San Nicolao Tunnel Explained

San Nicolao Tunnel
Location:Canton Ticino, Switzerland
Route:A2 motorway
Status:Active
Opened:1968
Character:road
Length:around

The San Nicolao Tunnel is a motorway tunnel in the Swiss canton of Ticino. The tunnel is situated on the eastern bank of Lake Lugano, between Bissone and Maroggia, and forms part of the A2 motorway that links Lugano and the north of Switzerland with Chiasso and Italy. It was completed in 1968, and is around in length.[1]

The San Nicolao Tunnel is paralleled by the long Maroggia Tunnel, carrying the Swiss Federal Railways Gotthard line through the same lakeside promontory.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: San Nicolao Tunnel (Tessin, 1968) . structurae.net . 23 July 2014.
  2. Book: Eisenbahnatlas Schweiz . 2012 . Verlag Schweers + Wall GmbH . 978-3-89494-130-7 . 59.