Ayran Tunnel

The Ayran Tunnel (Turkish: Ayran Tüneli), is a motorway tunnel constructed on the Adana–Şanlıurfa motorway O-52 E90 in Osmaniye Province, southern Turkey.

Ayran Tunnel
Ayran Tüneli
Overview
LocationArıcaklı, Bahçe, Osmaniye, Turkey
Coordinates37°11′01″N 36°36′55″E
Ayran Tunnel
Location of Ayran Tunnel in Turkey
StatusOperational
Route O-52 E90
Operation
ConstructedTekfen
Opened1999 (1999)
OperatorGeneral Directorate of Highways
Trafficautomotive
Technical
Length560 and 596 m (1,837 and 1,955 ft)
No. of lanes2 x 3
Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)

It is situated on the Taurus Mountains near Arıcaklı village of Bahçe, Osmaniye. The 560 and 596 m (1,837 and 1,955 ft)-long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by 376–376 m (1,234–1,234 ft)-long Taşoluk Tunnel in the west and 2,851–2,819 m (9,354–9,249 ft)-long Kızlaç Tunnel in the east on the same motorway.[1] Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.[2]

The tunnel was constructed by Tekfen in New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).[1]

See also

References
  1. "Otoyol Projeleri-Türkiye - Tarsus - Adana - Gaziantep (TAG) Otoyolu" (in Turkish). Tekfen İnşaat. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
  2. "Tehlikeli Maddelerin Taşınmasına İzin Verilmeyen Otoyol Tünelleri" (PDF) (in Turkish). Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü. Retrieved 2016-08-14.
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