Craeybeckx Tunnel Explained

Craeybeckx tunnel
Status:In use
Route:A1 (E19)
Opened:1981
Traffic:cars
Toll:no
Length:1600 m
Lanes:4 (per tube)

The Craeybeckx tunnel (in Dutch Craeybeckxtunnel and fully Lode Craeybeckxtunnel) is a road tunnel in Antwerp built in 1981 to reduce the noise from the traffic, for the benefit of the Sint-Augustinus hospital and the Middelheim hospital.The tunnel is 1600 m long and is the widest in Belgium. The construction is named after Lode Craeybeckx, the mayor of Antwerp between 1947 and 1976.Approximately 120.000 vehicles pass the tunnel every day. [1]

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51.1803°N 4.4158°W

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Verkeersindicatoren.