Gaicht Pass

Gaicht Pass (el. 1093 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in Tyrol in Austria.

Gaicht Pass
Gaicht Pass
Location of Gaicht Pass
Elevation1,093 m (3,586 ft)
Traversed byAustrian Federal Highway B 199
LocationAustria
RangeAlps
Coordinates47°27′10″N 10°37′29″E

It connects the valley of the Lech near Weißenbach an der Lech with the Tannheim valley near Nesselwängle. It is crossed by federal highway B 199, which runs along the Haldensee and over the Oberjoch Pass in Germany.

History

This pass was important in the Middle Ages as a commercial route.

The bridge built in 1912 was destroyed by the retreating German army in 1945. It was replaced in 1979.

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