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Col de la Traversette
Mountain pass on the France–Italy border
The Col de la Traversette (Italian: Colle delle Traversette) is a bridle pass with an altitude of 2,947 metres (9,669 ft) in the Cottian Alps. Located between Crissolo and Abriès, it lies on the border between Italy and France and separates the Monviso (3,841 m (12,602 ft)) from the Monte Granero (3,171 m (10,404 ft)). The Blue Trail of the Via Alpina and the Giro di Viso cross the pass.
The 75-metre-long (246 ft) Monte Viso Tunnel (French: Tunnel de la Traversette, Italian: Buco di Viso) is a pedestrian tunnel constructed between 1478 and 1480 to bypass the Col.