LONGEST - Road tunnel in Switzerland - Göschenen, Uri, Switzerland
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The Gotthart Road tunnel was (went it was built in 1980) the longest road tunnel in the world. Now it can still claim to be the longest... but in Switzerland.
Waymark Code: WM16N45
Location: Uri, Switzerland
Date Posted: 09/01/2022
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"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 fifth-longest."
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Type of documentation of superlative status: Website
Location of coordinates: Southern entrance of the tuinnel
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