Road Tunnels in France > 1000 m
Tunnels en France
Edited by: Eugenio A. Merzagora
17th revision - April 2005
State Tunnel Length (m) Date of
opening		 Dep. Notes Route
F - I Ciriegia - Mercantour 17 300 PRJ 06 Works stopped for environmental oppositions  
F - I Fréjus 12 895 12.07.1980 73 In France 6575 m. Altitude: 1297 m. Safety and service tube (12895 m) in project. RN566
F - I Mont Blanc / Monte Bianco 11 611 19.07.1965
09.03.2002		 74 In France: 7640 m. Altitude: 1395.5 m (at portals: I 1381 m, F 1274 m) RN205
F Rueil – Jouy en Josas
Tunnel Est		 10 100 2007 92-78 First section (4500 m) under costruction. Double deck configuration. Second section (5600 m): work start: 2004 A86
E - F Somport 8 608 17.01.2003 64 In France: 2858 m, Altitude: (F portal: 1116 m) RN134
F Rueil - Bailly
Tunnel Ouest		 7 420 PRJ 92-78 Work start: 2005 A86
F Maurice Lemaire 6 872 1976 88-68 1937-1976: Railway tunnel named St. Marie aux Mines. Emergency tunnel under cosnstruction (2007) RN159
F Puymorens 4 820 20.10.1994 09-66 Altitude: 1515 m (northern portal) - 1560 m (southern portal). Near Spain border RN20
F Bastille (Vercors) 4 400 PRJ 38 Second tube: 4400 m. Rocade Nord Grenoble. Gabarit 2,7 m A41-A480
F Defense 4 085 1996 92 Shortest tube: 3950 m A14
F Caluire 3 728 1997 69 Second tube: 3728 m (1999). Lyon North Peripherique  
F Orelle 3 692 2000 73 Two lanes direction Fréjus, one lane direction Chambery A43
F Roux 3 336 1930 07   RD160
F - I New Col di Tenda (Tende) 3 300 PRJ 06   RN204
F Chamoise 3 264 1995 01 Shortest tube: 3250 m (1986) A40
F - I Col De Tende 3 186 1882 06 In France: 1487 m. Altitude: 1321 m. In future: Emergency tunnel of the new tube RN204
F L'Épine 3 182 1991 73 Shortest tube: 3092 m (1974) A43
F Mont Sion 3 075 2005 74 Second tube: 3075 m. Annecy - Geneve A41N
F - E Aragnouet - Bielsa 3 070 1976 65 In France: 1772 m. Altitude: 1821 m RD173
F Toulon 2 969 19.09.2002 83 Artificial parts: 1122 m, direction A50. Second tube: 3000 m (direction A57). Works start 2004 to end 2009 A57-A50
( F) - AND Envalira 2 879 26.09.2002 66 With law-project no 290 of 12/9/2000, France has changed with Andorra 15595 m2 of country to permit the realization of tunnel portal and viaduct RN22
F Foret de Saint Germain 2 810 1996 78 Second tube: 2810 m A14
F Semnoz 2 700 PRJ 74 City of Annecy RN508
F Prado - Carenage 2 455 18.09.1993 13 Shortest tube: 2150 m. City of Marseille. Old railway tunnel  
F Jocou 2 350 PRJ 26-38 Grenoble – Sisteron / Croix haute pass RN75
F Bastia ring 1* 2 300 PRJ 2B Feasibility study  
F Bobigny - Drancy 2 220 1998 93 Also named "Repiquet-Prefecture". 2nd tube: 2220 m A86
F de Foix 2 159 01.02.2001 09 Second tube: in project. Ring of Foix N20
F Montets 1 882 1985 74 Railway tunnel, also used by cars during winter RN506
F Fourvière 1 853 08.12.1971 69 Shortest tube: 1836 m. City of Lyon A6
F Epad - Puteaux 1 850 1984 92 Second tube: 1850 m (1993)  
F Traversee de Nogent 1 794 1989 94 Shortest tube: 1485 m (1987) A86
F Croix Rousse 1 753 1952 69 City of Lyon. 4 lanes  
F Ponserand 1 700 2006 73 Shortest tube: 1374 m (1989) RN90
MC Descendente ouest 1 700 2003      
F Grands Goulets 1 700 PRJ 26 Sainte-Eulalie en Royans / Les Baraques en Vercors RD518
MC Descendente 1 685 PRJ      
F Bretelle de Monaco 1 591 25.05.1992 06 One tube, three lanes A500
F Siaix 1 561 1990 73   RN90
F TC Saint Germain 1 550 1996 78 Second tube: 1550 m A14
F Dullin 1 543 1974 73 Shortest tube: 1536 m A43
F La Grand Mare 1 542 1992 76 Shortest tube: 1518 m RN28
F-MC Rainier 3me 1 520 1993 06 In France: 1180 m RN7
F Lioran 1 515 2006 15 Existing tunnel (1414 m, opened in 1848) will be used for services and escape route. Altitude: 1175 m RN122
F Ajaccio ring 1° 1 500 PRJ 2A    
F Chat 1 488 1932 73   RN504
F Forum Central 1 470 1979 75 Paris  
F Vuache 1 431 1982 74 Shortest tube: 1393 m A40
F La Major/La Joliette 1 418 16.12.2002 13 City of Marseille. At La Joliette tunnel (368 m, opened in 09.1994), added two cut and cover sections: 607 m til "la Major" and 443 m til "Dunkerque"  
F Landy 1 354 1997 93 Second tube: 1354 m A1
F Des Hurtieres 1 198 1997 73 Shortest tube: 1160 m A43
F Saint Germain De Joux 1 196 1990 01 Shortest tube: 1161 m A40
F La Duchere 1 128 1997 69 Second tube: 1128 m. Lyon North Peripherique  
F Bellerive-Breguet (Deviation de Roueil) 1 117 1999 92 Second tube: 1117 m A86
F Col de l’Arme 1 112 06.1989 06 Shortest tube: 1105 m (22.06.1979) A8
F Las Planas 1 108 24.12.1976 06 Shortest tube: 1072 m (16.11.1983) A8
F Cap Sicie 1 100 1993     VP
F Bastia ring 2* 1 100 PRJ 2B Feasibility study  
F Rochecardon 1 092 1997 69 Second tube: 1092 m. Lyon North Peripherique  
F Saint Beat – Arlos 1 072 2006 31 Start of works: 2004/2005 RN125
F Chavants 1 015 1990 74   RN205
F Mescla Nouveau 1 014 1991 06 City of Nice RN1202

Warm thanks to: Corinne Chiodini

Legend:
Red: under costruction
Pink: in project
*: nickname
TC: Tranchée couverte (Cut-and-cover)

Useful notes:
Tunnel Frejus toll: 24.26 €
Tunnel Puymorens toll: 5.03 €
Tunnel Monte Bianco toll: 25.60 € (31,90 € return ticket)
Tunnel Prado-Carenage toll: 2.21 €

Comments and questions to: Eugenio A. Merzagora

Road Tunnels in France < 1000 m

Road Viaducts & Bridges in France

A86 projects (tunnels Est - Ouest)

Tunnels on A08: Italian border – Nice ("Autoroute de la Provençale")

Tunnels on A43: Fréjus - Lyon ("Autoroute de la Maurienne")

Structures on A51 (Autoruote "du Val Durance"): Grenoble – Gap - Marseille

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