| Arlberg Road Tunnel | |
| Route: | S16 (Arlberg Schnellstraße) |
| Start: | St. Anton am Arlberg, Tyrol 47.1412°N 10.3133°W |
| End: | Langen am Arlberg, Vorarlberg 47.1298°N 10.12°W |
| Startwork: | 5 July 1974 |
| Opened: | 1 December 1978 |
| Operator: | ASFiNAG |
| Toll: | € 11.50 (toll station at the east portal) |
| Length: | 13.9722NaN2 (15.5372NaN2 including galleries) |
The Arlberg Road Tunnel (German: Arlberg Straßentunnel), with a length of 13.976km (08.684miles), is Austria's longest road tunnel. When it was inaugurated, it was the longest road tunnel in the world. It carries the S16 Arlberg Schnellstraße (German for "Arlberg Highway") under the Arlberg massif from Tyrol to Vorarlberg.
The tunnel is 1318m (4,324feet) above sea level with the road above the tunnel having an elevation of 1793m (5,883feet).[1]
It was built between July 1974 and December 1978, and its costs amounted to 4 billion Austrian schillings (~300 million €). The tunnel is designed for 1800 vehicles per hour and equipped with 4 ventilation centres (one shaft with a height of 736 metres is the deepest in Europe), 12 vents, 43 cameras for traffic monitoring and 16 niches. In 1998 the tunnel was used by 2.6 million vehicles, where 18% are accounting for freight transport. The Arlberg Tunnel is a Toll Road with a one-way fee of €11 (as of October 2019). Tolls for both directions are collected at the eastern end of the tunnel.
In summer 2023 and 2024 it is closed from April to October for repairing works.