Mount Victoria Tunnel

Mount Victoria Tunnel
The Mount Victoria (western) entrance to the Mount Victoria Tunnel.
Overview
LocationWellington City, Wellington, New Zealand
Coordinates41°18′11″S 174°47′16″E / 41.302921°S 174.787680°E / -41.302921; 174.787680
RouteState Highway 1
StartMount Victoria
EndHataitai
Operation
Opened12 October 1931
OwnerNZ Transport Agency
OperatorNew Zealand Transport Agency
TrafficMotor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists
Technical
Length623 metres (2,044 ft)
No. of lanesTwo (one in each direction)
Operating speed50 km/h (31 mph)

The Mount Victoria Tunnel in the New Zealand capital city of Wellington is 623 metres (slightly more than a third of a mile) long and 5 metres (16.4 ft) in height, connecting Hataitai to the centre of Wellington and the suburb of Mount Victoria, under the mount of the same name. It is part of State Highway 1.