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Olympia Tunnel Eschenlohe
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Olympia Tunnel Eschenlohe
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DakenH
June 6, 2024
Cycling
At this point, the cycle path passes under the closed part of Olympiastrasse near Eschnelohe. Actually, it's not that important, but the story behind it is very interesting. The road …
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•DakenH
June 6, 2024
Cycling
The road above is closed; if you want to see a little more, you have to walk a little way up the road embankment.
The tunnels were built between 1935 and 1936 for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen as a bypass of Reichsstrasse 2 around Eschenlohe. In March 1944, during the Second World War, as part of the underground relocation, production halls with bomb-proof steel gates were built at both portals of the north tunnel and the south portal of the south tunnel for the then Messerschmitt AG to manufacture aircraft parts.
The tunnels were built between 1935 and 1936 for the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen as a bypass of Reichsstrasse 2 around Eschenlohe. In March 1944, during the Second World War, as part of the underground relocation, production halls with bomb-proof steel gates were built at both portals of the north tunnel and the south portal of the south tunnel for the then Messerschmitt AG to manufacture aircraft parts.
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