19 Mayıs Tunnel
Highway tunnel in Turkey
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19 Mayıs Tunnel (Turkish: 19 Mayıs Tüneli), is a highway tunnel constructed on the Samsun-Çorum highway 
D.795 
E95 in Samsun Province, northern Turkey.
LocationHavza, Samsun Province
Coordinates40°55′13″N 35°38′35″E
19 Mayıs Tunnel
Location of 19 Mayıs Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route
D.795 
E95
D.795 E95| 19 Mayıs Tunnel 19 Mayıs Tüneli | |
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 Interactive map of 19 Mayıs Tunnel 19 Mayıs Tüneli | |
| Overview | |
| Location | Havza, Samsun Province |
| Coordinates | 40°55′13″N 35°38′35″E
19 Mayıs Tunnel Location of 19 Mayıs Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route | D.795 E95 |
| Operation | |
| Work began | 2005 |
| Constructed | Fermanoğlu Construction Company |
| Opened | February 15, 2009 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
It is situated near Paşapınarı village of Havza, Samsun. The 280 and 260 m (920 and 850 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 845–923 m (2,772–3,028 ft)-long Havza Tunnel in the north and 392–392 m (1,286–1,286 ft)-long Şehzadeler Tunnel in the south on the same highway.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on February 15, 2009 by Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.[1]
