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Havana Tunnel

Coordinates: 23°09′03″N 82°21′17″W / 23.150708°N 82.354717°W / 23.150708; -82.354717
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Havana Tunnel
Entrance to tunnel from East Havana
Havana Tunnel is located in Cuba
Havana Tunnel
Overview
Other name(s)El Túnel de la Bahía
LocationHavana, Cuba
Coordinates23°09′03″N 82°21′17″W / 23.150708°N 82.354717°W / 23.150708; -82.354717
SystemImmersed tube tunnel
Route Circuito Norte
StartMalecón in Old Havana
End A2 / 2–400 in Habana del Este
Operation
Work begun1957 (1957)
OpenedMay 31, 1958 (1958-05-31)
OwnerCuban government (contested)[a][2][3]
TrafficAutomotive
TollNone
Technical
Design engineerJosé Menéndez Menéndez
No. of lanes4 (total)
Operating speed50 kilometers per hour

Havana Tunnel is a route under the Havana Bay, built by the French company Societé de Grand Travaux de Marseille between 1957 and 1958.[4][5] The president of the Republic Fulgencio Batista planned to expand the city to Habana del Este with a new suburb, and a new connection between Havana Vieja and the east side across Havana Bay was required.

Entrance to Havana Bay tunnel under construction, Havana, Cuba

The tunnel extends from the Paseo de Prado, is 733 m long and 12 m below ground level. It takes a driver 45 seconds traveling at a speed of 60 km/h to traverse the tunnel. In the 1970s the new suburb of Alamar in East Havana was built with the aid of the former Soviet Union. The new suburb was composed of Soviet-style concrete buildings, with no city center or character.

Tunnel entrance from East Havana
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  • Havana Bay Tunnel entrance from the west
    Havana Bay Tunnel entrance from the west
  • Havana Bay Tunnel entrance from East Havana
    Havana Bay Tunnel entrance from East Havana
  • Construction of entrance to Havana Tunnel
    Construction of entrance to Havana Tunnel

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ The confiscation of private property led the U.S. into severing diplomatic relations in 1961 and installing a brutal trade blocade and various sanctions against Cuba affecting the life of millions of Cubans. Over the years the UN requested at multiple occasions the end of the illegal and inhumane blockade.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "HEARING BEFORE THE SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE WESTERN HEMISPHERE of the COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN AFFAIRS HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED FOURTEENTH CONGRESS FIRST SESSION". Retrieved 2020-02-25.
  2. ^ "Trump Administration Authorizes Lawsuits Against Companies That Deal in Property Confiscated by the Cuban Government and Tightens Other Sanctions Against Cuba". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  3. ^ "US Allows Lawsuits Relating to "Trafficking" in Confiscated Property in Cuba". Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. ^ "Havana Tunnel". Retrieved 2020-01-10.
  5. ^ "Havana's Tunnel". Archived from the original on 2018-06-27. Retrieved 2020-01-10.
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