Aluna Channel Bridge-Tunnel
The Sanoria Channel Bridge-Tunnel, officially the Sanoria Channel Bridge-Tunnel and Causeway System, is a 170 kilometres (110 mi) crossing over the Sanoria Channel between the Cartadanian states of Alexandria and San Rícardo. Connecting the city of New Venceia and Rícardo County, it forms the western portion of the larger Tropicana Expressway and more largely, I-68.
Sanoria Channel Bridge-Tunnel | |
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| Carries | 8 lanes of  I-68 (6 in use) |
| Crosses | Sanoria Channel |
| Locale | East of New Venceia and west of Sanova, San Rícardo |
| Official name | Sanoria Channel Bridge-Tunnel and Causeway System |
| Other name(s) | SCBT |
| Named for | Sanoria Channel (portmanteau of Sanova and Alexandria) |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Total length | 170 kilometres (105.6 mi) |
| Width | 32.9 metres (108 ft) |
| Height | 300 metres (984 ft) |
| Longest span | 1,085 metres (3,560 ft) |
| Clearance above | 85 metres (279 ft) |
| Clearance below | 58 metres (190 ft) |
| No. of lanes | 8 (6 in use) |
| History | |
| Engineering design by | Neptune Engineering Group |
| Constructed by | Burgons and Osfings |
| Construction start | June 2007 |
| Construction cost | $9.6 billion |
| Opened | July 1, 2014 |
| Replaces | Sanoria Channel Ferry |
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Completed in 2014, the SCBT is the second-most expensive federal infrastructure project in the country, preceded only by the Marée Channel Bridge-Tunnel, which adjoins the Tropicana Expressway and connects San Rícardo to Milan.