Cadí Tunnel

Cadí Tunnel
Entrance to the Cadí Tunnel from Urús
Overview
LocationCerdanya and Berguedà, Catalonia, Spain
Coordinates42°18′05″N 1°51′23″E / 42.30139°N 1.85639°E / 42.30139; 1.85639
StatusActive
RouteC-16
E-9
StartUrús, Cerdanya
42°20′6″N 1°50′15″E / 42.33500°N 1.83750°E / 42.33500; 1.83750 (Urús Portal)
EndGuardiola de Berguedà, Berguedà
42°17′41″N 1°51′47″E / 42.29472°N 1.86306°E / 42.29472; 1.86306 (Guardiola de Berguedà Portal)
Operation
Opened30 October 1984
Vehicles per day6679 (2010)
Technical
Length5026 m

Cadí Tunnel (Catalan and Spanish: Túnel del Cadí) is a toll road tunnel in Catalonia, Spain, connecting the comarques of Cerdanya and Berguedà. The tunnel, with a length of 5,026 m (16,490 ft), is part of the C-16 highway and E-9, running under the Serra de Moixeró mountain range in the Pre-Pyrenees.

It comprises two lanes separated by a 2-meter-wide (6.6 ft) safety zone in the middle. The southern entrance, at an altitude of 1,175 m (3,855 ft), is located in the settlement of Gréixer, part of the municipality of Guardiola de Berguedà, in the watershed of the Llobregat river. The northern entrance is in Cerdanya, in the municipality of Urús, part of the Segre watershed, and is at a height of 1,236 m (4,055 ft).