Description: A fine group of antique engravings which appeared in The Graphic magazine published March 13, 1880 entitled as follows: "The Completion of the St. Gothard Tunnel" - see below. Front cover "The Completion of the St. Gothard Tunnel, Feb .29, 1880 - The Meeting of the Workmen" - half page Related and unrelated text to the reverse Page size is approx. 16 x 11 inches Good condition. These are genuine antique prints and not reproductions Note: International mailing in a tube is expensive ($15). The quoted price assumes the pages are lightly folded and mailed in an envelope Gotthard Road TunnelFrom Wikipedia, the free encyclopediaJump to navigationJump to searchThis article is about the 1980 road tunnel. For the 2016 rail tunnel, see Gotthard Base Tunnel. For the first railway tunnel from 1882, see Gotthard Tunnel.Gotthard Road TunnelThe south entrance of Gotthard Road TunnelOverviewLocationSwitzerlandCoordinates46°40′18″N 8°35′33″ECoordinates: 46°40′18″N 8°35′33″ERouteA2StartGöschenen, Uri (north)EndAirolo, Ticino (south)OperationConstructed5 May 1970Opened5 September 1980OwnerSwiss ConfederationOperatorAmt für Betrieb der Nationalstrassen of the cantonsof Uri, Ticino, Nidwalden, and SchwyzTrafficAutomotiveTollnone (included in the mandatory Vignette)Vehicles per day17354 (2014)[1]TechnicalLength16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi)No. of lanes2Operating speed80 km/h (50 mph)Highest elevation1,175 m (3,855 ft) (inside the tunnel)Lowest elevation1,080 m (3,540 ft) (north portal)The Gotthard Road Tunnel in Switzerland runs from Göschenen in the canton of Uri at its northern portal, to Airolo in Ticino to the south, and is 16.9 kilometres (10.5 mi) in length below the St Gotthard Pass, a major pass of the Alps. At time of construction, in 1980, it was the longest road tunnel in the world; it is currently the ninth-longest.[2] Although it is a motorway tunnel, part of the A2from Basel to Chiasso, it consists of only one bidirectional tube with two lanes. With a maximum elevation of 1,175 metres (3,855 ft)[3] at the tunnel's highest point, the A2 motorway has the lowest maximum elevation of any direct north-south road through the Alps.[4]The tunnel rises from the northern portal at Göschenen (1,080 m (3,540 ft)) and the culminating point is reached after approximately 8 kilometres (5.0 mi). After two or three more kilometers, the border between the cantons of Uri and Ticino is passed; after another 7 kilometres (4.3 mi), the tunnel ends at the southern portal near to Airolo (1,146 m (3,760 ft)). The journey takes about 13 minutes by car, the maximum speed being 80 km/h.The Gotthard Road Tunnel is one of the three tunnels that connect the Swiss Plateau to southern Switzerland and run under the Gotthard Massif, the two other being railway tunnels, the Gotthard Tunnel (1882) and the Gotthard Base Tunnel (2016). All three tunnels bypass the Gotthard Pass, an important trade route since the 13th century. The pass road culminates about 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) above the tunnel, at a height of 2,106 metres (6,909 ft), and is only passable in summer.Contents1History1.12001 collision and fire2Rail tunnels3Road conditions4Second road tunnel proposals5See also6References7External linksIn response to the automobile boom in Switzerland and other things, the Swiss government gave approval in July 1969 for the construction of the 17-kilometre (11 mi) Gotthard Road tunnel. The tunnel would be longer than any existing road tunnel, and would provide a year-round road link from the Swiss Plateau to southern Switzerland, and from northern to southern Europe as well, to be used in place of the Gotthard Pass.[5] The tunnel was built roughly parallel to the old railway tunnel, with portals a few hundred metres away from those of the railway. Prior to the opening of the tunnel, cars were transported through the nearby railway tunnel on car shuttle trains. Following the catastrophic fire in the road tunnel in 2001, car shuttle trains resumed operations for a few weeks.The tunnel was opened on 5 September 1980. It remains a single bore tunnel with just one lane operating in each direction. It has four large ventilation shafts and an additional side gallery between 10 and 18 metres (33 and 59 ft) from the main tunnel, having its own independent ventilation system in order to facilitate the cutting of a second tunnel, should future traffic levels require it.[5]In March 2014, the Swiss Government approved a bill to allow the building of a second road tunnel. Construction is scheduled to start in 2020, with the cost estimated at almost CHF 3 billion.[6]
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