ONLINE VACATION
HAIRPIN HIGHWAY, AUSTRIA
9/6/13
HI EVERYONE... YESTERDAY, WE WERE IN RUSSIA... TODAY, WE ARE
IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY... WE ARE GOING TO AUSTRIA TO
CHECK OUT A HAIRPIN HIGHWAY... A HAIRPIN TURN, NAMED FOR
ITS RESEMBLANCE TO A HAIRPIN/BOBBY PIN, IS A BEND
IN A ROAD WITH A VERY ACUTE INNER ANGLE,
MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TO TURN ALMOST
180 DEGREES TO CONTINUE ON THE ROAD...
SUCH TURNS IN RAMPS AND TRAILS MAY BE CALLED SWITCHBACKS
IN AMERICAN ENGLISH, BY ANALOGY WITH SWITCHBACK RAILWAYS...
IN BRITISH ENGLISH "SWITCHBACK" IS MORE LIKELY TO REFER TO
A HEAVILY UNDULATED ROAD - A USE EXTENDED FROM THE ROLLERCOASTER
AND OTHER TYPE OF SWITCHBACK RAILWAY...
THE ORIGINAL ROAD WAS BUILT IN 1820 - 1825 BY THE
AUSTRIAN EMPIRE TO CONNECT THE FORMER AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF LOMBARDIA
WITH THE REST OF AUSTRIA... THE ENGINEER AND PROJECT MANAGER
WAS CARLO DONEGANI... SINCE THEN, THE ROUTE HAS CHANGED VERY LITTLE...
ITS SIXTY HAIRPIN TURNS ARE A CHALLENGE TO MOTORISTS...
ANYONE SCARED YET??? I AM HOLDING MY BREATH AND HANGING ON
FOR DEAR LIFE... HOWEVER, REMEMBER, NOTHING CAN HAPPEN TO US
ON OUR ONLINE EXPEDITIONS... SO, ENJOY THE "KIND OF LIKE
ROLLERCOASTER RIDE" ON THE HAIRPIN HIGHWAY IN AUSTRIA...
~MARSHA~
IN A DIFFERENT COUNTRY... WE ARE GOING TO AUSTRIA TO
CHECK OUT A HAIRPIN HIGHWAY... A HAIRPIN TURN, NAMED FOR
ITS RESEMBLANCE TO A HAIRPIN/BOBBY PIN, IS A BEND
IN A ROAD WITH A VERY ACUTE INNER ANGLE,
MAKING IT NECESSARY FOR AN ONCOMING VEHICLE TO TURN ALMOST
180 DEGREES TO CONTINUE ON THE ROAD...
SUCH TURNS IN RAMPS AND TRAILS MAY BE CALLED SWITCHBACKS
IN AMERICAN ENGLISH, BY ANALOGY WITH SWITCHBACK RAILWAYS...
IN BRITISH ENGLISH "SWITCHBACK" IS MORE LIKELY TO REFER TO
A HEAVILY UNDULATED ROAD - A USE EXTENDED FROM THE ROLLERCOASTER
AND OTHER TYPE OF SWITCHBACK RAILWAY...
THE ORIGINAL ROAD WAS BUILT IN 1820 - 1825 BY THE
AUSTRIAN EMPIRE TO CONNECT THE FORMER AUSTRIAN PROVINCE OF LOMBARDIA
WITH THE REST OF AUSTRIA... THE ENGINEER AND PROJECT MANAGER
WAS CARLO DONEGANI... SINCE THEN, THE ROUTE HAS CHANGED VERY LITTLE...
ITS SIXTY HAIRPIN TURNS ARE A CHALLENGE TO MOTORISTS...
ANYONE SCARED YET??? I AM HOLDING MY BREATH AND HANGING ON
FOR DEAR LIFE... HOWEVER, REMEMBER, NOTHING CAN HAPPEN TO US
ON OUR ONLINE EXPEDITIONS... SO, ENJOY THE "KIND OF LIKE
ROLLERCOASTER RIDE" ON THE HAIRPIN HIGHWAY IN AUSTRIA...
~MARSHA~
Information was found on many sites
There seems to be a controversy on whether this was in Austria or China
This is a MelloMarsha creation
I do not take credit for the pictures
Thanks to the respective photographers
9-5-13