The Great St. Bernard Pass and the Great St. Bernard Tunnel (T2) are two different road links between Italy and Switzerland (Canton of Valais).
The Great St. Bernard Pass is located at an elevation of 2,473 meters along State Highway 27 (SS27). It is a toll-free Alpine pass, generally open from early June to the second half of October, depending on snow conditions and snow removal operations. From late October to late May, the road beyond the village of Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses is blocked and closed to vehicular traffic due to meters of snow cover and the danger of avalanches. At the pass are the hospice founded around the year 1050 by St. Bernard of Aosta, the archaeological and natural history museum, the alpine lake, and the summer breeding facility for St. Bernard dogs managed by the Fondation Barry.
The Great St. Bernard Tunnel (T2) is a 5,798-meter-long transalpine toll road tunnel. The southern entrance is at an elevation of 1,875 meters in Italy (Saint-Rhémy-en-Bosses), and the northern entrance is at an elevation of 1,918 meters in Bourg-Saint-Pierre. The tunnel is open 24 hours a day, year-round. During the winter and spring months, it is the only road link between the valley and the Canton of Valais. The toll is managed by the concessionaires SITRASB and TGSB and can be paid in cash (euros or Swiss francs) or by credit card. Traveling north from Aosta along State Route 27, the junction between the covered tunnel ramp and the hairpin turns of the state route leading to the pass is signposted after the hamlet of Cerisey.
More details are available on the page dedicated to the Great St. Bernard Pass.
