The Røvik Tunnel ( no, Røviktunnelen) is a road tunnel that is part of

Norwegian National Road 80 Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe *Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway *Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including the ...

in the municipality of

Fauske or is a municipality located in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Fauske. Some of the villages in Fauske include Nystad, Venset, Straumsn ...

Nordland Nordland (; smj, Nordlánnda, sma, Nordlaante, sme, Nordlánda, en, Northland) is a county in Norway in the Northern Norway region, the least populous of all 11 counties, bordering Troms og Finnmark in the north, Trøndelag in the south, N ...

county,

Norway Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and t ...

. It runs parallel to the Nordland Line between Røvik and

Valnesfjord Straumsnes or Strømsnes is a village in the Fauske, municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. It is located in the Valnesfjord area of Fauske. The Fauske (town), town of Fauske lies to the east and the Bodø (town), town of Bodø lies ...

, just west of the town of Fauske. Before the tunnel was opened on August 30, 2011, National Road 80 used to continue along

Skjerstad Fjord Skjerstad FjordWelle-Strand, Erling. 1988. ''2500 Miles on the Coastal Steamer''. Narvik: Notrabooks, p. 31. ( no, Skjerstadfjorden) is a fjord in the municipalities of Bodø, Fauske, and Saltdal in Nordland county, Norway. It is a long arm off ...

through

Venset Venset is a village in the municipality of Fauske in Nordland county, Norway. Venset lies on the north shore of Skjerstad Fjord about west of the town of Fauske and about south of the village of Valnesfjord. Transportation Norwegian County R ...

, then turning north to Valnesfjord. The old route is now Norwegian County Road 530.Johansen, Øyvind. 2015. Politiet: Han fikk skrens og trillet rundt. ''an.no'' (September 17).
/ref> The tunnel shortened the distance between

Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...

and Fauske by .

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Rovik Tunnel Fauske Road tunnels in Nordland Tunnels completed in 2011