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On This Day September 5 1980 – The Gotthard Road Tunnel Opened in Switzerland

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On This Day September 5 1980 – The Gotthard Road Tunnel Opened in Switzerland.

On this day September 5 1980, the Gotthard Road Tunnel officially opened in Switzerland. At the time of its inauguration, it was the longest highway tunnel in the world, stretching just over 10 miles beneath the Swiss Alps. This engineering marvel connected Göschenen in the north to Airolo in the south, significantly improving transport between northern and southern Europe.

The tunnel represented a major step forward in infrastructure development, easing travel through the mountainous...
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