19 Mayıs Tunnel

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.

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 begun	2005
Constructed	Fermanoğlu Construction Company
Opened	February 15, 2009 (2009-02-15)
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]