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	Andermatt Gotthard
		The hiking trail is partly a nature track, at other places it runs along a pedestrian walk right along the pass road, either directly in a Gallery or on their roof (sometimes closed because of falling rocks).
		At Motto di dentro the pass road has to be crossed and unexpectedly the track then climbs rather sharply, though only for a short stretch.
		To the East stretches Bedretto Valley, with Nufenen Pass as entrance to the Wallis region.
	www.gruxa.ch /Andermatt.htm (3828 words)

	St. Gotthard Pass information - Search.com
		Gotthard Pass (Italian: San Gottardo) is a pass (2108 m) in Switzerland at 46°33.3′N 8°33.9′E, between Airolo, Ticino, and Andermatt, Canton of Uri, connecting the northern (German speaking) part of Switzerland with the Italian-speaking part Ticino, and the route onwards to Milan.
		Though the pass was locally known in Antiquity, it was not generally used until the early 13th century, because it involved fording the turbulent Schöllen, swollen with snowmelt during the early summer, in the narrow steep-sided Schöllenen Gorge, below Andermatt.
		Gotthard Tunnel opened in 1882 for railway traffic at a cost of 727 workers' lives and replaced the pass road.
	www.search.com /reference/St._Gotthard_Pass (516 words)

	Saint Gotthard, mountain group, Switzerland. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		It is crossed by the Saint Gotthard Pass, 6,935 ft (2,114 m) high.
		It is crossed by the St. Gotthard Road (built 1820–30).
		The Saint Gotthard Road Tunnel was opened in 1980; 10.2 mi (16.4 km) long and with a capacity of 1,500 vehicles per hour, it has greatly improved road transportation between Switzerland and Italy.
	www.bartleby.com /65/st/StGottMt.html (214 words)

	Saint Gotthard Pass - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		Saint Gotthard Pass, important transport route through the Saint Gotthard mountains in the Lepontine Alps, south-central Switzerland.
		Gotthard, Saint, mountain group, south central Switzerland, in the Lepontine Alps, in the cantons of Valais, Uri, Ticino, and Graubünden.
		Passes at elevations above 2000 m (about 6600 ft) are blocked with snow during the winter months; these include the Mont Cenis, Great Saint Bernard, Simplon, and Saint Gotthard passes.
	encarta.msn.com /Saint_Gotthard_Pass.html (207 words)

	St. Gotthard Tunnel - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article
		Gotthard Tunnel in Switzerland is the second longest road tunnel in the world (the longest is Lærdalstunnelen, 24505m).
		Gotthard railway tunnel, close but separate from the expressway tunnel, handles rail traffic on the north-south line in Switzerland.
		In a few years to come, a second rail tunnel, the Gotthard Base Tunnel, will be completed (this tunnel is currently under construction, with increasing portions already complete), which will be longer (57 km) and be put into operation for the use of express trains travelling from northern Switzerland to the Ticino area and beyond.
	www.startsurfing.com /encyclopedia/s/t/St._Gothard_Tunnel_6941.html (439 words)

	St. Gotthard Pass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Gotthard Pass (Italian: San Gottardo) is a pass (2108 m) in Switzerland at 46°33.3′N 8°33.9′E, between Airolo, Ticino, and Andermatt, Canton of Uri, connecting the northern (German speaking) part of Switzerland with the Italian-speaking part Ticino, and the route onwards to Milan.
		Though the pass was locally known in Antiquity, it was not generally used until the early 13th century, because it involved fording the turbulent Schöllen, swollen with snowmelt during the early summer, in the narrow steep-sided Schöllenen Gorge, below Andermatt.
		Gotthard Tunnel opened in 1882 for railway traffic at a cost of 727 workers' lives and replaced the pass road.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/St._Gotthard_Pass (580 words)

	Gotthard Base Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		With a planned length of 57 km (35 miles) and a total of 153.5 km (95 miles) of tunnels, shafts and passages planned, it will be the longest railway tunnel in the world upon completion, ahead of the current longest, the Seikan Tunnel.
		The route over or though the Gotthard Pass is one of the most important, if not the most important, passages through the Alps in Europe.
		On the existing track, only limited freight trains with a maximum weight of 2,000 tons using two or three locomotives are able to pass through the narrow mountain valleys and through spiral tunnels climbing up to the portals of the old tunnel at a height of 1,100 meters above sea level.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Gotthard_Base_Tunnel (731 words)

	Inbound Logistics: Global Logistics
		Tucked amid the verdant mountains of southeastern Switzerland, the Gotthard base tunnel project will carve a 35-mile corridor through the Alps stretching from the Swiss cities of Bodio in the south, to its northern terminus in Erstfeld.
		The precision, planning, and execution of the Gotthard tunnel suggests early engineers had a "master plan" of how the project would unfold to meet the changing needs of Switzerland and Europe's economy, notes Mario Brossi, senior representative for Location: Switzerland, a Zurich-based economic development group.
		The Gotthard tunnel has generated a considerable amount of interest despite the fact its debut is still six years away.
	www.inboundlogistics.com /articles/global/global0106a.shtml (1129 words)

	_The Gotthard Switzerland (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The pass is one of Europe’s watersheds: rain or snowmelt on the north side ultimately ends up in the Rhine and the North Sea, while moisture on the south side flows into the Po and the Mediterranean.
		The Gotthard journey is one of Switzerland’s great train rides, not so much for the long stretch of flness as you swoosh beneath the Alps, but for the spectacular approach.
		The Gotthard road tunnel, completed in 1980 after eleven years of construction, is – at 16.3km – the longest road tunnel in the world, and although prone to hideous kilometres-long jams on both approaches, it remains open year-round, while the pass road above is impassable in winter.
	switzerland.isyours.com /e/guide/zentral_schweiz/gotthard.html (726 words)

	Back to Gotthard Pass
		The next town was at a junction of passes, including St. Gotthard pass, nestled in a valley between these behemoth mountains.
		At about 11 p.m., a line of huge trucks passed by on their way to the top of the pass, which is the finish line and home base of that day's event.
		Gotthard Pass got its name from a bishop of Hildesheim in Germany.
	www.humboldt.edu /~travel/2002/gotthard.html (2833 words)

	Bridge photos, Bridge postcards -- Bridgepix.com
		2108 m.) is a high mountain pass in Switzerland between Airolo in the canton of Ticino, and Andermatt in the canton of Uri, connecting the northern (German speaking) part of Switzerland with the Italian-speaking part, and the route onwards to Milan.
		The pass itself was dedicated as early as 1236 to the Bavarian Saint Gotthard of Hildesheim.
		Gotthard Tunnel opened in 1882 for railway traffic at a cost of 177 workers’ lives and replaced the pass road [3].
	www.bridgepix.com /bridgeblog/?p=502 (563 words)

	Switzerland 2003 Interlaken to Bellinzona via St Gotthard Pass
		The pass involves a climb of 630 meters in 9 kilometers.
		Gotthard Pass has been one of the most important passages between northern and southern Europe for centuries.
		The St Gotthard road was improved in the early 1800's to accommodate commercial stagecoach traffic.
	www.angelfire.com /trek/eurobiketravel/page6.html (1485 words)

	Lepontine Alps
		The eastern portion of the Lepontine Alps, from the St Gotthard Pass to the Splugen, is sometimes named the Adula Alps.
		The chief peaks of the Lepontine Alps, from the Simplon to the Splugen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Passes, are:
		The chief passes of the Lepontine Alps, from the Simplon to the Splugen and south of the Furka and Oberalp Passes, are:
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/ad/Adula_Alps.html (227 words)

	St Gotthard Pass - Search Results - MSN Encarta
		St Gotthard Pass, important transport route through the St Gotthard mountains in the Lepontine Alps, south-central Switzerland.
		Previously, the St Gotthard Pass Tunnel (1980), in...
		There are three Alpine road tunnels, including the 16.32-km (10.14-mi) St Gotthard Pass tunnel, which until 2000 was the longest road tunnel in the...
	uk.encarta.msn.com /St_Gotthard_Pass.html (115 words)

	Astra - Bundesamt für Strassen (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The road across the Gotthard Pass is expected to open to traffic on Wednesday, May 8.
		HGV capacity on the Gotthard route was increased to 3 300 lorries per day by the end of January, a figure sufficient to keep traffic under control and flowing.
		To improve safety in the Gotthard road tunnel, arrangements are being introduced with effect from Saturday to alternate movements of heavy goods traffic so that vehicles pass through in one direction only.
	www.astra.admin.ch /html/en/news/index.php?archiv=1 (1198 words)

	Andermatt : Attractions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		The road through the pass was built in the 18th and 19th centuries atop a much older footpath; it's still the shortest route between the two watersheds that fall away on either side.
		A 15km (9-mile) railway tunnel burrows under the peak of the St. Gotthard massif; nearby, the St. Gotthard road tunnel, opened in 1980, is the longest one in the world.
		The pass at 2,392m (7,846 ft.) is the highest shelf of the towering longitudinal furrow, dividing the Swiss Alps from the rail junction at Martigny to the town of Chur.
	www.frommers.com /destinations/print-narrative.cfm?destID=2600&catID=2600010029 (475 words)

	HighBeam Encyclopedia - Saint Gotthard (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-09-12)
		SAINT GOTTHARD [Saint Gotthard], mountain group of the Lepontine Alps, S central Switzerland, rising to Pizzo Rotondo (10,472 ft/3,192 m high).
		The Saint Gotthard Road Tunnel was opened in 1980; 10.2 mi (16.4 km) long and with a capacity of 1,500 vehicles per hour, it has greatly improved road transportation between Switzerland and Italy.
		Shotcrete Contribution at Gotthard.(design and construction of the Saint Gotthard Alp Transit rail tunnel)
	www.encyclopedia.com /html/S/StG1ottM1t.asp (314 words)

	Travelocity.com: Destination Guides: Switzerland
		Gotthard Pass Road: One of the most vital roads in Europe stretches for 64km (40 miles) between German-speaking Andermatt and the Italian-speaking village of Biasca.
		The Road over the Bernina Pass: During the Middle Ages, merchants led horse and donkey caravans over this pass, risking their lives to carry supplies between what are now the German-speaking and Italian-speaking regions of Switzerland.
		The Simplon Pass Road: Unlike the St. Gotthard Pass Road, which is interspersed with artfully engineered bridges, hairpin turns, and retaining walls, the Simplon Pass Road gracefully conforms to the natural topography of some of the most scenic mountainsides in Europe.
	dest.travelocity.com /DestGuides/0,1840,TCYCA\|2419\|\|\|0244020617\|F\|N,00.html (690 words)

	Klausen Pass
		The Klausen Pass reaches an altitude of 1952 metres and links the cantons of Uri and Glarus in Central Switzerland.
		Since then the pass has of course been much improved and, depending upon snow conditions, is normally open from June to late October.
		Motor races were held on the Klausen Pass between 1922 and 1934 with legendary race drivers including Caracciola, Stuck, Bullus, Nuvolari, Varzi and Chiron pitting their skills against each other.
	www.pictures-switzerland.com /klausen (173 words)

	Gotthard Pass
		Switzerland’s St. Gotthard Pass links German-speaking Andermatt in Canton Uri with Italian-speaking Airolo in Canton Ticino and the route to Milan.
		The rock remained until it was removed in 1977 to make way for the new Gotthard road tunnel.
		However, the pass road is without doubt a more dramatic drive!
	www.pictures-switzerland.com /gotthard (187 words)

	Der Gotthardtunnel - Section targeting
		Angestrebt ist eine enge Zusammenarbeit der 4 Kantone um die gesamte Region um den Gotthard für Tourismus und die Wirtschaft lukrativer zu machen.
		Den Strassentunnel für den PKW und LKW Verkehr, den aktuellen Eisenbahntunnel, und die Baustelle vom neuen Gotthard Basistunnel in den Schweizer Kantonen Uri und Tessin.
		Der alte Gotthardtunnel, ein reiner Eisenbahn Tunnel täglich mehrmals durchfahren von der Gotthardbahn, dem Gotthard Strassentunnel, welcher in letzter Zeit viel von sich hören liess, und die Baustelle des neuen Gotthard Basistunnels.
	www.gotthardtunnel.eu (1013 words)

	Gotthard
		Trotz seiner heutigen Bedeutung und seiner Bekanntheit ist der St. Gotthard keiner der ältesten Pässe über die Alpen.
		Dabei lag der Gotthard genau auf der kürzesten Route zwischen der dichtbesiedelten Lombardei und dem Rheintal sowie auch zwischen Rom und Aachen — geradezu lyrisch ausgedrückt wird die geographisch besonders günstige Lage in der Inschrift der Kapelle St. Karl in Hospental (Bild 1).
		In der Ortsmitte dann die Abzweigung zum Sustenpass, zum Gotthard geht es weiter geradeaus.
	www.montivagus.de /chpgot.html (1733 words)

	swissinfo - Spectacular rock blast clears main north-south Gotthard transit route
		As a result, road traffic had to be diverted mainly over the San Bernardino pass in the southeast of the country, leading to long traffic jams in the region.
		The 17km Gotthard road tunnel was built in 1980 linking the southern Ticino region and central Switzerland.
		The 15km first Gotthard rail tunnel between Göschenen and Airolo was the world's longest tunnel when it was opened in 1882.
	www.swissinfo.org /eng/social_affairs/detail/Rock_blast_clears_way_for_Gotthard_traffic.html?siteSect=201&sid=6839669&cKey=1151056474000 (411 words)

	the Alps: parts of France, Italy and Switzerland
		There are enough passes in the western alps that any number of rides through them are hardly likely to include any of the same passes.
		The lower pass approaches through narrow canyons, add a variety of forms and shapes, fauna and flora, incised canyons and tunnels, villages clinging to the cliffs or clustering around a church tower in the valleys - a whole other side in addition to the lunar landscape above treeline.
		Today these are the vacation destinations of Europeans from hundreds of kms away, who race to their retreats from all directions, through the Gotthard tunnel from the North, on expressways from Milano and Torino from the South, in order to gaze at the lake and its twinkling lights after the sun has gone down.
	cyclepass.com /t_03_Alps.html (8756 words)

	Swiss Post - 4-Pass Round Trip
		Passing a series of reservoirs and blooming Alpine meadows, you travel up to the Grimsel Pass, where you will be rewarded with magnificent views.
		The next destination on our way is the Gotthard Pass, also known as the “King of Passes” and still the most widely used northsouth link in Europe today.
		La Claustra, a former fortress deep in the mountain, and the national St. Gotthard Museum at the Gotthard Pass summit.
	www.post.ch /en/pag_bern_vier_paesse_rundfahrt.htm (334 words)

	Where Cossacks Crossed the Alps - New York Times
		After ferocious fighting across the St. Gotthard Pass, his troops were hungry, exhausted and nearly barefoot.
		Properly speaking, the route begins at the St. Gotthard Pass, where the Russians forced the French over the pass and across the Teufelsbrucke (Devil's Bridge), then a narrow span across the granite-walled chasm of the Reuss River.
		Beyond the pass we found a stretch of karst, a curious landscape of permeable limestone, eroded into furrows and hollows.
	query.nytimes.com /gst/fullpage.html?sec=travel&res=9D0CE7D6143CF934A25750C0A967958260 (654 words)

	St. Gotthard Pass Cartoons
		You are looking at the "st. gotthard pass" cartoon and caricature page from the CartoonStock Vintage Cartoon directory, the web's biggest searchable archive of vintage and historical cartoons.
		Gotthard Pass cartoon 1 - catalog reference csl1626
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	www.cartoonstock.com /vintage/directory/s/st__gotthard_pass.asp (222 words)

	Subterranea of Switzerland: Gotthard Basistunnel
		The Gotthard Pass is probably the most important north-south connection through the Alps.
		In the 14th century a hospice was built on the pass, and finally in 1830 the road across the pass was built, more or less as it is today.
		The main reason to build the first tunnel was the problem to gain the necessary height for the pass.
	www.showcaves.com /english/ch/misc/GotthardBasis.html (533 words)

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