General Information
Project Type
| Function / usage: |
Railroad (railway) tunnel |
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| Structure: |
Tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Brig-Glis, Valais, Switzerland Iselle, Trasquera, Verbano-Cusio-Ossola, Piedmont, Italy |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to: |
Simplon Tunnel (1922)
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| Coordinates: | 46° 19' 28" N 8° 0' 26" E |
| Coordinates: | 46° 12' 27" N 8° 12' 3" E |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| total length | 19 803 m | |
| depth | max. 2 135 m |
Chronology
| 25 January 1906 | First train passes through the tunnel. |
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Participants
Currently there is no information available about persons or companies having participated in this project.
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- : 100 Jahre Simplontunnel. In: Schweizer Eisenbahn-Revue, 5/2006.
- 50 Jahre Simplontunnel. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1947-1978), v. 74, n. 19 (12 May 1956).
- Der Bau des Simplon-Tunnels. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 34, n. 15 (14 October 1899).
- Der Bau des Simplon-Tunnels. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 34, n. 14 (7 October 1899).
- (1902): Die Bauarbeiten am Simplontunnel. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 39, n. 13 (29 March 1902).
- About this
data sheet - Structure-ID
20004604 - Published on:
22/08/2002 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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