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The tunnel and most of the connecting roads between Aosta and Martigny are only single-carriageway roads, and for most relevant city destinations in Switzerland and Italy the toll-free St Gotthard Tunnel and Simplon Pass offer more direct or at least faster routes. This and the toll ensure that the Grand San Bernard Tunnel rarely suffers from ...
The Great St Bernard Pass is located near the western end of the Valais Alps, the next pass to the west, Col Ferret, marking the transition with the Mont Blanc massif.In that area, between Mont Dolent and Mont Vélan, the main crest of the Alps barely reaches 3,000 metres, unlike in the much higher section of the Valais Alps east of Mont Vélan and Grand Combin.
funicular railway, entirely in tunnel Furka Base Tunnel: 15.407: rail: Matterhorn Gotthard Bahn Furka–Oberalp line: with car transport Furka Summit Tunnel: 1.858: rail: Furka Cogwheel Steam Railway: superseded by the Furka Base Tunnel, now used by a heritage railway Giswil Tunnel: 2.066: road: A8 motorway: Girsberg Tunnel: 1.770: road: A7 ...
Carving their way beneath oceans, glaciers and mountains, tunnels are an enduring source of fascination for travelers. From Japan to the Swiss Alps and the American Rockies, these are some of the ...
Great St Bernard Tunnel: Martigny to Aosta: Switzerland, Italy: 5.9 St. Gotthard Tunnel: Göschenen to Airolo: Switzerland: 17 San Bernardino Tunnel: Splügen to Bellinzona: Switzerland: 7.7 Felbertauern Tunnel: Mittersill to Lienz: Austria: 5.3 Tauern Road Tunnel: Eben im Pongau to Sankt Michael im Lungau: Austria: 6.4
Mont Cenis Tunnel (railway) and Fréjus road tunnel; Great St Bernard Tunnel (Gran San Bernardo / Grosser Sankt Bernhard, road tunnel) Mont Blanc Tunnel (road tunnel through the highest mountain in the Alps) Simplon Tunnel (railway tunnel) Tenda Tunnels (road and railway) Col de Tende Road Tunnel (one of the oldest long road tunnels, 3.2 km)
Belchen Tunnel, Switzerland – The ghost of an old lady is known to haunt this Swiss road. One report said two women picked her up and she warned them something dreadful was going to happen.
The Great St Bernard Hospice (French: Hospice du Grand St-Bernard; Italian: Ospizio del Gran San Bernardo; German: Hospiz auf dem Grossen St. Bernhard), named after its founder Bernard of Menthon, [1] is a hospice and hostel for travelers at the Great St Bernard Pass in Switzerland.