Homer Tunnel
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Homer Tunnel is a road tunnel in New Zealand’s Fiordland that provides critical access through the mountains on the route to Milford Sound.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Homer Tunnel road corridor | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | road tunnel ⓘ |
| avalancheControl | managed avalanche control programme on approaches ⓘ |
| builtBy | New Zealand Public Works Department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Cleddau Valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hollyford Valley NERFINISHED ⓘ Milford Sound NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | hand drilling and blasting in early stages ⓘ |
| constructionStartDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| constructionStartYear | 1935 ⓘ |
| country | New Zealand ⓘ |
| elevation | high alpine environment ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasVentilation | yes ⓘ |
| hazardManagement | periodic closures during high avalanche risk ⓘ |
| lanes | 2 ⓘ |
| length |
about 1.27 kilometres
ⓘ
approximately 1.2 kilometres ⓘ around 1.3 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Fiordland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fiordland National Park NERFINISHED ⓘ South Island ⓘ |
| locatedOnRoute |
Milford Road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
State Highway 94 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| managedBy | New Zealand Transport Agency NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Homer Saddle
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Homer Tunnel car park ⓘ |
| openedToTrafficYear | 1954 ⓘ |
| openingStatus | opened to traffic in 1954 ⓘ |
| partOf | transport infrastructure to Milford Sound ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Darran Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | Homer Saddle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| providesAccessTo |
Milford Sound
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Milford Sound tourism area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Southland Region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| risk |
avalanche risk in winter
ⓘ
rockfall risk ⓘ |
| roadSurface | sealed ⓘ |
| roadType | two-lane road in single bore ⓘ |
| significance |
critical access route to Milford Sound
ⓘ
key link in State Highway 94 ⓘ |
| surroundedBy | steep alpine terrain ⓘ |
| tourismRole | gateway to Milford Sound cruises and activities ⓘ |
| trafficControl | traffic lights at each portal during busy periods ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| usage |
local traffic
ⓘ
tourist traffic ⓘ |
| winterConditions | subject to snow and ice ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Arthur River (Fiordland)
this entity surface form:
Homer Tunnel road corridor