List of tunnels in Romania

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Most of Romania's tunnels date from the 20th century in the building of the railways, typically excavated through rock by blasting and then hand excavation.

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The more modern tunnels include the longer Bucharest metro tunnels and utility tunnels, constructed from approximately 1970 to date, using a variety of tunnelling methods.

Road tunnels

NameImageLocationLengthTypeBuilderOpened
Bâlea Tunnel [1] Transfăgărășan 0.84 km (0.52 mi)2 lanes tunnel1972
Săcel Tunnel [1] A1 motorway 0.34 km (0.21 mi)double highway tunnel2013
KM 60 Tunnel [1] Transfăgărășan 0.172 km (0.107 mi)single tunnel1972
Lacul Roșu Tunnel [1] Harghita County 0.155 km (0.096 mi)2 lanes tunnel2004
Momaia Tunnel [2] Argeș County 1.35 km (0.84 mi)double highway tunnelin construction
Holdea Tunnel [3] Timiș County 2.13 km (1.32 mi)double highway tunnelin construction
Meseș Tunnel [4] A3 motorway 2.89 km (1.80 mi)double highway tunnelplanned

Rail tunnels

NameImageLocationLengthTypeBuilderOpened
Tunelul Mare (Predeal) Brașov County 0.937 km (0.582 mi)Single-bore1878 [5] [6]
Tunelul Mic (Predeal) Brașov County 0.1 km (0.062 mi)Single-bore1878 [7]
Filești Tunnel Galați County 0.77 km (0.48 mi)1898 [8]
Tălăşmani Tunnel Galați County 3.33 km (2.07 mi)1911 [9]
Teliu Tunnel Brașov County 4.369 km (2.715 mi)Single-boreJulius Berger1929
Daneş Tunnel Mureș County 0.969 km (0.602 mi)double track2017 [10]
Sighișoara Tunnel Sighișoara 0.401 km (0.249 mi)double track2017
Ormeniș Tunnel Brașov County 6.9 km (4.3 mi)double-borein construction [11]
Balota Tunnel Mehedinți County 6.189 km (3.846 mi)double-boreplanned [12]

Other tunnels

NameImageLocationLengthTypeBuilderOpened
Lotru-Ciunget Tunnel Ciungetu 13.719 km (8.525 mi)Single-boreHidroconstrucția1972
Poiana Brașov water Tunnel Poiana Brașov 0.9 km (0.56 mi)Single-bore2018

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