| Maursund Tunnel | |||||||
| Location: | Troms, Norway | ||||||
| Coordinates: | 69.9261°N 20.9196°W | ||||||
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| Status: | In use | ||||||
| Start: | Hamneidet (mainland) | ||||||
| End: | Kågen (island) | ||||||
| Opened: | 6 July 1991 | ||||||
| Traffic: | Automotive | ||||||
| Grade: | 10% | ||||||
The Maursund Tunnel (no|Maursundtunnelen) is an undersea tunnel in Troms county, Norway. The tunnel goes under the Maursundet strait connecting the mainland part of Nordreisa Municipality with the island of Kågen in Skjervøy Municipality.[1] The 2122m (6,962feet) long tunnel reaches a depth of below sea level and has a 10% grade in some parts of the tunnel. The tunnel, which was opened in 1991, and the nearby Skattørsundet Bridge connect the large village of Skjervøy to the mainland.[2]