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The Europa Bridge or Bridge of Europe (''Europabrücke'') is a bridge carrying the
A13 Brenner Autobahn (and
European route E45
The European route E45 goes between Norway and Italy, through Finland, Sweden, Denmark, Germany and Austria. With a length of about , it is the longest north–south European route (some east–west routes are longer).
The route passes throug ...
) over the
Wipp valley just south of
Innsbruck,
Tyrol
Tyrol (; historically the Tyrole; de-AT, Tirol ; it, Tirolo) is a historical region in the Alps - in Northern Italy and western Austria. The area was historically the core of the County of Tyrol, part of the Holy Roman Empire, Austrian Emp ...
,
Austria
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. The bridge spans the
Sill River
The Sill is a river in Tyrol, Austria. It is one of the larger tributaries of the Inn in Tyrol. It flows north through the Wipptal to Innsbruck. Its source lies east of the Brenner Pass
The Brenner Pass (german: link=no, Brennerpass , shor ...
, and forms part of the main route across the
Alps
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from western Austria to
South Tyrol
it, Provincia Autonoma di Bolzano – Alto Adige lld, Provinzia Autonoma de Balsan/Bulsan – Südtirol
, settlement_type = Autonomous province
, image_skyline =
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in
Italy
Italy ( it, Italia ), officially the Italian Republic, ) or the Republic of Italy, is a country in Southern Europe. It is located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, and its territory largely coincides with the homonymous geographical ...
. It is also part of the main route between southeastern Germany and northern Italy.
The longest span between pillars is .
It hosts a 192-meter
Bungee Jump
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, the fifth highest in the world.
Record
Built between 1959 and 1963 and standing high above the ground, it took the title of
Europe's highest bridge, surpassing the
Gueuroz Bridge in
Switzerland. The
Italia Viaduct took over this title in 1974.
See also
*
List of highest bridges in the world
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* List (surname)
Organizations
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*
List of tallest bridges in the world
This list of tallest bridges includes bridges with a structural height of at least . The of a bridge is the maximum vertical distance from the uppermost part of a bridge, such as the top of a bridge tower, to the lowermost exposed part of the br ...
*
List of bridges in Austria
References
External links
*
Bridges in Austria
Bridges completed in 1963
1963 establishments in Austria
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