List of tunnels in Portugal

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Portugal's longest tunnels - in use

Rossio Tunnel, seen from Rossio Railway Station, Lisbon. TunelRossio2008.JPG
Rossio Tunnel, seen from Rossio Railway Station, Lisbon.
The Faial portal of the Cortado Tunnel Faial tunnel portal 588.jpg
The Faial portal of the Cortado Tunnel
NameName in PortugueseLocationLengthTypeYearComment
Metro Lisbon - Blue (Seagull) Line Linha Azul ou Linha da Gaivota Lisbon 14,000 m (45,932 ft)Metro1959–2007
Metro Lisbon - Yellow (Sunflower) Line Linha Amarela ou Linha do Girassol Lisbon 11,000 m (36,089 ft)Metro1959–2004
Metro Lisbon - Green (Caravel) Line Linha Verde ou Linha da Caravela Lisbon 9,000 m (29,528 ft)Metro1972–2002
Metro Lisbon - Red (Orient) Line Linha Vermelha ou Linha do Oriente Lisbon 8,200 m (26,903 ft)Metro1998–2009
Marão Tunnel Túnel do Marão Serra do Marão mountain range5,665 m (18,586 ft)Road2016Longest road tunnel in Portugal and third longest in the Iberian Peninsula.
Cortado Tunnel Túnel do Cortado Madeira 3,168 m (10,394 ft)Road2004Longest road tunnel in Madeira.
Ponta do Sol Tunnel Túnel da Ponta do Sol Madeira 2,682 m (8,799 ft)Road2004
Encumeada Tunnel Túnel da Encumeada Madeira 3,100 m (10,171 ft)Road2004
Rossio Tunnel Túnel do Rossio Lisbon 2,613 m (8,573 ft) [1] Railway1890Longest railway tunnel in Portugal.
Jardim do Mar Tunnel Túnel do Jardim do Mar Madeira 2,511 m (8,238 ft)Road2001
Curral das Freiras Tunnel Túnel do Curral das Freiras Curral das Freiras, Madeira 2,404 m (7,887 ft)Road2004
Caniçal Tunnel Túnel do Caniçal Caniçal, Madeira 2,125 m (6,972 ft)Road2004
North Tunnel Túnel do Norte Madeira 2,097 m (6,880 ft)Road2001
Ribeira Brava Tunnel Túnel da Ribeira Brava Ribeira Brava, Madeira 1,806 m (5,925 ft)Road
Gardunha Tunnel Túnel da Gardunha Serra da Gardunha, near Fundão 1,580 m (5,184 ft)Road1997–2003Road

Tunnels proposed

References

  1. Túnel do Rossio - factsheet Archived 2009-06-24 at the Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)

See also