The Fannefjord Tunnel ( no, Fannefjordtunnelen) is a long subsea road tunnel in

Molde Municipality Molde () is a town and municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Peninsula, surrounding the Fannefjord and Moldefjord. The administrative centre of the ...

in Møre og Romsdal county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. The tunnel is part of County Road 64 and it goes under the Fannefjorden, connecting the island of Bolsøya to the mainland at Årø, where it intersects with the European route E39 highway. The tunnel reaches a depth of in elevation with a maximum 10% grade. The tunnel was part of the Skåla Fixed Link, which also included new roads on the island of Bolsøya and the

Bolsøy Bridge The Bolsøy Bridge ( no, Bolsøybrua) is a concrete beam bridge in Molde Municipality, Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. The bridge crosses the Bolsøysund strait between the mainland and the island of Bolsøya. Bolsøy Bridge was opened in 1991 ...

from Bolsøya to Skåla Peninsula. The tunnel opened on 24 May 1991 and was partially financed as a

toll road A toll road, also known as a turnpike or tollway, is a public or private road (almost always a controlled-access highway in the present day) for which a fee (or ''Toll (fee), toll'') is assessed for passage. It is a form of road pricing typically ...

. Toll collection remained until 15 June 2005. The tunnel replaced the Molde–Bolsøy Ferry and the Lønset–Grønnes Ferry.

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Road tunnels in Møre og Romsdal Subsea tunnels in Norway Norwegian County Road 64 Buildings and structures in Molde Tunnels completed in 1991 1991 establishments in Norway {{Norway-tunnel-stub