Piet Hein Tunnel

The Piet Hein Tunnel (52°22′23″N 4°56′51″E / 52.372962°N 4.947633°E / 52.372962; 4.947633) is a 1.9 km long tunnel under the IJ in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. It provides a road link running east–west between the city center and the A10 ring-road, and since May 2005 also provides a tram link between the Amsterdam Centraal railway station and Haveneiland, IJburg. Completed in 1997, the tunnel, approaches and related buildings were designed by the hypermodernist Dutch architectural firm Van Berkel + Bos, and was named after the Dutch naval hero Piet Hein.[1]

References

  1. ^ Schot, Jos van der; Niederlande, eds. (2003). "Piet Hein Tunnel: A tunnel to the heart of the city". Tunnels in the Netherlands, a new generation (PDF). Translated by Gerrevink-Genee, Liz van; Gerrevink, Martin van (1st ed.). Emmeloord: Ministry of Transport and Water Management. pp. 35–39. ISBN 978-90-77379-02-8.


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