Lavant valley crossing
Coordinates: 46 ° 55 ′ 16 ″ N , 14 ° 50 ′ 22 ″ E
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| use | Südautobahn (A2) | |
| Convicted | Obdacher Straße (B78) , Lavanttalbahn (Twimberg tunnel) , Lavant | |
| place | Twimberg (near Bad St. Leonhard in Lavanttal) | |
| overall length | 1097 m | |
| width | 5 lanes (+2 hard shoulder) | |
| height | 165 m | |
| opening | July 26, 1986 | |
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The Lavant valley crossing is a motorway bridge on the A2 southern motorway in the state of Carinthia in southern Austria . With a height of 165 m and a length of 1097 m it is the second highest bridge in Austria.
The bridge spans the Lavant valley . In the picture the second bridge is still under construction
The valley crossing consists of two bridges, one for each direction of travel. The first bridge was opened on July 26, 1986, the second in November 2007. Construction of the second bridge began in 2004, and the completion and clearance after the renovation of the old bridge took place in November 2007. There are three plus lanes for uphill traffic towards Graz Hard shoulder , two lanes plus hard shoulder are available for downhill traffic.
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