List of tunnels of the Faroe Islands

Entrance of the Hvannasundstunnilin (Hvannasund Tunnel) close to Norðdepil on the island of Borðoy.

Tunnels and bridges are an important part of the Faroese transportation network.^[1]

Tunnels

This list shows the Faroese tunnels, listed by age:^[1][2]

Tunnel	Year	Length m | ft		Connects	Island	Comments
Hvalbiartunnilin	1963	1,450	4,760	Hvalba and Trongisvágur	Suðuroy	It has only a single lane and no lights. There's one priority direction, with a series of passing places on the other side.
Árnafjarðartunnilin	1965	1,680	5,510	Ánir, Klaksvík and Árnafjørður	Borðoy	One of the pair of Borðoyartunlarnir that connect Klaksvík with Norddepil on the eastern side of Borðoy where there is a bridge to the Viðoy island. Single lane, no lights.
Hvannasundstunnilin	1967	2,120	6,960	Árnafjørður and Hvannasund/Norðdepil	Borðoy	One of the pair of Borðoyartunlarnir. It has only a single lane and no lights. There's one priority direction, with a series of passing places on the other side.
Sandvíkartunnilin	1969	1,500	4,900	Sandvík and Hvalba	Suðuroy	It has only a single lane and no lights. There's one priority direction, with a series of passing places on the other side.
Norðskálatunnilin	1976	2,520	8,270	Norðskáli and the valley Millum Fjarða	Eysturoy
Leynartunnilin	1977	760	2,490	Leynar and the valley Kollfjarðardalur	Streymoy
Villingardalstunnilin	1979	1,193	3,914	The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur	Kalsoy	One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir
Ritudalstunnilin	1980	683	2,241	The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur	Kalsoy	One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir
Mikladalstunnilin	1980	1,082	3,550	The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur	Kalsoy	One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir
Trøllanestunnilin	1985	2,248	7,375	The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur	Kalsoy	One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir
Teymur í Djúpadal	1979–85	220	720	The villages Trøllanes, Mikladalur, Húsar and the uninhabited valley Djúpidalur	Kalsoy	One of the five Kalsoyartunlarnir
Leirvíkartunnilin	1985	2,238	7,343	Leirvík and Gøta	Eysturoy
Kunoyartunnilin	1988	3,031	9,944	Kunoy and Haraldssund	Kunoy
Kollfjarðartunnilin	1992	2,816	9,239	Kollafjørður and Kaldbaksbotnur	Streymoy
Sumbiartunnilin	1997	3,240	10,630	Sumba and Lopra	Suðuroy
Vágatunnilin	2002	4,940	16,210	Leynar and Fútaklett	Streymoy and Vágar
Gásadalstunnilin	2006	1,445	4,741	Gásadalur and Bøur	Vágar
Norðoyatunnilin	2006	6,186	20,295	Klaksvík and Leirvík	Eysturoy and Borðoy
Hovstunnilin	2007	2,435	7,989	Øravík and Hov	Suðuroy

Vágatunnilin and Norðoyatunnilin are tolled. The toll is paid at gas stations. All other tunnels are without toll.

Bridges and causeways

This list shows the Faroese inter-insular bridges and causeways, also listed by age:

Bridge	Year	Length m | ft		Connects	Island	Comments
Brúgvin um Streymin	1973	220	720	Oyrabakki/Norðskáli and Nesvík	Streymoy and Eysturoy	Concrete bridge
Byrging um Hvannasund	1975	220	720	Hvannasund and Norðdepil	Borðoy and Viðoy	Causeway
Byrging um Haraldssund	1986	350	1,150	Haraldssund and Strond	Borðoy and Kunoy	Causeway

Proposed tunnels

Tunnel	Year	Approx. length m | ft		Connects	Island	Comments
Eysturoyartunnilin	2018	11,000	36,000	Runavík with Tórshavn	Streymoy and Eysturoy	under Sundini and Skálafjørður
Sandoyartunnilin	2021	10,600	34,800		Streymoy and Sandoy
Tunnilin norður um Fjall	2017	1,939	6,362	Viðareiði with Hvannasund	Viðoy	to replace the road, which is prone to landslides and avalanches
Suðuroyartunnilin	20,000	66,000		Sandoy and Suðuroy
Gjáartunnilin	2,000	6,600	Gjógv with Funningur	Eysturoy

See also

• Transport in the Faroe Islands

References

1. "Tunlar" (in Faroese). Tórshavn: Landsverk. Retrieved 1 October 2015.
2. "Søgulig gongd" (in Faroese). Tórshavn: Landsverk. Archived from the original on 29 December 2008. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

External links

• Map of tunnels in the Faroes
• Tunnil - Operator of toll tunnels (in Faroese)