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75th Anniversary Selatin Tunnel ((トルコ語:75. Yıl Selatin Tüneli)), is a road tunnel constructed on the motorway at the province border of Izmir and Aydın, western Turkey. It is situated northwest of Aydın and southeast of Izmir, between the junctions Belevi and Germencik. With its length of , it was the country's longest tunnel when opened on April 20, 2000.〔 Starting on April 1, 1990, its construction was carried out by the joint venture Kutlutaş and Dillingham in New Austrian Tunnelling method (NATM).〔 The cost of the tunnel totalled to US$121 million.〔 The tunnel was initially named after its location in Selatin village of Germencik district. Following its completion, it was renamed in memory of the 75th anniversary of the foundation of the Turkish Republic (1923).〔 As of 2012, it ranks on the second place after the long Ordu Nefise Akçelik Tunnel opened in 2007. It has twin bores of and length, and carries three lanes of traffic in each direction. Each of the bores is wide and high.〔〔 The tunnel is equipped with a modern electronic road traffic safety and control system as the first ever in Turkey.〔 Speed limit in the tunnel is , which can be reduced to or upon certain conditions.〔 Dangerous goods carriers are not permitted to use the tunnel.〔 == Civil engineering feat == Turkish Chamber of Civil Engineers lists 75th year Selatin Tunnel as one of the fifty civil engineering feats in Turkey, a list of remarkable engineering projects realized in the first 50 years of the chamber.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「75th Anniversary Selatin Tunnel」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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