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  2. Arlberg - Wikipedia

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    The Arlberg (German: [ˈaʁlˌbɛʁk] ⓘ, also: Arlberg Pass) is a mountain pass between states of Tyrol and Vorarlberg in Austria. Ski resorts at the Arlberg include Lech, Zürs, Stuben, St. Christoph, St. Anton, Oberlech, Stubenbach, Zug, and Warth. It is the mountain pass from which the Austrian State of Vorarlberg, meaning 'before the Arl ...

  3. Grossglockner High Alpine Road - Wikipedia

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    Grossglockner High Alpine Road in autumn 1997 Hairpin turn near the summit. When, in 1924, a group of Austrian experts presented a plan for a road over the Hochtor (the high pass), they were ridiculed in a time when in Austria, Germany, and Italy there were only 154,000 private automobiles, 92,000 motorcycles, and 2,000 kilometres (1,200 mi) of long-distance asphalt roads.

  4. Principal passes of the Alps - Wikipedia

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    As late as 1905, the highest pass over the main chain that had a carriage road was the Great St Bernard (2,472 m (8,111 ft)), but three still higher passes over side ridges have roads—the col de l'Iseran, the Stelvio Pass (2,760 m (9,040 ft)), the Col du Galibier (2,658 m (8,721 ft)), in the Dauphiné Alps, and the Umbrail Pass (2,512 m ...

  5. Montafon - Wikipedia

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    The Montafon-Arlberg Marathon is a mountain marathon taking place since 2003. It encomprises 42,195 meters and 1,500 meters in altitude in two federal states ( Vorarlberg and Tyrol ). [ 14 ] [ 15 ]

  6. Passes of the Silvretta and Rätikon Ranges - Wikipedia

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    Fuorcla Zadrell or Vernela Pass Klosters to Lavin: Snow 2,753 9,032 Cuolm d'Alp bella or Vignitz Pass Samnaun Glen to Kappl Footpath 2,698 8,852 Schafbucheljoch Mathon to St Anton: Footpath 2,647 8,684 Fimber Pass Remus to Ischgl: Bridle path 2,612 8,570 Scheien Pass Klosters to the See Glen Footpath 2,608 8,556 Vereina Pass or Pass da Val Torta

  7. Arlberg Road Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The Arlberg Road Tunnel (German: Arlberg Straßentunnel), with a length of 13.976 kilometres (8.684 mi), is Austria's longest road tunnel. When it was inaugurated, it was the longest road tunnel in the world. It carries the S16 Arlberg Schnellstraße (German for "Arlberg Highway") under the Arlberg massif from Tyrol to Vorarlberg.

  8. Ski Arlberg - Wikipedia

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    The Ski Arlberg ski area is situated in the Arlberg massif in the states of Vorarlberg and Tyrol . Since the winter of 2013–14, the villages of Lech, Oberlech, Zürs and Zug have been linked to the Warth - Schröcken ski area which makes Ski Arlberg the largest connected ski area in Austria.

  9. Arlberg Railway Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    The Arlberg Railway Tunnel was a major engineering feature of the line; possessing a length of 10,216 meters, it was the longest railway tunnel in Austria, and would remain so for over one hundred years. [2] On 21 September 1884, it was opened as a single-track tunnel, and rapidly became saturated by heavy traffic.