Zao Tunnel

The 81st longest tunnel in the world

11.21 km · Length

Zao Tunnel (Zao tonneru) is a tunnel on Tōhoku Shinkansen that runs from Yamazakiarasawa, Kunimi town, Date district in Fukushima prefecture to Saikawa-Kajikawa, Shiroishi City in Miyagi Prefecture with total length of 11.215 km. It was built and completed in 1982.

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