Close

Create a link to this page

Copy and paste this link tag into your Web page or blog:

<a href="http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1E1-StGottMt.html" title="Facts and informations about Saint Gotthard">Saint Gotthard</a>

Saint Gotthard

Saint Gotthard , mountain group of the Lepontine Alps, S central Switzerland, rising to Pizzo Rotondo (10,472 ft/3,192 m high). The Reuss, Rhine, Ticino, and Rhône rivers rise there. It is crossed by the Saint Gotthard Pass, 6,935 ft (2,114 m) high. The pass, first extensively used in the 11th cent., has been important since then. It is crossed by the St. Gotthard Road (built 1820-30). The St. Gotthard Railway (built 1872-80), which links the northern and southern parts of Switzerland, passes through St. Gotthard Tunnel (9.3 mi/15 km long; maximum alt. 3,786 ft/1,154 m), one of the longest Alpine tunnels. A second, 31-mi (50-km) rail tunnel is planned; it is expected to be completed in 2010. The Saint Gotthard Road Tunnel was opened in 1980; 10.2 mi (16.4 km) long and with a capacity of 1,500 vehicles per hour, it has greatly improved road transportation between Switzerland and Italy. A fiery crash in 2001 closed the road tunnel for two months.

Related newspaper, magazine, and trade journal articles from HighBeam Research

(Including press releases, facts, information, and biographies)

	Iran and China build $180 million road tunnel.(Brief Article) Magazine article from: The Middle East; 10/1/2002; 30 words ; * Iran and China have agreed to collaborate on the construction of a 32-kilometre road tunnel. The $180 million venture is part of a planned route that would link Tehran to the Caspian Sea shores. Read more
	SBB Responds to tunnel tragedy. (World Report). Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 12/1/2001; 155 words ; ...services in the aftermath of the fatal fire in the Gotthard road tunnel on October 24. Eleven people died in the tunnel following a head-on collision between two lorries. The road tunnel, which handles more than half the traffic crossing the Swiss... Read more
	French National Railways (SNCF) is running extra trains through the Alps after a fire in a road tunnel in May.(France) Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 7/1/2005; 33 words ; French National Railways (SNCF) is running extra trains through the Alps after a fire in a road tunnel in May. It is working jointly with Trenitalia, Italy, to ensure a smooth flow of traffic between the countries. Read more
	Road tunnel ventilation and fire control--regulations, standards, and guidelines. Magazine article from: ASHRAE Transactions; 7/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...protection and fire safety systems of any road tunnel. Such documents are prepared and developed...of road tunnels, Standard ?SN 73 7507 Road tunnel equipment-technical specifications-Guideline...Standard of Emergency Facilities on Road Tunnel, Japan Road Association, Japan, 2001... Read more
	IRAN: IRAN'S LONGEST ROAD TUNNEL BECOMES OPERATIONAL. Newspaper article from: IPR Strategic Business Information Database; 11/9/2006; 121 words ; According to Tehran Times , Iran's longest road tunnel connecting the two cities of Ahram and Farashband in the southeastern province of Bushehr will be opened. The Rls.3,550,000,000-milli... Read more
	NEW TYNE TUNNEL WON'T END TRAFFIC JAMS, SAY CAMPAIGNERS. Newspaper article from: Shields Gazette (South Shields, England); 1/28/2006; 317 words ; ...clear that building roads attracts more cars. Now the second road tunnel is promising to follow the same pattern and would substantially...local public transport provision. We need to scrap the second road tunnel project and replace it with a accessible and affordable public... Read more
	TUNNEL 'HEALTH RISK'. Newspaper article from: Shields Gazette (South Shields, England); 2/1/2007; 335 words ; ...of environmentally damaging projects like the proposed Tyne road tunnel should be forgotten. The Alliance, local people and other...significant negative health impacts with which the second road tunnel is likely to burden the local community due to increased traffic... Read more
	BID TO BLOCK SECOND TUNNEL PLANS. Newspaper article from: Shields Gazette (South Shields, England); 4/5/2006; 499 words ; ...esn't solve traffic problems - it adds to them. If the new Tyne road tunnel were built it would destroy the only playing field on the...incorporating Bouygues Travaux Publics SA. Plans to construct a second road tunnel between Jarrow and East Howdon won Government approval on... Read more
	PARTY'S 'MISCHIEVIOUS' COMMENTS OVER TUNNEL. Newspaper article from: Shields Gazette (South Shields, England); 1/26/2007; 383 words ; ...Mr Haine said: That there is still opposition to the second road tunnel comes as no surprise to local green campaigners. As long as...unable to constructively engage with residents. If the second road tunnel was facing a public inquiry today, there would be a good chance... Read more
	PARTY'S 'MISCHIEVOUS' COMMENTS OVER TUNNEL. Newspaper article from: Shields Gazette (South Shields, England); 1/26/2007; 376 words ; ...Mr Haine said: That there is still opposition to the second road tunnel comes as no surprise to local green campaigners. As long as...unable to constructively engage with residents. If the second road tunnel was facing a public inquiry today, there would be a good chance... Read more

For more facts and information, see all related premium articles

Related entries from encyclopedias, dictionaries, and thesauruses

	Saint Gotthard Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition see Szentgotthárd , Hungary. Read more
	pass Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...or failure in defending a pass, and land trade routes must necessarily cross passes. In the Alps, Saint Bernard , Simplon , and Saint Gotthard are important; in the Caucasus, Daryal is traversed by a great military road; in Asia, Khyber Pass... Read more
	Switzerland Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...and by railroad tunnels, notably those of Lötschberg, St. Gotthard, and Simplon. Switzerland consists of 26 federated states...Schwyz , Glarus , Zug , Fribourg , Solothurn , Schaffhausen , Saint Gall , the Grisons (Graubünden), Aargau , Thurgau , Ticino... Read more

See all related entries