Güvenlik Tunnel

40°46′56″N 38°56′15″E / 40.7823°N 38.9374°E / 40.7823; 38.9374 StatusOperationalRoute D.877OperationOpened2008OperatorGeneral Directorate of HighwaysTrafficautomotiveTechnicalLength1,835 m (6,020 ft)No. of lanes2 x 1

The Güvenlik Tunnel (Turkish: Güvenlik Tüneli) is a road tunnel constructed on the Tirebolu–Gümüşhane state highway D.877 in Giresun Province, northeastern Turkey. It was opened to traffic in 2008.^{[citation needed]}

Situated near Güvenlik village of Doğankent district in Giresun Province on the route to Kürtün, Gümüşhane,^[1] the 1,835 m (6,020 ft)-long tunnel carries one lane of traffic in each direction in one tube. The tunnel enables an easy access between Black Sea Region to Eastern Anatolia Region through the Pontic Mountains.^[2]

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