Zeitungsreise: Living History
The concluding report on the Stelvio Pass road describes the natural resources, forests, and minerals of Valtellina, providing chemical analyses of the thermal and mineral springs of Bormio, Masino, and Santa Caterina. It also examines livestock farming, local textile production, and a newly established cotton mill in Chiavenna.
Continuation of the report on the newly constructed Stelvio Pass road, featuring exact distance and elevation tables from Milan to Prad. An accompanying statistical and geographic survey of the Province of Sondrio details local health conditions, viticulture, and land fragmentation.
Continuation of the detailed account of the Stelvio Pass road, featuring technical data on gradients, alignment, switchbacks, and bridges from Bormio via Trafoi to Mals. The text also explains structural features such as avalanche galleries and drainage, alongside the strategic military and transport significance of the Alpine pass.
Continuation of the engineering description of the Stelvio Pass road: the section from Piatta Martina via the Diroccamento, Sponda Lunga, and Braulio Pass up to the summit at 2,814 metres. It details avalanche galleries, road menders' refuges, and altitude comparisons with other Alpine passes.
Detailed topographical and engineering description of the newly constructed Stelvio Pass road along its Valtellina section from Colico via Morbegno, Sondrio, and Tirano to Bormio and the Braulio Valley. In addition to technical dimensions, gradients, bridges, and the Baths Gallery, the account covers local transit routes, geographical features, and flood protection works.
First installment of a treatise on the construction of the new Alpine road over the Stelvio Pass connecting the Valtellina with Lombardy and Tyrol. The report details the strategic significance of the infrastructure project and the section from the bridge at Lecco along the eastern shore of Lake Como to Colico.
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