålesund, north of the islands of Nørvøya and Oksenøya,...
and Valderøy
Valderøy
Valderøya is an island off the west coast of Norway. It is part of the municipality of Giske in Møre og Romsdal county. The island is connected to Ålesund in the south via undersea tunnels through the island of Ellingsøy, to the island Vigra to the north by a bridge, and to the island of Giske to...
in Ålesund
Ålesund
is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Sunnmøre, and the center of the Ålesund Region. It is a sea port, and is noted for its unique concentration of Art Nouveau architecture....
and Giske
Giske
Giske is an island and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It lies north-northwest of the town of Ålesund in the Sunnmøre traditional district. The municipal center is the village of Nordstrand on the island of Valderøy. Other population centers include the villages of Roald and...
, 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 4222 metres (13,851.7 ft) long; it is part of County Road 658 and the Vigra Fixed Link
Vigra Fixed Link
The Vigra Fixed Link , also known as the Ålesund Tunnels , is a fixed link connecting the archipelago and municipality of Giske and the peninsula of Ellingsøy to the mainland and Ålesund...
. It opened in 1987 and was a toll road until 25 October 2009.