Strada delle 52 Gallerie

Road of 52 Tunnels, Road of the first Army
Strada delle 52 gallerie, Strada delle Prima Armata
Road of 52 Tunnels
Road of 52 Tunnels, Road of the first Army
Coordinates 45°46′44″N 11°13′41″E / 45.779°N 11.228°E / 45.779; 11.228
Type military mule
Site information
Controlled by Kingdom of Italy
Open to
the public
yes
Site history
Built February 6, 1917
Built by Kingdom of Italy
In use Kingdom of Italy
Battles/wars World War I
Strada delle 52 Gallerie
Length 6.5 km (4 mi)
Trailheads Bocchetta Campiglia (1.216 m)
Porte del Pasubio (1.928 m)
Use Hiking
Elevation
Elevation change 750 m (2,460 ft)
Highest point the end of 47th tunnel, 2.000 m (6.562 ft)
Lowest point Bocchetta Campiglia, 1.216 m (3.99 ft)
Grade 22 %
Hiking details
Season summer
Surface rock
Right of way military mule

The Strada delle 52 Gallerie (Road of 52 tunnels) (or Strada della Prima Armata – Road of the First Army) is a military mule road built during World War I on the massif Pasubio in Veneto, Italy.

The road winds between Bocchetta Campiglia (1,216 m) and the Porte del Pasubio (1,934 m) crossing the southern slope of the mountain, outside of the range of Austro-Hungarian artillery, with its spires, deep canyons and sheer rock faces.

Features

It is 6,555 meters long, of which 2,280 are divided into 52 tunnels excavated from the rock, each tunnel is numbered and characterized by a particular name. The minimum width of 2.20 m was originally intended to allow the transit of two mules with their baggage.

The impressive N. 20 is carved out of a rock tower, and to overcome the difference in height, twists around itself like a corkscrew. Tunnels 41st through 45th runs below the Passo Fontana d'Oro (1,875 m). On leaving the 47th, the highest point of the road (2,000 m), there is a magnificent panorama.

The passage of the 15th gallery
Top of the 20th tunnel (spiral tunnel)

Completion

It was built from February 6, 1917 to November 1917. A masterpiece of military engineering and boldness (it was produced by the 33rd Company of the Italian Army with the help of six hundred workers), considering the conditions and the time it was built, and the speed of execution. Work began February 6, 1917 and was completed in November 1917.

Its implementation was of great strategic importance because it allowed communication and transfer of supplies from the base to the summit area of Mt. Pasubio. Key aspects of the road include year round access, located outside of enemy artillery range and accessible by mule. These were all problems with the similar road of Scarubbi which is only accessible with motorized vehicles, within the range of the Austrian guns, and only during the summer.

Mountain biking is strictly prohibited due to a number of fatal accidents.

Order of tunnel Name of tunnel Length of tunnel Picture
1 Cap. Zappa 17 metres
2 Gen. D'Havet 65 metres
3 Rovereto 14 metres
4 Battisti 31 metres
5 Oberdan 10 metres
6 Trieste 17 metres
7 Gen. Cascino 35 metres
8 Gen. Cantore 23 metres
9 Gen. Zoppi 78 metres
10 Sauro 12 metres
11 Magg. Randaccio 28 metres
12 Cap. Motti 95 metres
13 Cap. Filzi 27 metres
14 Cap. Melchiori 61 metres
15 Tortona 45 metres
16 Reggio Calabria 74 metres
17 Bergamo 52 metres
18 Parma 46 metres
19 Re 318 metres
20 Gen. Cadorna 86 metres
21 Gen. Porro 20 metres
22 Breganze 8 metres
23 Gen. Capello 18 metres
Order of tunnel Name of tunnel Length of tunnel Picture
24 Bologna 16 metres
25 Aquila 11 metres
26 Napoli 24 metres
27 Cap. Picone 98 metres
28 Genova 14 metres
29 Spezia 31 metres
30 Miss 10 metres
31 Gen. Papa 72 metres
32 Palazzolo 48 metres
33 33ª minatori 57 metres
34 Gen. Giustetti 132 metres
35 Trani 10 metres
36 Gen. Garibaldi 12 metres
37 Balilla 26 metres
38 Torino 29 metres
39 Mantova 53 metres
40 Trento 10 metres
41 26ª minatori 24 metres
42 Macerata 19 metres
43 Polesine 55 metres
44 Zappatori Liguria 22 metres
45 Plotone 25ª minatori 83 metres
46 Piceno 65 metres
47 Pallanza 22 metres
48 Cesena 14 metres
49 Soldato italiano 19 metres
50 Cav. Vittorio Veneto 27 metres
51 Plotone minatori sardo 66 metres
52 Sardegna 86 metres

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