Massenberg tunnel
| Massenberg tunnel | ||||
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 South portal
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| use | Road tunnel | |||
| traffic connection |
 Semmering expressway
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| place | Leoben | |||
| length | 400 m | |||
| Number of tubes | 2 | |||
| construction | ||||
| start of building | Spring 1962 | |||
| completion | Summer 1965 | |||
| business | ||||
| operator | ASFINAG | |||
| toll | vignette | |||
| release | July 17, 1965 | |||
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| Coordinates | ||||
| Northeast portal | 47 ° 22 ′ 28 ″ N , 15 ° 6 ′ 16 ″ E | |||
| South portal | 47 ° 22 ′ 15 ″ N , 15 ° 6 ′ 14 ″ E | |||
Map with all coordinates: The Massenberg Tunnel is a twin-tube motorway tunnel in Styria on the Semmering expressway (S6) between the Leoben East and Leoben West junctions . He drives under the mass mountain.
history
The 400 m long Massenberg Tunnel was opened to traffic on July 17, 1965 as part of the Leoben southern bypass. This single-tube tunnel at that time was part of the most dangerous section of the notorious guest worker route . The south portal was considered to be particularly dangerous because in its immediate vicinity three lanes had to be merged into two. The most severe collisions occurred in this area. The Kuratorium für Verkehrssicherheit drew attention to these intolerable conditions as early as 1971 and called for the construction of a second tunnel. This was only built in 1987 when the S6 was being expanded.
The Massenberg Tunnel was overhauled from 2009 to 2010 as part of the renovation of the entire " Bruck Tunnel Chain ". The west tube towards St. Michael was given a new inner shell with reflective, easily washable white pigment concrete.
Web links
- rundfunkmuseum.at : Report with photos from the construction of the Massenberg tunnel in 1962.
- rundfunkmuseum.at : Report with photos from the opening of the Massenberg tunnel to traffic in 1965 at the former Leoben southern bypass.
- rundfunkmuseum.at : Photos from the Massenberg Tunnel immediately after it was opened to traffic in 1965.
- Information on general renovation
Individual evidence
- ^ Ernst H. WEISS: Building geological aspects and problems in tunnel construction in Styria. In: Natural Science Association for Styria. December 11, 1989, accessed March 1, 2010 .
- ↑ H. Young Bauges.mbH: MASS MOUNTAIN TUNNEL