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Boring of the Vielha tunnel

Vilaller, Alta Ribagorça, Lleida

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Boring of the Vielha tunnel

Historical milestone · Vilaller, Alta Ribagorça, Lleida

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With the works begun around 1926 and stopped by the Civil War, the boring was completed in 1941 with the labour of prisoners of war and it was not opened to traffic until 1948. At 5,240 metres it was the longest road tunnel in the world until 1964.

1926-1948

Photo: Efrainlarrea (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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