General Information
Other name(s): | Brienno Tunnel |
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Completion: | 1902 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Structure: |
Tunnel |
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Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Location
Location: |
Brienno, Como, Lombardy, Italy |
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Address: | via Regina |
Coordinates: | 45° 54' 53.52" N 9° 7' 54.90" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
length | 67 m |
Notes
In the event of an invasion from the north during the Great War, a “mine tunnel” was built over Puncett Tunnel to be able to cut road links throughout Lake of Como by the controlled detonation of an enormous quantity of explosives strategically placed in deep wells within the tunnel.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20079416 - Published on:
02/06/2020 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021