The historic connection runs over the very steep Zeinisjoch (1,842 m) from Partenen. The crossing over the Bielerhöhe was created in 1925 when the Illwerke built a cart track from Partenen up to the construction site of the Vermunt dam. From 1938, the route was extended up to the Bielerhöhe in order to build the Silvretta dam there. The missing section down to Galtür in Tyrol was the result of curious circumstances: a huge excavator was still standing on the Bielerhöhe, where it had been transported in parts years earlier. Instead of dismantling it for return transport, the monster made its way to Galtür from 1951 to 1954.
All information about the Bielerhöhe can be found below as a PDF download.
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PDF: Pass profile: Austria: Bielerhöhe
