Galerie am Splügenpass

The pass road from Splügen to

Chiavenna was planned by the Lombardo-Venetian kingdom and

paid. The Habsburg power wanted to avoid the entire

transit traffic from the region to the San Bernardino route.

Overcoming natural topographical obstacles with a

uniform vehicles suitable for carriage and carriage traffic.

Gradient in the high mountains posed an immense technical challenge

. It required numerous engineering structures such as retaining walls,

Hairpin bends, bridges and tunnels – the Alpine roads of the 19th century.

This is why they are also called 'artificial roads'. Performers

The company was a Milanese company; in Graubünden at that time there were

engineers and skilled workers who were experienced enough to

high demands of road construction in the steep Bregen. The 312 m long

gallery not far from the top of the pass, however, was at least founded by the first Graubünden

Cantonal Engineer, Richard La Nicca. The most critical point of the

The route was to be spared from snowdrifts and protected from avalanches

. The gallery is constructed as a round barrel vault and decorated with quarry stones

from the surrounding area as well as traditional lime mortar

put together. Since the 1950s, the building has been used by the public

Avoid traffic. The gallery is very special in terms of age, size and condition

Unique in Switzerland. Since its careful restoration, it has stood as a

grandiose testimony to historical road construction under national protection.