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516: 465: 392: 165: 480:, a constituent range of these mountains, form a barrier for north–south travel in the region. The Salzach river carves a deep valley through the mountains that culminates at Salzachöfen Gorge. Here, the banks of the Salzach become impassable and the route following the eastern edge of the river rises approximately 100 m (330 ft) above the river to avoid its most treacherous section before descending back down to the river. The highest point of this route is traditionally known as Lueg Pass. 63: 22: 399: 313: 495:. Lueg Pass is crossed by Highway B159 (Salzachtal Straße) as it follows the Salzach. The highway rises to an elevation of 552 m (1,811 ft) and enters a 150 m (490 ft)-long tunnel parallel to the narrowest point of the Salzachöfen Gorge. A hotel is presently located at the height of the pass, above the tunnel. Both the 534:, tollbooths were set up at the height of the pass to collect tolls from travelers and merchants passing through the bottleneck. The first record of a tollbooth dates to 1160 with recurring mentions up to Napoleonic times. Most of the associated tollbooth structures were removed by the 1930s. 209:, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Knowledge. 447:
river where Salzachöfen is at its narrowest. The terms Lueg Pass and Salzachöfen are sometimes used interchangeably to refer to the whole canyon. Lueg Pass, providing a natural access through the narrow
549:. The A10 motorway relieved congestion over Lueg Pass when it was completed in 1974, thereby bypassing the pass completely and reducing its importance as a transportation route. 195: 219: 598: 229:
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Lueg Pass and the surrounding Salzach valley have been used as a transportation route since prehistoric times. The pass was crossed by a
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By the 1970s, traffic through Lueg Pass had reached congestion levels during vacation months as it was located on the
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106: 566: 84: 503:, though largely following the Salzach valley, bypass the narrow Lueg Pass through parallel tunnels under the 347: 113: 515: 80: 35: 95: 464: 245: 453: 73: 500: 484: 266: 473: 428: 8: 323: 477: 424: 120: 538: 241: 488: 440: 336: 504: 496: 259: 41: 592: 492: 432: 420: 369: 356: 542: 177: 531: 524: 248:
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Lueg Pass is located approximately 3 km (1.9 mi) south of
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The Northern Limestone Alps are a northern parallel subrange of the
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and is approximately 100 m (330 ft) above the
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