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The Homer Tunnel is a 1.2 km (0.75 miles) long road tunnel in the Fiordland region of the South Island of New Zealand, opened in 1953. New Zealand State Highway 94 passes through the tunnel, linking Milford Sound to Te Anau and Queenstown, by piercing the Darran Mountains at the Homer Saddle. [1]


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Tennel from Tea Anau to Milford Sound. Dec 2022. The Homer Tunnel is a 1.2 km long road tunnel which opened in 1953l linking Milford Sound to Te Anau and Queenstown. Whilst its an amazing engineering feat as far as a must visit attrraction no, but one wont avoid this tunnel if travelling from Te Anau or Queenstown.


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Just before the Milford Road begins its descent through the Cleddau Valley into Milford Sound, it passes through the Homer Tunnel, a 1.2km-long tunnel through solid rock. Before the tunnel opened in 1954 after 19 years of construction, there was no road access to Milford Sound.


The western entrance to the Homer Tunnel on the return journey from Milford Sound. Milford

The road to Milford Sound winds its way through a landscape of towering cliffs, steep valleys and the impressive Homer Tunnel. While the road is well-maintained and monitored, it is sometimes prone to closures from snow, slips, avalanches or heavy rain.


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Image: DOC Milford Road/Milford Sound area Located in Fiordland National Park in the Fiordland region View saved (0) Milford Sound/Piopiotahi is in the northwest of Fiordland National Park. Milford Road from Te Anau to Milford Sound is one of New Zealand's most scenic drives.


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Visiting Milford Sound is one of the best things to do in New Zealand! It's both breathtaking and impressive! Te Anau is the closest town to Milford Sound and often where people stay when visiting Milford. However, don't assume that the 118km (73mi) drive to Milford Sound from Te Anau will only take around 1.5 hours as Google Maps suggests.


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What is the Milford Sound? The Milford Sound is New Zealand's most famous tourist attraction. This fiord is located on the South Island, in Fiordland National Park. It's famous for being one of the most beautiful places in the world and Rudyard Kipling called it the Eighth Wonder of the World.


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The Homer tunnel is a straight 1270m long tunnel and connects Milford Sound with te Anau. Construction of the tunnel started in 1935 and opened in 1953. The access to the tunnel works through traffic lights and it is indicated how long you have to wait. If you have to wait enjoy the beautiful surroundings and waterfalls.


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Homer Tunnel. You can't drive to Milford Sound without passing through the Homer Tunnel. The 1.2km-long tunnel passes through solid rock and is so narrow that it is operated by traffic lights to keep it safe. Driving through the tunnel is an eerie experience but brings you one step closer to the stunning fiords.


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Where it all began: the Homer Tunnel. Milford Sound is sectioned off from the outside world through mountains of hard rock. The Milford Road itself, although a difficult build, didn't even compare to the mammoth task of getting through these mountains. The best way through was suggested by William H. Homer, and that was to build the Homer Tunnel.


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The 1.2-kilometre (0.75-mile) Homer Tunnel connects Milford Sound to its two closest townships, Te Anau and Queenstown. It was completed in 1954, after 19 years of construction - no road access to Milford Sound existed prior to this.


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The Milford Road lay quiet for nearly a decade, but the bulk of the work was done, and in 1951 when the project resumed it just needed the finishing touches and a road link from the tunnel down to Milford Sound. In 1954 the tunnel was officially opened, meaning that public traffic could finally rumble the 121 kilometres of unsealed road all the.


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