Ötztalstraße

Ötztalstraße (B 186) is a Landesstraße in Austria and connects the Tirol Inntal with the Ötztal.

The Ötztalstraße in Sölden
Route information
Length48.44 km (30.10 mi)
Location
RegionsTyrol
Highway system
  • Highways of Austria

History

In the middle of the 19th century, the path into the Ötztal was only accessible to Längenfeld. In 1895 the Tiroler Landtag decided to build a new road through the Ötztal into the Passeier Valley.[1] From 1898, the path was expanded to a road that could be driven on with the financial support of the state.[2] In 1903, the Ötztalstraße to Sölden was completed, and in 1911, the continuation to Zwieselstein was completed. In 1926, the first post buses drove through the Ötztal. In 1936, the section from Zwieselstein to Gurgl was opened to traffic.[1] The northern ramp of Timmelsjochstrasse was built from 1955 to 1959.

The Ötztal Straße to Zwieselstein has been part of the network of federal highways in Austria since 1 January 1949.[3] Since 1 January 1973, the federal road has continued from Zwieselstein to Untergurgl, where the toll road Timmelsjoch High Alpine Road begins.[4] On 1 April 2002, the Ötztalstrasse was taken over into the state administration like the other federal highways.

On 15 May 2002 the name was changed to Ötztalstraße by the Tyrolean State Parliament.[5]

References
  1. Wolfgang Meixner, Gerhard Siegl: Historisches zum Thema Gletscher, Gletschervorfeld und Obergurgl. In: Eva-Maria Koch, Brigitta Erschbamer (Hg.): Glaziale und periglaziale Lebensräume im Raum Obergurgl. Alpine Forschungsstelle Obergurgl, Band 1, Innsbruck University Press, Innsbruck 2010, ISBN 978-3-902719-50-8, S. 13–29 (PDF; 827 kB)
  2. Finanzgesetz vom 26. Jänner 1897.
  3. Bundesstraßengesetz vom 18. Februar 1948, Verzeichnis B.
  4. Kundmachung des Bundesministers für Bauten und Technik vom 3. September 1973 gemäß § 33 Abs. 4 des Bundesstraßengesetzes 1971 hinsichtlich des Landes Tirol, BGBl. Nr. 496/1973.
  5. Archived [Date missing] at wwwstatic.tirol.gv.at [Error: unknown archive URL] (PDF; 66 kB)
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