Strada statale 44 bis Passo del Rombo (SS 44 bis) is a motorway that connects

Passeier Valley The Passeier Valley (german: Passeier or ; it, Passiria or Val Passiria ) is the valley of the Passer river, in the mountains of South Tyrol, northern Italy. The Passer river is a left-bank tributary to the Adige. At the mouth of the valley, whe ...

with

Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, the most populous ...

. It originates in

St. Leonhard in Passeier St. Leonhard in Passeier (; it, San Leonardo in Passiria ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Passeier Valley in South Tyrol, northern Italy, located about north of Bolzano. Geography As of 30 November 2010, it had a population of 3,547 and ...

from

Strada statale 44 del Passo di Giovo Strada statale 44 del Passo di Giovo (SS 44) is a motorway which connects Etschtal (Valle dell'Adige) with Eisacktal (Valle Isarco) passing through Passeier Valley and Jaufen Valley. It originates in Merano from the Strada statale 38 dello Ste ...

and ends at the

national border Borders are usually defined as geographical boundaries, imposed either by features such as oceans and terrain, or by political entities such as governments, sovereign states, federated states, and other subnational entities. Political borders c ...

, then continuing on the Austrian side with the Ötztalstraße. The road, detached from the SS 44 del Passo di Giovo, continues to climb the Passeier Valley passing through

Moos in Passeier Moos in Passeier (; it, Moso in Passiria ) is a ''comune'' (municipality) in the Passeier Valley. It is located in South Tyrol, northern Italy, about northwest of the province's capital Bolzano, on the border with Austria. Geography As of 30 No ...

and reaches the Austrian border after just under 30 kilometers at the 2474 m of

Timmelsjoch Timmelsjoch ( it, Passo del Rombo), (elevation ) is a high mountain pass that creates a link through the Ötztal Alps along the border between Austria and Italy. The Timmelsjoch connects the Ötztal valley in the Austrian state of Tyrol (state), ...

, while the other state road deviates to go up a lateral valley towards

Jaufen Pass The Jaufen Pass (german: Jaufenpass, it, Passo di Monte Giovo) (el. 2,094 m.) is a high mountain pass in the Alps in the South Tyrol in Italy. It connects Meran and Sterzing on the road to the Brenner Pass. It is the northernmost pas ...

References

{{State highways in Italy 44 bis Transport in South Tyrol