As of 2024, the longest tunnel in the world is the Gotthard Base Tunnel in Switzerland. With a length of 57.1 kilometres (35.5 miles) through the Swiss Alps, the world's deepest and longest ...

What do you do when pesky mountains hinder your ability to transport people and goods as fast as possible between various destinations? Some countries will build … ...

The tunnel sits at an impressive 7,120m (4.4 miles) long, with a width of 22m and a height of 11.4m. It was initially planned to only be 18m wide, but was finally constructed with a bigger inside ...

Deep beneath Norway’s rugged mountains lies a feat of modern engineering: the Lærdal Tunnel, the longest road tunnel in the world. Stretching an astonishing 24.5 kilometres (15.2 miles) between ...

The world’s longest tunnel was closed last week when a freight train jumped the tracks, derailing 16 carriages and damaging about five miles of rail lines, ...

When the Fyllingsdalstunnelen opens on April 15th, it will be the longest purpose-built cycling tunnel in the world. There is a longer tunnel in the United States, the Snoqualmie Tunnel.

(CNN) — Descending up to 40 meters beneath the Baltic Sea, the world’s longest immersed tunnel will link Denmark and Germany, slashing journey times between the two countries when it opens in ...

Said to be the world’s longest and deepest road tunnel, the Rogfast Tunnel is Norway’s newest infrastructure project. Spanning 16 miles and reaching a depth of 1,300 feet beneath the sea.

CHINA is busy digging beneath the mountains to build the world’s longest motorway tunnel in an ambitious three billion pound project. The groundbreaking 13-mile-long tunnel, named Tianshan Sh… ...

At 85 miles long, it is the longest tunnel in the world and supplies 1.3 billion gallons of water daily. However, it also leaks 35 million gallons daily and has been leaking for decades.