Gotthard Road Tunnel
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The Gotthard Road Tunnel is a major Swiss Alpine tunnel and one of Europe’s key north–south road links, carrying traffic beneath the Saint-Gotthard Massif.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Gotthard Road Tunnel canonical | 4 |
| Gotthard road tunnel | 2 |
| Gotthard Road Tunnel (northern portal) | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Alpine tunnel
ⓘ
road tunnel ⓘ |
| closedAfterEvent | 2001 fire ⓘ |
| connects |
Airolo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Göschenen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1970 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| engineeringType | bored tunnel ⓘ |
| function | road transport ⓘ |
| hasNearbyStructure |
Gotthard Pass road
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gotthard railway tunnels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | generally 80 km/h ⓘ |
| importance |
major trans-Alpine freight corridor
ⓘ
major trans-Alpine passenger corridor ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 10.5 miles
ⓘ
approximately 16.9 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
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canton of Ticino NERFINISHED ⓘ canton of Uri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Saint-Gotthard Massif NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumElevation | about 1175 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| notableEvent | major road tunnel fire on 24 October 2001 ⓘ |
| numberOfLanes | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfTubes | 1 ⓘ |
| openedBy | Swiss Federal Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1980 ⓘ |
| operator | Federal Roads Office of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Swiss Confederation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parallelTo |
Gotthard Base Tunnel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gotthard Rail Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
A2 motorway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
European route E35 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Gotthard Pass region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Northern Europe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Southern Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reopenedAfter | safety upgrades following 2001 fire ⓘ |
| requires | Swiss motorway vignette ⓘ |
| restriction | hazardous materials transport limitations ⓘ |
| role | key north–south road link in Europe ⓘ |
| safetyFeature |
cross-passages to safety galleries
ⓘ
emergency lay-bys ⓘ fire detection systems ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| toll | no special tunnel toll ⓘ |
| trafficDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| trafficType |
buses
ⓘ
cars ⓘ trucks ⓘ |
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Gotthard road tunnel
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Gotthard road tunnel
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Gotthard Road Tunnel (northern portal)