A small mountain pass in the Italian Veneto region between the towns Trichiana 329 m (1,079 ft) and Tovena in the Cison di Valmarino region 272 m (892 ft) over a distance of 17 km (11 miles).
The pass lies at the southern edge of the Alps and connects the Val Belluna with the Val Mareno over a height of 706 m (2,316 ft). The mountain pass is called the SP 635 and only one lane is passable, the traffic is regulated by several sets of lights. There is a speed limit of 30 km/h (19 mph) and a height limit of 3.2 m (10.5 ft), after buses were repeatedly stuck in the tunnel. There are five tunnels blasted into the rock with hairpin turns or loops, and six bridges.
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