 The Mount Victoria (western) entrance to the Mount Victoria Tunnel. | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Wellington City, Wellington, New Zealand |
| Coordinates | 41°18′11″S 174°47′16″E / 41.302921°S 174.787680°E |
| Route | State Highway 1 |
| Start | Mount Victoria |
| End | Hataitai |
| Operation | |
| Opened | 12 October 1931 |
| Owner | NZ Transport Agency |
| Operator | New Zealand Transport Agency |
| Traffic | Motor vehicles, pedestrians, cyclists |
| Technical | |
| Length | 623 metres (2,044 ft) |
| No. of lanes | Two (one in each direction) |
| Operating speed | 50 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.