Ryfast is a subsea tunnel system in Rogaland county, Norway.
[1] The tunnel system is part of the Norwegian National Road 13, and it runs between the city of Stavanger in Stavanger Municipality, under a large fjord, and the area of Solbakk in the municipality of Strand.
[3] It is also currently the world's deepest subsea tunnel, reaching a maximum depth of 292 metres (958 ft) below sea level.
[4][5] The project was approved by the Norwegian Parliament on 12 June 2012, and construction began in the spring of 2013.
[6] The tunnel system replaced the ferry route between Stavanger and Tau.