The Çakıt Tunnel ( tr, Çakıt Tüneli), is a
motorway tunnel constructed on the
Ankara
Ankara ( , ; ), historically known as Ancyra and Angora, is the capital of Turkey. Located in the central part of Anatolia, the city has a population of 5.1 million in its urban center and over 5.7 million in Ankara Province, maki ...
–
Tarsus motorway in
Adana Province
Adana Province ( tr, ) is a province of Turkey located in central Cilicia. With a population of 2.26 million, it is the sixth most populous province in Turkey. The administrative seat of the province is the city of Adana, home to 79% of the r ...
, southern
Turkey
Turkey ( tr, Türkiye ), officially the Republic of Türkiye ( tr, Türkiye Cumhuriyeti, links=no ), is a list of transcontinental countries, transcontinental country located mainly on the Anatolia, Anatolian Peninsula in Western Asia, with ...
.
It is situated on the
Taurus Mountains
The Taurus Mountains ( Turkish: ''Toros Dağları'' or ''Toroslar'') are a mountain complex in southern Turkey, separating the Mediterranean coastal region from the central Anatolian Plateau. The system extends along a curve from Lake Eğirdir ...
near Ömerli village of
Pozantı
Pozantı ( gr, Πενδοσις, Pendhòsis, formerly ar, الْبَدَندُون, el-Bedendûn) is a town and a district in the Adana Province of Turkey. The town is in the highlands of Çukurova, and is a major gateway to the Mediterranean co ...
,
Adana
Adana (; ; ) is a major city in southern Turkey. It is situated on the Seyhan River, inland from the Mediterranean Sea. The administrative seat of Adana Province, Adana province, it has a population of 2.26 million.
Adana lies in the heart ...
. The -long twin-tube tunnel carrying three lanes of traffic in each direction is flanked by -long
Kırkgeçit-7 Tunnel in the north and -long Gülek Tunnel in the south on the same motorway. Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.
See also
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List of motorway tunnels in Turkey
Below is the list of highway tunnels on Turkish motorways.
Motorway Tunnels
Motorway Tunnels (under construction)
Motorway Tunnels (projected)
* Yalova-İzmit Motorway, Yalova-Elmalık, T1 Motorway Tunnel (projected) - 2 x 942 m
* Yalova-İzmi ...
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Kırkgeçit Tunnels
Kırkgeçit Tunnels ( tr, Kırkgeçit Tünelleri, literally "Forty-Passes tunnels") are a series of seven motorway tunnels crossing the Taurus Mountains on the province border of Niğde and Adana, Turkey.
The tunnels are located on the Ankara- T ...
References
External links
Map of road tunnels in Turkeyat
General Directorate of Highways (Turkey)
The General Directorate Of Highways ( tr, Karayolları Genel Müdürlüğü) (KGM) is a state agency in charge of the construction and maintenance of all public roadways outside of cities and towns in Turkey. It was established on 1 March 1950, f ...
(KGM)
Road tunnels in Turkey
Transport in Adana Province
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