The Steigen Tunnel ( no, Steigentunnelen) is a road tunnel in

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. The long tunnel is located on the Norwegian County Road 835 highway in the municipalities of

Hamarøy Hamarøy ( smj, Hábmer) is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Nordland Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional district of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is t ...

and Steigen. The tunnel begins at the village of Tømmerneset in Hamarøy and heads northwest through the Veggfjellan mountain to the northwest, exiting the mountain at the Forsan farm. The tunnel is wide and has an interior height of about . The tunnel was completed in 1990 and from 1990 until 2005, it was the longest road tunnel in Nordland county. The Steigen Tunnel gave Steigen municipality a ferry-free road connection. The tunnel replaced the ferries between Skutvika and

Leirvikbogen Leirvikbogen or simply Bogen is a village in the municipality of Steigen in Nordland county, Norway. It is located about northeast of the municipal centre of Leinesfjorden. The Engeløy Bridges connect Bogen to the nearby island of Engeløya ...

and between Røsvika and

Nordfold Nordfold is a village in Steigen Municipality in Nordland county, Norway. The village of Nordfold lies along the Nordfolda, a northern branch of the main Folda fjord. It lies about east of the municipal centre of Leinesfjorden. It is the lo ...

. Like many other tunnels in Norway, the Steigen Tunnel is plagued with

condensation Condensation is the change of the state of matter from the gas phase into the liquid phase, and is the reverse of vaporization. The word most often refers to the water cycle. It can also be defined as the change in the state of water vapor to ...

problems. The condensation can lead to dangerous situations because car windows will suddenly fog up when one enters the tunnel.

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