Saint Gotthard Pass, Switzerland

The Saint Gotthard Pass can be reached by crossing the Schöllenenschlucht, and several bridges have been built across the River Reuss in order to facilitate access for us motorcyclists. According to the stories from the nearby villages, seasonal deaths resulting from drowning reached a peak in April–May of most years, and thus a safer crossing was required. The original Devil's Bridge (Teufelsbrücke) built under these challenging conditions, was one of so many Devil's Bridges, that the legends about them form a category in the Aarne-Thompson classification system for folktales.Several tunnels provide access through the pass. The 15-kilometer-long Gotthard Rail Tunnel was the first and opened in 1882 for railway traffic at a cost of around 200 workers' lives.