Cassanawald tunnel
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Splügen, on the A13
The Cassanawald tunnel is a 1,230 metres (4,040 ft) long tunnel on the A13 road in Switzerland,[1] at an altitude of 1600 m.[2]
It is a few km northeast of the San Bernardino tunnel and southwest of the .
Unusually, a railway was laid through the road tunnel in order to ease access for maintenance and fireproofing work.[3][4][5]
References[]
- ^ "Cassanawald Tunnel (1986) – Structurae". Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "ASTRA - A13 Cassanawald Süd- Anschluss Nufenen". Archived from the original on 2010-09-25. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Railway Gazette: Road and rail share Swiss tunnel". Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "MERCEDES-BENZ AND UNIMOG TEAM UP TO REPAIR THE CASSANAWALD TUNNEL". Archived from the original on 2011-10-05. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
- ^ "Unimog 'road-train' helps Swiss tunnels repairs stay on the rails...Biglorryblog has the story! - Biglorryblog". Archived from the original on 2010-08-19. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
Categories:
- Road tunnels in Switzerland
- Tunnels in Graubünden
- Tunnels completed in 1967
- Swiss building and structure stubs