The construction of a toll tunnel to avoid the mountain pass started in 1999 and opened to traffic in 2002. The tunnel is located at an altitude of about 2000 meters and is nearly 3 kilometers long.[1]
port, envalira, 2408, mountain, pass, pyrenees, andorra, that, connects, casa, with, rest, country, highest, paved, road, pyrenees, climb, been, featured, several, times, tour, france, vuelta, españa, cycling, races, envalira, pass, english, elevation2408, mlo. Port d Envalira el 2408 m is a mountain pass in the Pyrenees in Andorra that connects El Pas de la Casa with the rest of the country It is the highest paved road in the Pyrenees The climb has been featured several times at the Tour de France and Vuelta a Espana cycling races Port d EnvaliraEnvalira Pass in English Port d EnvaliraElevation2408 mLocationEncamp AndorraRangePyreneesCoordinates42 32 24 2 N 1 43 10 58 E 42 540056 N 1 7196056 E 42 540056 1 7196056 Coordinates 42 32 24 2 N 1 43 10 58 E 42 540056 N 1 7196056 E 42 540056 1 7196056Port d EnvaliraThe construction of a toll tunnel to avoid the mountain pass started in 1999 and opened to traffic in 2002 The tunnel is located at an altitude of about 2000 meters and is nearly 3 kilometers long 1 See also EditList of highest paved roads in Europe Souvenir Henri DesgrangeExternal links EditPort d Envalira profile from Andorra la Vella climbbybike com Port d Envalira profile from Ax les Thermes climbbybike com Port d Envalira profile from Latour Carol climbbybike com Le Port d Envalira dans le Tour de France in French Port d Envalira on Google Maps Tour de France classic climbs References Edit Tunnel d envalira Le Tunnel Informations sur la societe in French Archived 2012 04 02 at the Wayback Machine This Andorran location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte This cycling related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Port d 27Envalira amp oldid 934227703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
