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Heysen Tunnels

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Each tunnel carries three lanes of traffic. As at 2015, 45,700 vehicles passed through them daily. The maximum height of vehicles permitted in the tunnels is 5.3 metres (17 ft), the same as the Crafers and Mt Osmond interchanges. Laser height detectors monitor traffic to provide warnings to
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The tunnels were excavated using a tunnelling machine normally used in heavy-duty mining operations which tunnelled through 500 metres (1,600 ft) of rock for each tunnel at an average rate of 3 metres (9.8 ft) per day. The tunnels were completed in 1998 and opened in March 2000.
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Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates 24 hour two-way flow
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162: 154: 140: 132: 127: 119: 111: 103: 95: 87: 82: 54: 40: 35: 212:drivers before they attempt to enter the tunnel. 107:automotive, including commuters and heavy freight 486: 8: 18: 178:are twin tube road tunnels which carry the 493: 479: 24: 17: 313: 311: 277: 30:The portal of one of the Heysen tunnels 390:"The Adelaide Crafers Highway Project" 283: 281: 7: 451: 449: 158:90 kilometres per hour (56 mph) 215:The tunnels are named after artist 465:. You can help Knowledge (XXG) by 14: 453: 260: 70: 58: 249:South Eastern Freeway § History 141: 1: 349:Government of South Australia 345:"Heysen Tunnels Construction" 379:issue 265 Match 2000 page 45 254:List of tunnels in Australia 267:Australian Roads portal 543: 517:Tunnels in South Australia 448: 136:500 metres (1,600 ft) 522:Road tunnels in Australia 512:Tunnels completed in 2000 23: 432:34.974089°S 138.676072°E 232:Adelaide-Crafers Highway 319:"South Eastern Freeway" 168:5.3 metres (17 ft) 437:-34.974089; 138.676072 239: 75:South Eastern Freeway 230: 180:South Eastern Freeway 64:South Eastern Freeway 527:Australia road stubs 428: /  20: 240: 188:Mount Lofty Ranges 474: 473: 400:on 21 April 2019. 355:on 31 August 2007 236:Eagle on the Hill 184:Eagle On The Hill 172: 171: 534: 495: 488: 481: 457: 450: 443: 442: 440: 439: 438: 433: 429: 426: 425: 424: 421: 402: 401: 396:. Archived from 386: 380: 373:South Australia 371: 365: 364: 362: 360: 341: 335: 334: 332: 330: 315: 306: 305: 303: 301: 295: 285: 265: 264: 164:Tunnel clearance 150:3 in each tunnel 143: 120:Vehicles per day 78: 74: 73: 68: 62: 61: 28: 21: 542: 541: 537: 536: 535: 533: 532: 531: 502: 501: 500: 499: 446: 436: 434: 430: 427: 422: 419: 417: 415: 414: 411: 408: 406: 405: 388: 387: 383: 372: 368: 358: 356: 343: 342: 338: 328: 326: 325:on 8 April 2015 317: 316: 309: 299: 297: 293: 287: 286: 279: 274: 259: 245: 225: 217:Sir Hans Heysen 209: 200: 192:South Australia 155:Operating speed 76: 71: 69: 66: 59: 31: 12: 11: 5: 540: 538: 530: 529: 524: 519: 514: 504: 503: 498: 497: 490: 483: 475: 472: 471: 458: 404: 403: 381: 366: 336: 307: 276: 275: 273: 270: 257: 256: 251: 244: 241: 224: 221: 208: 205: 199: 196: 176:Heysen Tunnels 170: 169: 166: 160: 159: 156: 152: 151: 148: 138: 137: 134: 130: 129: 125: 124: 121: 117: 116: 113: 109: 108: 105: 101: 100: 97: 93: 92: 89: 85: 84: 80: 79: 67:(2017-present) 56: 52: 51: 47:south east of 45:Adelaide Hills 42: 38: 37: 33: 32: 29: 19:Heysen Tunnels 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 539: 528: 525: 523: 520: 518: 515: 513: 510: 509: 507: 496: 491: 489: 484: 482: 477: 476: 470: 468: 464: 459: 456: 452: 447: 444: 441: 412: 409: 399: 395: 391: 385: 382: 378: 377: 370: 367: 354: 350: 346: 340: 337: 324: 320: 314: 312: 308: 292: 291: 284: 282: 278: 271: 269: 268: 263: 255: 252: 250: 247: 246: 242: 237: 233: 229: 222: 220: 218: 213: 206: 204: 197: 195: 193: 189: 185: 181: 177: 167: 165: 161: 157: 153: 149: 147: 139: 135: 131: 126: 123:45,700 (2015) 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 102: 98: 94: 90: 86: 81: 65: 57: 53: 50: 46: 43: 39: 34: 27: 22: 16: 467:expanding it 460: 445: 413: 410: 407: 398:the original 384: 374: 369: 357:. Retrieved 353:the original 339: 327:. Retrieved 323:the original 298:. Retrieved 289: 258: 214: 210: 201: 198:Construction 175: 173: 99:5 March 2000 15: 435: / 423:138°40′34″E 88:Constructed 77:(2000–2017) 506:Categories 420:34°58′27″S 272:References 376:Fleetline 207:Operation 128:Technical 83:Operation 243:See also 223:Location 49:Adelaide 41:Location 36:Overview 359:14 July 329:4 April 300:3 April 186:in the 104:Traffic 182:under 133:Length 96:Opened 294:(PDF) 146:lanes 55:Route 463:stub 361:2007 331:2015 302:2015 174:The 112:Toll 91:1998 190:in 144:of 142:No. 115:N/A 508:: 392:. 347:. 310:^ 280:^ 234:: 219:. 194:. 494:e 487:t 480:v 469:. 363:. 333:. 304:.

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Road leading out of the black opening of a tunnel
Adelaide Hills
Adelaide
South Eastern Freeway
lanes
Tunnel clearance
South Eastern Freeway
Eagle On The Hill
Mount Lofty Ranges
South Australia
Sir Hans Heysen

Adelaide-Crafers Highway
Eagle on the Hill
South Eastern Freeway § History
List of tunnels in Australia
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Australian Roads portal


Annual Average Daily Traffic Estimates 24 hour two-way flow


"South Eastern Freeway"
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"Heysen Tunnels Construction"
Government of South Australia
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Fleetline
"The Adelaide Crafers Highway Project"

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