Snohetta Starts Construction Of World’s First Ship Tunnel

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Construction of the world’s first mile long ship tunnel has been started at Snohetta’s entrance through norwegian coastline, says an article published in DesignBoom.

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The project, being first of its kind, was first commissioned in 2016 by the norwegian coastal administration.

The tunnel measures 36 meters wide and 37 meters high. Although a similar ‘rove’ tunnel was built in France in 1927, it accommodated only small barges, measuring only 22 meters wide and 11.4 meters high.

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