Simplon Road
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Simplon Road is a historic alpine route in Switzerland that crosses the Simplon Pass, linking the town of Brig with Italy and serving as an important transalpine transport corridor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Simplon Road canonical | 1 |
| Simplon road corridor | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic alpine road
ⓘ
transport corridor ⓘ |
| connects |
Brig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionExpandedUnder | Napoleon Bonaparte NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
Italy
ⓘ
Switzerland ⓘ |
| crosses | Simplon Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crossesBorderBetween | Switzerland and Italy ⓘ |
| follows | Simplon Pass route ⓘ |
| hasHighestPoint | Simplon Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasScenicValue | yes ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
Gondo Gorge galleries
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
avalanche galleries ⓘ stone bridges ⓘ |
| highestElevation | about 2005 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important transalpine trade route
ⓘ
strategic military route ⓘ |
| knownFor |
engineering works to protect from avalanches
ⓘ
year-round passability compared to higher passes ⓘ |
| languageRegion |
German-speaking Switzerland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Italian-speaking region at southern end ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Canton of Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ Switzerland ⓘ |
| maintainedBy | Swiss authorities ⓘ |
| majorDevelopmentPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| modernFunction | link between Valais and Piedmont ⓘ |
| openedToModernTraffic | early 1800s ⓘ |
| partOf |
European alpine road network
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
transalpine transport network ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Gondo
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Simplon village NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region |
Piedmont
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Valais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| routeType | mountain pass road ⓘ |
| surface | paved ⓘ |
| terminus |
Brig
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Domodossola NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tourismImportance | popular scenic drive ⓘ |
| usedBy |
buses
ⓘ
cars ⓘ trucks ⓘ |
| usedFor |
freight transport
ⓘ
passenger transport ⓘ road transport ⓘ |
| usedSince | Middle Ages NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Simplon road corridor