Rheinufer Tunnel

The Rheinufer Tunnel (German: Rheinufertunnel or "Rhine Bank Tunnel") is a road tunnel in Düsseldorf, Germany. Built between 1990 and 1993 at a cost of 550 million Deutschmarks,^[1] the tunnel is part of the B1 German federal road.^[2] At 2 km (1.2 mi) long, it is the sixth longest inner city tunnel in Europe.

The tunnel runs under the Rheinuferpromenade (Rhine Bank Promenade)^[3] near the right hand bank of the Rhine.^[4] The impressive southern entrance of the tunnel is marked by a tall building, the Düsseldorf Stadttor (city gate). The northern entrance is just south of the Oberkassel Bridge.