Col de Tende Road Tunnel is a 3182 metre long road tunnel running under Col de Tende between

France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...

and

Italy Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...

. It was inaugurated in 1882 and it was until 1964 the longest road tunnel in the

Alps The Alps () ; german: Alpen ; it, Alpi ; rm, Alps ; sl, Alpe . are the highest and most extensive mountain range system that lies entirely in Europe, stretching approximately across seven Alpine countries (from west to east): France, Sw ...

. At its opening time it was the world's longest road tunnel. Altitude on the French side: 1,280 m; Italian side: 1,321 m. The tunnel and its access roads were damaged by

Storm Alex Storm Alex was a powerful early-season extratropical cyclone that was particularly notable for its extreme flooding around the Mediterranean. Alex caused widespread wind and flooding damage across Europe, and at least 16 fatalities, with one more ...

in October 2020, closing the tunnel. , repair work is expected to be completed by the end of 2025."La France et l'Italie ont validé la création d'un viaduc côté français pour relier la route au tunnel", ''France Info''
May 6, 2021
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* Road tunnels in France Road tunnels in Italy Tunnels completed in 1882 1882 establishments in Italy 1882 establishments in France Tunnels in the Alps Limone Piemonte {{Europe-tunnel-stub