The Skatestraum Tunnel ( no, Skatestraumtunnelen) is a subsea road tunnel between the islands of Rugsundøya and

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. The tunnel was the first undersea road tunnel in Sogn og Fjordane county when it was built. It is long and it reaches a depth of below sea level. It is part of County Road 616. It opened on 12 July 2002 and cost to build, including auxiliary roads. On 15 July 2015 a tank truck crashed in the tunnel. The tunnel was closed and evacuated, since there was a risk the tunnel would be flooded. It was reopened in December 2015.

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Bremanger Road tunnels in Vestland Subsea tunnels in Norway Tunnels completed in 2002 2002 establishments in Norway {{Vestland-geo-stub