Aluna Channel Bridge-Tunnel
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The Sanoria Channel Bridge-Tunnel, officially the Sanoria Channel Bridge-Tunnel and Causeway System, is a 59.4 kilometres (36.9 mi) crossing over the Sanoria Channel between the Cartadanian states of Alexandria and São Ricardo. Connecting the city of New Venceia and Ricardo County, it forms the western portion of the larger Fortuna Expressway and more largely, IH-90.
Sanoria Channel Bridge-Tunnel | |
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| Carries | 8 lanes of  I-90 (6 in use) |
| Crosses | Sanoria Channel |
| Locale | East of New Venceia and west of Sanova, São Ricardo |
| Official name | Sanoria Channel Bridge-Tunnel and Causeway System |
| Other name(s) | SCBT |
| Named for | Aluna Channel (portmanteau of Alexandria and Fortuna) |
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| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cable-stayed |
| Total length | 59.4 kilometres (36.9 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 | $21.5 billion |
| Opened | July 1, 2014 |
| Replaces | Sanoria Channel Ferry |
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Completed in 2014, the SCBT is the second-most expensive individual federal highway project in the country, preceded only by the Marée Channel Bridge-Tunnel, which adjoins the Fortuna Expressway and connects São Ricardo to Milan.