Triebener Tauern Pass | |
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![]() Summit atHohentauern | |
Elevation | 1,274 m (4,180 ft) |
Traversed by | Bundesstraße B 114 |
Location | Austria |
Range | Central Eastern Alps |
Coordinates | 47°26′3″N14°29′1″E / 47.43417°N 14.48361°E /47.43417; 14.48361 |
Triebener Tauern Pass (el. 1274 m.) is amountain pass in theCentral Eastern Alps inAustria, in theBundesland ofStyria. It crosses theNiedere Tauern chain, connecting the city ofJudenburg in theMur valley in the south withTrieben in the north.
Until the 1970s the northern ascent had two steeply sloping sections with a maximumgrade of 16 and 21% including multiplehairpin turns, moreover affected by landslides. After several accidents, the pass road underwent major reconstructions, recently from June 2006 to October 2008, which reduced the maximum grade to 10 and 13%.