Transfăgărășan road

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The Transfăgărășan road is a famous high-altitude mountain highway in Romania, renowned for its dramatic hairpin turns, tunnels, and scenic views through the Făgăraș Mountains.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway ⓘ
mountain road ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
alsoServesAs tourist route ⓘ
alternativeName DN7C ⓘ
builtUnder Nicolae Ceaușescu ⓘ
BâleaTunnelElevation about 2042 metres ⓘ
connects Transylvania ⓘ
Wallachia ⓘ
constructionEndYear 1974 ⓘ
constructionStartYear 1970 ⓘ
country Romania ⓘ
crosses Făgăraș Mountains ridge ⓘ
famousFor dramatic scenery ⓘ
serpentine curves ⓘ
featuredIn Top Gear ⓘ
hasFeature hairpin turns ⓘ
steep gradients ⓘ
tunnels ⓘ
viaducts ⓘ
hasTunnel Bâlea Tunnel ⓘ
highestPointElevation about 2042 metres ⓘ
languageOfName Romanian ⓘ
length about 90 kilometres ⓘ
locatedIn Făgăraș Mountains ⓘ
Southern Carpathians ⓘ
namedAfter Făgăraș Mountains ⓘ
near Bâlea Lake ⓘ
partOf DN7C ⓘ
linked to: DN7
passesBy Vidraru Dam ⓘ
Vidraru Lake ⓘ
passesNear Moldoveanu Peak ⓘ
Negoiu Peak ⓘ
primaryPurpose strategic military route ⓘ
region Argeș County ⓘ
Sibiu County ⓘ
roadSurface asphalt ⓘ
seasonalStatus often closed in winter ⓘ
terminusNorth near Cârțișoara ⓘ
terminusSouth near Bascov ⓘ
TopGearDescription one of the best driving roads in the world ⓘ
tourismActivity cycling ⓘ
driving tours ⓘ
motorcycling ⓘ
winterClosureReason avalanche risk ⓘ
snow ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Southern Carpathians → crossedBy → Transfăgărășan road ⓘ
Curtea de Argeș → isAccessedBy → DN7C (Transfăgărășan) road ⓘ
linked to: Transfăgărășan road
Făgăraș Mountains → traversedBy → Transfăgărășan road ⓘ
Vidraru Dam → locatedNear → Transfăgărășan road ⓘ
Poienari Fortress → locatedNear → Transfăgărășan road ⓘ
Poienari Fortress → hasViewOf → Transfăgărășan road ⓘ