Lefortovo Tunnel (Russian: Лефо́ртовский тоннель) is a road tunnel in the Lefortovo District in Moscow, Russia, opened in 2003. It carries seven lanes of the Third Ring Road. At 3.2 km (2.0 mi) long, it is the fifth longest urban tunnel of Europe (after the M30 RingRoad tunnels in Madrid at 7.5 km (4.7 mi), Blanka tunnel complex in Prague at 5.5 km (3.4 mi), Södra länken in Stockholm at 4.7 km (2.9 mi), and the Dublin Port Tunnel at 4.5 km (2.8 mi)). The Third Ring Road was originally planned for a surface alignment across the historic district of Lefortovo; however, public outcry from local residents blocked these plans, and the tunnel was built instead.[1]
The tunnel runs under the Yauza River, and water leaks in at some points. The temperature has reached as low as −38 °C (−36 °F) [citation needed] (as during the winter of 2005), causing the water on the road's surface to freeze.
It has been nicknamed "The Tunnel of Death" (Russian: Тоннель Смерти)[2][3] owing to its high accident rate and a viral video circulating around the Internet compiling footage of vehicle accidents (many caused by skidding on ice in winter) recorded by monitoring cameras.
lefortovo, tunnel, russian, Лефо, ртовский, тоннель, road, tunnel, lefortovo, district, moscow, russia, opened, 2003, carries, seven, lanes, third, ring, road, long, fifth, longest, urban, tunnel, europe, after, ringroad, tunnels, madrid, blanka, tunnel, compl. Lefortovo Tunnel Russian Lefo rtovskij tonnel is a road tunnel in the Lefortovo District in Moscow Russia opened in 2003 It carries seven lanes of the Third Ring Road At 3 2 km 2 0 mi long it is the fifth longest urban tunnel of Europe after the M30 RingRoad tunnels in Madrid at 7 5 km 4 7 mi Blanka tunnel complex in Prague at 5 5 km 3 4 mi Sodra lanken in Stockholm at 4 7 km 2 9 mi and the Dublin Port Tunnel at 4 5 km 2 8 mi The Third Ring Road was originally planned for a surface alignment across the historic district of Lefortovo however public outcry from local residents blocked these plans and the tunnel was built instead 1 Lefortovo TunnelEntrance to the Lefortovo TunnelOverviewLocationLefortovo District Moscow RussiaCoordinates55 45 51 N 37 42 06 E 55 764068 N 37 701645 E 55 764068 37 701645RouteThird Ring RoadOperationOpened2003TrafficAutomotiveTechnicalLength3 2 km 2 0 mi No of lanes7 3 lanes northbound 4 lanes southbound The tunnel runs under the Yauza River and water leaks in at some points The temperature has reached as low as 38 C 36 F citation needed as during the winter of 2005 causing the water on the road s surface to freeze It has been nicknamed The Tunnel of Death Russian Tonnel Smerti 2 3 owing to its high accident rate and a viral video circulating around the Internet compiling footage of vehicle accidents many caused by skidding on ice in winter recorded by monitoring cameras References edit Na etot raz vosprotivilis mestnye zhiteli Tonnel smerti ili lovushka dlya chajnika kp ru provereno 29 May 2012 Tonnel smerti Lefortovskij tonnel vnov stal rekordsmenom po kolichestvu avarij rg ru provereno 29 May 2012External links editMoscow Lefortovo Tunnel at Structurae Tunnel boring equipment from construction Street map showing the Lefortovo tunnel as a double dotted line Lefortovo monitoring structure monitoring Video of Lefortovo Tunnel crashes Clean version Lefortovo tonnel smerti nbsp This article about a Russian building or structure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Russian road or road transport related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Lefortovo Tunnel amp oldid 1125619855, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
