Daspoort Tunnel

The Ollie Deneyschen Tunnel, usually called the Daspoort Tunnel is a road tunnel in Pretoria, South Africa. It connects the suburbs of Claremont and Danville. It was constructed after Pretoria City Councillor A.P. Deneyschen noticed that Iscor workers living in Hercules were forced to travel a long distance to work. Construction of the tunnel took 40 months, and cost R1.7 million. It was opened on 10 August 1972 by Mayor of Pretoria GJ Malherbe. It has a length of 573 m, width of 11.6 m, a height of 7.5 m in the middle and 13.6 m at the ends, and has a capacity of 6000 vehicles a day.[1] The tunnel lies on the R55 regional route.

Northern entrance
Northern entrance (inside)

Daspoort Tunnel
Daspoort Tunnel southern entrance
Overview
Official nameOllie Deneyschen Tunnel
LocationDanville, Pretoria
Coordinates25.7310°S 28.1350°E / -25.7310; 28.1350
Route R55 Transoranje Road
StartMay 1969
Operation
Opened10 August 1972
OwnerCity of Tshwane Metropolitan Municipality
Technical
Design engineerVan Niekerk, Kleyn & Edwards
Length573 m
No. of lanes2
Operating speed60 km/h
Tunnel clearance7.5 m
Width11.6 m
Route map

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