Monte Ceneri Road Tunnel Explained

Monte Ceneri Road Tunnel
Alt:A highway road with two lanes in one direction and three lanes in the other one, merging into two separate tunnels. The highway is surrounded by green forest.
Location:Canton Ticino, Switzerland
Route:A2 motorway
Status:Active
Opened:1984
Character:road

The Monte Ceneri Road Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The tunnel is situated under the Monte Ceneri Pass that separates the north of the canton around Bellinzona from the south of the canton around Lugano. It forms part of the A2 motorway that links the north of Switzerland with Italy. It was completed in 1984, and is in length.[1]

The road tunnel is paralleled by the long Monte Ceneri Rail Tunnel, carrying the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard line under the same pass.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Monte Ceneri Tunnel (Tessin, 1984) . structurae.net . 30 July 2014.
  2. Book: Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz . 2012 . Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH . 978-3-89494-130-7 . 59.