History
The tunnel was constructed from 1968 to 1975 with three bores, containing a total of six autobahn lanes serving the city of Hamburg. On 10 January 1975 Chancellor of Germany Helmut Schmidt opened the Elbe Tunnel. The tunnel was constructed with a capacity for 65,000 cars daily.
In 1989 concrete tank barriers were constructed on the three south entrances. In war times these barriers would have been exploded out of their resting places. The barriers were removed in 2000 during construction of the 4th bore.
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