Arlberg Road Tunnel

Position of the portals
Eastern portal47°08′28″N 10°18′48″E / 47.141172°N 10.313269°E / 47.141172; 10.313269Coordinates: 47°08′28″N 10°18′48″E / 47.141172°N 10.313269°E / 47.141172; 10.313269
Western portal47°07′47″N 10°07′12″E / 47.129806°N 10.120006°E / 47.129806; 10.120006

The Arlberg Road Tunnel (German: Arlberg Straßentunnel), with a length of 13,976 metres is Austria's longest road tunnel. When it was inaugurated it was the longest road tunnel in the world. It carries the S16 Arlberg Schnellstraße (German for "Arlberg Highway") under the Arlberg massif from Tyrol to Vorarlberg.

The tunnel is 1228 m (4,030 feet) above sea level with the road above the tunnel being 1640 m (5,400 feet) elevation.[1]

It was built between July 1974 and December 1978 and its costs amounted to 4 billion Austrian schillings (~300 million €). The tunnel is designed for 1800 vehicles per hour and equipped with 4 ventilation centres (one shaft with a height of 736 metres is the deepest in Europe), 12 vents, 43 cameras for traffic monitoring and 16 niches. In 1998 the tunnel was used by 2.6 million vehicles, where 18% are accounting for freight transport. The Arlberg Tunnel is a Toll Road with a one-way fee of €9.5[2] (as of September 2018). Tolls for both directions are collected at the eastern end of the tunnel.

Austria 100 Schilling Silver Coin 1978 Arlberg Road Tunnel Inauguration

See also

References

  1. ↑ [ Displaying Abstract ] (2012-06-10). "WORK ON THE ARLBERG TUNNEL. - Article - NYTimes.com". New York Times. Retrieved 2013-03-25.
  2. ↑ Highway vignettes in Austria
Records
Preceded by
Mont Blanc Tunnel
11.61 km (7.21 mi) 		World's longest road tunnel
1978–1980		 Succeeded by
Gotthard Road Tunnel
16.4 km (10.19 mi)
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