The Frudal Tunnel () is a road tunnel along

Norwegian National Road 5 Norwegian National Road 5 (, ) is a national road in Norway. It runs between Florø, Kinn to Lærdal, Vestland. Starting where the E16 enters the Lærdal Tunnel, approximately five kilometers south of Lærdalsøyri, the road goes northwest ...

Sogndal Sogndal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansv ...

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. The tunnel is approximately long, starting at the Frudalen farm, passing through the mountains under the Frudalsbreen glacier, and exiting at the farm area. The tunnel was inaugurated on 29 October 1994. After the construction of the Frudal Tunnel, residents of

Fjærland Fjærland or Mundal is a village in Sogndal Municipality, at the end of the Fjærlandsfjorden, in Vestland county, Norway. The Fjærlandfjorden is a branch going north off the Sognefjorden, the longest fjord in Norway. The village area is locate ...

began discussing changes to municipal borders. On 1 January 2000, the entire Fjærland area (consisting of the municipalities of

Balestrand Balestrand is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Balestrand. Other villages i ...

, Sogndal and

Leikanger Leikanger () is a former municipality in Sogn og Fjordane county, Norway. It was located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the traditional district of Sogn. The administrative center was the village of Hermansverk, which also was th ...

) was transferred to the

Sogndal Municipality Sogndal is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is located on the northern shore of the Sognefjorden in the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Sogn. The village of Hermansv ...

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Sogndal Road tunnels in Vestland 1994 establishments in Norway {{Norway-tunnel-stub