Westerscheldetunnel

E71952

road tunnel subsea tunnel toll tunnel

The Westerscheldetunnel is a major road tunnel in the Netherlands that runs beneath the Western Scheldt estuary, providing a key fixed link between the northern and southern parts of Zeeland.

Aliases (2)

Western Scheldt Tunnel ×3
N.V. Westerscheldetunnel ×1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road tunnel → subsea tunnel → toll tunnel →
bicyclesAllowed	no →
connects	Borsele → Terneuzen NERFINISHED → northern Zeeland → southern Zeeland →
constructionStartDate	1998 →
country	Netherlands →
crosses	Western Scheldt →
endPoint	Terneuzen NERFINISHED →
hasEmergencyExits	yes →
hasToll	yes →
hasTrafficControlCenter	yes →
hasVentilationSystem	yes →
languageOfSignage	Dutch →
length	6.6 km → 6600 m →
locatedIn	Zeeland NERFINISHED →
locatedInBodyOfWater	Western Scheldt →
locatedUnder	Western Scheldt estuary →
maximumDepthBelowSurface	60 m →
nearbyCity	Goes → Middelburg NERFINISHED → Vlissingen NERFINISHED →
numberOfLanes	2 per tube →
numberOfTubes	2 →
openingDate	2003-03-14 →
operator	N.V. Westerscheldetunnel →
owner	Province of Zeeland NERFINISHED →
partOf	N62 →
partOfTransportNetwork	Dutch national road network →
pedestriansAllowed	no →
regionServed	Beveland → Walcheren → Zeeuws-Vlaanderen NERFINISHED →
replaced	ferry service across Western Scheldt →
significance	first fixed road link between Zeeuws-Vlaanderen and rest of Zeeland → longest road tunnel in the Netherlands →
startPoint	Ellewoutsdijk →
tollAppliesTo	cars → motorcycles → trucks →
totalLanes	4 →
trafficType	motor vehicles →
yearOpened	2003 →

Referenced by (5)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Western Scheldt ("Western Scheldt Tunnel") →	crossedBy
Western Scheldt ("Western Scheldt Tunnel") →	hasImportantStructure
Borsele ("Western Scheldt Tunnel") →	hasInfrastructure
Zeeland →	hasMajorInfrastructure
Westerscheldetunnel ("N.V. Westerscheldetunnel") →	operator