Demirciköy Tunnel
Highway tunnel in Sinop Province, Turkey
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Demirciköy Tunnel (Turkish: Demirciköy Tüneli) is a highway tunnel constructed in Sinop Province, northern Turkey.
LocationSinop, Sinop Province
Coordinates41°56′38″N 35°05′03″E
Demirciköy Tunnel
Location of Demirciköy Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route
D.010
D.010| Demirciköy Tunnel Demirciköy Tüneli | |
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 Interactive map of Demirciköy Tunnel Demirciköy Tüneli | |
| Overview | |
| Location | Sinop, Sinop Province |
| Coordinates | 41°56′38″N 35°05′03″E
Demirciköy Tunnel Location of Demirciköy Tunnel in Turkey |
| Status | Operational |
| Route | D.010 |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | Dağcan Construction and Trade Company Inc |
| Opened | 26 March 2014 |
| Operator | General Directorate of Highways |
| Traffic | automotive |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,680 and 1,680 m (5,510 and 5,510 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Operating speed | 80 km/h (50 mph) |
Demirciköy Tunnel is part of the Sinop-Samsun Highway D.010 within the Black Sea Coastal Highway, of which construction was carried out by the Turkish Dağcan Construction and Trade Company Inc.[1] The 1,680 and 1,680 m (5,510 and 5,510 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying two lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 1,285–1,285 m (4,216–4,216 ft)-long Çiftlik Tunnel in the north and 348–348 m (1,142–1,142 ft)-long Gerze Tunnel in the south on the same highway.
The tunnel was opened to traffic on 26 March 2014.[2]
