5200 m long tunnel driven at elevation of 1600 m through Felbertauern mountain range in vicinity of Salzburg provides snow-free connection between Austria and Italy and is designed for traffic at 1000 cars/hr; turning point caverns 24 m long 20 m wide and 9 m high are provided every 1300 m; noteworthy feature of construction method was absence of railway tracks, as all drilling, mucking, and concreting was done using tire-wheeled equipment.
Vehicular tunnel under Felbertauern
Der Strassentunnel durch den Felbertauern
Bauingenieur ; 41 , n 4
1966
7 pages
Article (Journal)
German
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