Draft:Sekiyama Tunnel
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The Sekiyama Tunnel (Japanese: 関山トンネル) is a road tunnel on the border of Miyagi and Yamagata prefectures in Japan. As part of National Route 48, it crosses the Sekiyama Pass at a maximum altitude of 531 meters. Its name refers to two distinct tunnels, one opened in 1882 and the other in 1968. Only the new tunnel is still in operation.[1]
On 23 July 1880, during the construction of the first tunnel, 23 people died in an accident when gunpowder being transported for construction was ignited by a cigarette.[2]
Overview
[edit]Construction | Western portal | Eastern portal | Length | Width | Elevation | |
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Old Sekiyama Tunnel | 1882 | 38°22′55.9″N 140°33′51.9″E / 38.382194°N 140.564417°E | 38°22′52.8″N 140°34′2.9″E / 38.381333°N 140.567472°E | 284 m | 5 m | 594 m |
(Rufurbishment of the old tunnel) | 1937 | 298 m | 6 m | |||
New Sekiyama Tunnel | 1968 | 38°23′29.8″N 140°34′4.4″E / 38.391611°N 140.567889°E | 38°23′6.8″N 140°34′26.6″E / 38.385222°N 140.574056°E | 890 m | 7 m | 531 m |