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Tunnel close to the summit of the Susten Pass (2224m), connecting Uri and Bern, shortly before it closed for a seven month winter. Despite attempts in previous centuries, the road was only completed in 1946, for use officially for both tourism and the millitary. The area around the St Gottard massive, was part of the National Redoubt, the final Swiss line of defence in the high alps, and is checkered with the remains of millitary installations, many of them underground, still camouflaged. This is the last day that the authorities cleared the road. It closed with the next snow fall two days later.
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Tunnel close to the summit of the Susten Pass (2224m), connecting Uri and Bern, shortly before it closed for a seven month winter. Despite attempts in previous centuries, the road was only completed in 1946, for use officially for both tourism and the millitary. The area around the St Gottard massive, was part of the National Redoubt, the final Swiss line of defence in the high alps, and is checkered with the remains of millitary installations, many of them underground, still camouflaged. This is the last day that the authorities cleared the road. It closed with the next snow fall two days later.