Westerscheldetunnel

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The Westerscheldetunnel is a major road tunnel in the Netherlands that runs beneath the Western Scheldt estuary, providing a key fixed link between the northern and southern parts of Zeeland.

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Statements (47)

Predicate Object
instanceOf road tunnel
subsea tunnel
toll tunnel
bicyclesAllowed no
connects Borsele
Terneuzen
northern Zeeland
southern Zeeland
linked to: Zeeland
constructionStartDate 1998
country Netherlands
crosses Western Scheldt
endPoint Terneuzen
hasEmergencyExits yes
hasToll yes
hasTrafficControlCenter yes
hasVentilationSystem yes
languageOfSignage Dutch
length 6.6 km
6600 m
locatedIn Zeeland
locatedInBodyOfWater Western Scheldt
locatedUnder Western Scheldt estuary
linked to: Western Scheldt
maximumDepthBelowSurface 60 m
nearbyCity Goes
Middelburg
Vlissingen
numberOfLanes 2 per tube
numberOfTubes 2
openingDate 2003-03-14
operator N.V. Westerscheldetunnel
linked to: Westerscheldetunnel
owner Province of Zeeland
linked to: Zeeland
partOf N62
partOfTransportNetwork Dutch national road network
pedestriansAllowed no
regionServed Beveland
linked to: Zuid-Beveland

Walcheren
Zeeuws-Vlaanderen
replaced ferry service across Western Scheldt
significance first fixed road link between Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and rest of Zeeland
longest road tunnel in the Netherlands
startPoint Ellewoutsdijk
tollAppliesTo cars
motorcycles
trucks
totalLanes 4
trafficType motor vehicles
yearOpened 2003

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Zeeland hasMajorInfrastructure Westerscheldetunnel
Westerscheldetunnel operator N.V. Westerscheldetunnel
linked to: Westerscheldetunnel
Borsele hasInfrastructure Western Scheldt Tunnel
linked to: Westerscheldetunnel
Western Scheldt hasImportantStructure Western Scheldt Tunnel
linked to: Westerscheldetunnel
Western Scheldt crossedBy Western Scheldt Tunnel
linked to: Westerscheldetunnel
Terneuzen hasNotableStructure Westerscheldetunnel
Ellewoutsdijk hasNearbyInfrastructure Western Scheldt Tunnel (north portal vicinity)
linked to: Westerscheldetunnel
N62 hasPart Westerscheldetunnel
N62 hasTollSection Westerscheldetunnel