The Tunnel de la Croix-Rousse is a pair of two tunnels located in the
1st
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* First, the ordinal form of the number 1
First or 1st may also refer to:
Acronyms
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and
4th
Fourth or the fourth may refer to:
* the ordinal form of the number 4
* ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971
* Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision
* Fourth (music), a musical interval
* ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama
...
arrondissements of Lyon, a road tunnel opened to traffic on 19 April 1952 and a
sustainable transport
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tunnel opened in 2013.
Description
It follows the line of the
Route nationale 6
The Route nationale 6 is a trunk road ( nationale) in France between Paris and the frontier with Italy in the Alps.
Reclassification
The RN 6 runs parallel for a long portion of its route to the A 6 autoroute. As a result, portions of the r ...
and is a link between the
Rhône
The Rhône ( , ; Occitan language, Occitan: ''Ròse''; Franco-Provençal, Arpitan: ''Rôno'') is a major river in France and Switzerland, rising in the Alps and flowing west and south through Lake Geneva and Southeastern France before dischargi ...
to the
Saône
The Saône ( , ; ; ) is a river in eastern France (modern Regions of France, region of Bourgogne-Franche-Comté). It is a right tributary of the Rhône, rising at Vioménil in the Vosges (department), Vosges Departments of France, department an ...
rivers. It crosses the hill of
la Croix-Rousse
La Croix-Rousse () is a hill high in the city of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into ''les pentes'' (slopes, belonging to the city's 1st arrondissement) and ''le plateau'' ( ...
. The roadway was composed of 2 x 2 routes with no real separation of roadways until the construction of a central wall in 1999. Its use is only for vehicles with weights less than 3.5 tonnes. The tunnel length is 1,782 meters.
The speed is limited to 50 km/h (30 km/h when it rains) and an automatic radar used to be located at its exit in the direction Lyon-Vaise.
A separate route for buses, pedestrians and cyclists was opened in 2013. This route is also a safety access to the car tunnel and is illuminated with colored lights, and
video displays and music are played as entertainment for the pedestrians and cyclists.
See also
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List of tunnels by location
The list of tunnels includes any road tunnel, railway tunnel or waterway tunnel anywhere in the world.
Afghanistan
* Salang Tunnel
Albania
Andorra
* Envalira Tunnel, road
* Pont Pla Tunnel, 1.26 km, road
* Sant Antoni Tunnel, 280&nbs ...
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La Croix-Rousse
La Croix-Rousse () is a hill high in the city of Lyon, France, as well as the name of a neighborhood located on this hill. The neighborhood is divided into ''les pentes'' (slopes, belonging to the city's 1st arrondissement) and ''le plateau'' ( ...
References
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Road tunnels in France
1st arrondissement of Lyon
4th arrondissement of Lyon
Buildings and structures in Lyon
Transport in Lyon
Tourist attractions in Lyon
Pedestrian tunnels