Lærdal Tunnel is a long road tunnel connecting
Lærdal and
Aurland in
Sogn og Fjordane,
Norway and located approximately north-east of
Bergen. It is the longest road tunnel in the world succeeding the Swiss
Gotthard Road Tunnel. The tunnel carries two lanes of
European Route E16 and represents the final link on the new main highway connecting Oslo and Bergen without ferry connections and difficult mountain crossings during winter.