Craeybeckx Tunnel
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StatusIn use
RouteA1 (E19)
Opened1981
Trafficcars
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| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Status | In use |
| Route | A1 (E19) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 1981 |
| Traffic | cars |
| Toll | no |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1600 m |
| No. of lanes | 4 (per tube) |
| Route map | |
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The Craeybeckx tunnel (in Dutch Craeybeckxtunnel and fully Lode Craeybeckxtunnel) is a road tunnel in Antwerp built in 1981 to reduce the noise from the traffic, for the benefit of the Sint-Augustinus hospital and the Middelheim hospital. The tunnel is 1600 m long and is the widest in Belgium. The construction is named after Lode Craeybeckx, the mayor of Antwerp between 1947 and 1976. Approximately 120.000 vehicles pass the tunnel every day. [1]