Harpfnerwandtunnel
| Harpfnerwandtunnel | ||||
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| use | Road tunnel | |||
| traffic connection | Mayrhofen - Ginzling | |||
| length | 2590 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 1 (single lane) | |||
| construction | ||||
| Client | Tauernkraftwerke AG | |||
| completion | 1965 | |||
| business | ||||
| operator | Verbund AG | |||
| toll | No | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| North portal | 47 ° 9 ′ 13 ″ N , 11 ° 50 ′ 14 ″ E | |||
| South portal | 47 ° 8 ′ 6 ″ N , 11 ° 49 ′ 13 ″ E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Harpfnerwandtunnel is a single-lane road tunnel between the villages of Mayrhofen and Ginzling in the Zillertal . It serves as a fast connection between the villages, which can also be reached via a gorge stretch of the Zillertalstrasse . A traffic light system in front of the tunnel portals controls the passage. The difference in height between the portals is around 190 m, which corresponds to an average gradient of 7.3%.
In July 1965, the 2590 m long Harpfnerwand Tunnel was attacked, through which the dangerous, narrow Dornauberg Gorge, unsuitable for heavy transport, can be bypassed. This bypass enabled access to the construction site of the Schlegeis storage facility .
In 2011, the two-lane and winter-safe expansion of the parallel gorge section was completed as the B 169, which has made the tunnel less important and it was even feared that it would be closed.
From May 2019 to probably spring 2021, the tunnel has been closed to public transport due to modernization to increase the safety standard , but Verbund AG's works and construction site traffic will also be guided through the tunnel during this time. After completion of the renovation work, which will be financed by the State of Tyrol and Verbund AG, the tunnel will be open to public transport again - with the exception of heavy traffic.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Land Tirol: Safe journey to the rear of the Zillertal to Ginzling and to popular excursion destinations ( Memento of the original from November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ The downside spoil free travel to Ginzling ( Memento from November 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), Tiroler Tageszeitung Online
- ↑ url = https://www.meinzeile.at/tirol/c-lokales/harpfnerwandtunnel-ab-1-mai-bis-2021-verbind_a3351099 Harpfnerwandtunnel closed from May 1st to 2021, accessed on July 16, 2020, Mein District.at
