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| Overview | |
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| 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 | Yes, cars €5.00 |
| 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% |
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The Western Scheldt Tunnel (Dutch: Westerscheldetunnel) is a 6.6-kilometre (4.1 mi) tunnel in the Netherlands that carries highway N62 under the Western Scheldt estuary between Ellewoutsdijk and Terneuzen. It is the longest tunnel for highway traffic in the Netherlands.