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General Information

Other name(s): Tunnel del Col di Tenda - Tunnel routier du col de Tende
Completion: 1882
Status: in use

Project Type

Structure: Tunnel
Function / usage: Road tunnel

Location

Location: , , ,
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Address: SS20-D6204
Coordinates: 44° 8' 20.65" N    7° 34' 13.65" E
Coordinates: 44° 10' 4.18" N    7° 34' 17.05" E
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Technical Information

Dimensions

length 3 182 m

Excerpt from Wikipedia

Col de Tende Road Tunnel is a 3182 metre long road tunnel running under Col de Tende between France and Italy. It was inaugurated in 1882 and it was until 1964 the longest road tunnel in the Alps. At its opening time it was the world's longest road tunnel. Altitude on the French side: 1,280 m; Italian side: 1,321 m.

It currently operates with alternate traffic but a new tunnel is being built.

Text imported from Wikipedia article "Col de Tende Road Tunnel" and modified on 11 February 2021 according to the CC-BY-SA 3.0 license.

Participants

Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.

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  • About this
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  • Structure-ID
    20021716
  • Published on:
    20/05/2006
  • Last updated on:
    28/05/2021
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