Western Scheldt Tunnel
| Western Scheldt Tunnel | |
|---|---|
| Overview | |
| Official name | Westerscheldetunnel |
| Location | Zeeland, Netherlands |
| Coordinates | 51°22′09″N 3°47′56″E / 51.3691°N 3.7989°E |
| Route | Highway N62 |
| Crosses | Western Scheldt |
| Start | Ellewoutsdijk (north end) |
| End | Terneuzen (south end) |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 14 March 2003 |
| Owner | Province of Zeeland |
| Toll | €18.20, camper vans Free, cars and motorcycles |
| Technical | |
| Length | 6,600 metres (21,700 ft; 4.1 mi) |
| No. of lanes | 2 x 2 |
| Lowest elevation | −60 metres (−196 ft 10 in) |
| Tunnel clearance | 4.3 metres (14 ft 1 in) |
| Width | 2 x 11 metres (36 ft 1 in) |
| Grade | max. 4.5% |
| Route map | |
The Western Scheldt Tunnel (Dutch: Westerscheldetunnel) is a road tunnel in the Netherlands that carries highway N62 under the Western Scheldt estuary between Ellewoutsdijk and Terneuzen. It is the only physical connection between Zeelandic Flanders (Zeeuws-Vlaanderen) and the middle part of Zeeland (Midden-Zeeland). At 6.6-kilometre (4.1 mi) long, it is the longest tunnel for highway traffic in the Netherlands.