San Bernardino Tunnel
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The San Bernardino Tunnel is a major road tunnel in the Swiss Alps that provides a key north–south transit route between German-speaking and Italian-speaking Switzerland.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| San Bernardino road tunnel | 1 |
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | road tunnel ⓘ |
| bypasses | San Bernardino Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
German-speaking Switzerland
ⓘ
Hinterrhein NERFINISHED ⓘ Italian-speaking Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ Mesolcina NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1962 ⓘ |
| country | Switzerland ⓘ |
| elevation |
around 1600 metres above sea level
ⓘ
around 5250 feet above sea level ⓘ |
| hasDirection | bidirectional ⓘ |
| hasSafetyUpgrades | yes ⓘ |
| hasSpeedLimit | typically 80 km/h ⓘ |
| importance |
key alternative to Gotthard road tunnel
ⓘ
major north–south transit route in Switzerland ⓘ |
| lanes | 2 ⓘ |
| languageRegionNorth | German ⓘ |
| languageRegionSouth | Italian ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 4.1 miles
ⓘ
approximately 6.6 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Swiss Alps
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
canton of Graubünden ⓘ |
| locatedNear |
Hinterrhein River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
village of San Bernardino ⓘ |
| locatedOn | A13 motorway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | San Bernardino Pass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1967 ⓘ |
| operator | Federal Roads Office of Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | European route E43 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Alpine transit corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadNumber | A13 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| roadType | national motorway ⓘ |
| safetyUpgrade |
emergency exits
ⓘ
fire safety measures ⓘ ventilation improvements ⓘ |
| toll | no separate tunnel toll ⓘ |
| trafficType | road traffic ⓘ |
| usedFor |
long-distance freight traffic
ⓘ
tourist traffic ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
San Bernardino road tunnel