Vrata Tunnel

Vrata Tunnel
Vrata Tunnel is located in Croatia
Vrata Tunnel
Location of Vrata Tunnel in Croatia
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Coordinates45°19′45″N 14°36′26″E / 45.329114°N 14.607267°E / 45.329114; 14.607267
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Tunnel portal in a snow covered slope, traffic sign indicating name of the tunnel is visible to the right of the entrance to the tunnel
Vrata Tunnel

Vrata Tunnel (Croatian: Tunel Vrata) is one of the shortest tunnels on the Croatian A6 motorway route. It is only 257 metres (843 ft) long and consists of two tunnel tubes. It is located between Oštrovica and Vrata interchanges. The tunnel is tolled within the A6 motorway closed toll collection system. There are no other toll plazas related to use of the tunnel. The tunnel was excavated by Viadukt using New Austrian Tunneling method. The tunnel was originally designed to be 325 metres (1,066 ft) long, but it was shortened due to the landslide on the western portal in the zone of contact between Paleozoic and carbonate layers.[1] The tunnel is noteworthy since it comprises a 58-metre (190 ft) bridge spanning a cavern found during excavation.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Tunnel "Vrata" - Zagreb-Rijeka highway". Viadukt. Retrieved October 12, 2010.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vjesnik-Vrata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference SD-Vrata was invoked but never defined (see the help page).