General Information
| Name in local language: | Traforo del Gran Sasso |
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| Beginning of works: | 14 November 1968 |
| Completion: | 1 December 1984 |
| Status: | in use |
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
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| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Colledara, Teramo, Abruzzo, Italy Assergi, L'Aquila, L'Aquila, Abruzzo, Italy |
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| For: |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to: |
Gran Sasso Tunnel (1995)
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| Coordinates: | 42° 25' 2.61" N 13° 31' 22.06" E |
| Coordinates: | 42° 28' 53.33" N 13° 36' 14.83" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| northern tube | length | 10 173 m |
Chronology
| 1 December 1984 | Opening of the tube in the easterly direction. |
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| 1995 | Opening of tube in westerly direction. |
Excerpt from Wikipedia
The Gran Sasso Tunnel is part of the A24 Motorway that links Rome and the Adriatic Sea via L'Aquila and Teramo, through the Apennine Mountains via the Gran Sasso in Abruzzo.
There are two tunnels, each with two lanes for each direction, 10,176 metres long, that also host the Laboratori Nazionali del Gran Sasso. Construction started on November 14, 1968. The eastbound tunnel (to Teramo) opened on December 1, 1984 while the westbound tunnel (to L'Aquila) opened in 1995.
It is the third longest road tunnel in Italy, after the Fréjus and Monte Bianco tunnels, and the longest road tunnel entirely on Italian territory. It is the longest tunnel in Europe with two tubes of two lanes.
The highway over the mountain, which now sees little traffic, has been renamed the Grand Highway of the Gran Sasso and Monti della Laga National Park to highlight its status as a scenic route.
Text imported from Wikipedia article "Traforo del Gran Sasso" and modified on July 23, 2019 according to the CC-BY-SA 4.0 International license.
Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2019): La Strada dei Parchi nei ricordi del Progettista. In: Strade e Autostrade, v. 23, n. 133 (January 2019), pp. 27-31.
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20074593 - Published on:
17/01/2018 - Last updated on:
17/01/2018
