THE LONGEST ROAD TUNNEL

THIS ARTICLE BRIEFLY DESCRIBES METHODS AND MACHINERY IN USE IN THE DRILLING OF THE ST. GOTHARD TRANS-ALPINE ROAD TUNNEL FROM GOSCHENEN IN SWITZERLAND TO AIROLE IN ITALY. THE 16.3 KM TUNNEL, DUE TO OPEN BETWEEN 1978 AND 1979 WILL BE THE LONGEST IN EUROPE. /TRRL/

• Publication Date: 1971

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; Photos;
• Pagination: p. 1004-8
• Serial:
  • Engineering /UK/
  • Volume: 211
  • Issue Number: 9

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Construction equipment; Drilling; Drilling machines; Equipment; Methodology; Tunneling
• Old TRIS Terms: Drilling equipment; Drilling methods
• Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Highways; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00219507
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 19 1974 12:00AM