The first road to Val Gardena
1. Gardena valley road
First How did we build on the idea that road?
The increasing development of woodcarving center of 19.Jahehunderts let the call for better and faster communication with the outside world are loud. Until the date that is made of the way the turned off the Pontivesschlucht towards Peter and reached over lay Klausen, the main link the Eisacktal. On these arduous paths passable was the entire transport of food and wood products, with not a horse could carry more than 100 pounds per load.
2. was the builder of the Val Gardena valley road?
Johann Baptist Purger de Pana and his brother Johann Matthias Moroder de Plamureda 1843 were at their own expense, the first alignment along the Dirschingbaches make. The costs were too high, so was John the Baptist Purger the drafting of a new project in order.
3. When did the construction work started and when it was finished?
Construction began in 1853 and in 1856 the entire route was opened. The chronicler javian describes the opening ceremony and noted that such a mass of people in Ortisei was never seen nor will be seen more easily.
4. From where to where they went?
The whole street was from Ponte Gardena to Pescosta on the municipal boundary to Cristina and measured about 14 km.
5. What are the customs house was intended?
In 1892, the Customs House was built, the house was a small place for the payment of the toll. Everyone who wanted to come over here with a cart, had to pay a certain amount.
6. Who got the money the toll?
The toll revenues were used for maintenance of the road. First, however, so the debt for the construction of the road paid off.
7. How much traffic there was 100 years ago on the Val Gardena valley road?
Around the turn of the century wrong day on the Val Gardena valley road in the winter three and five people in the summer coaches. In addition there were about 30 per day freight horses, each of which could carry up to 500 pounds. Freight companies talked of Moonlight and the host family Kelder.
8. How important this road at that time?
For Talindustrie this road despite their strong tendency of some 14% of the shortest and most convenient route to the outside. The toll revenues were by the heavy traffic is so high that even after 26 years, the debt was paid, although frequent flood damage and mudslides always new rework necessitated.
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