▁be ▁transport ed ▁by ▁the ▁water ▁to ▁be ▁depos ited ▁without ▁damage . ▁Const ruction ▁began ▁under ▁the ▁fasc ist ▁government ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁was ▁susp ended ▁for ▁the ▁war ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 3 , ▁then ▁res umed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁to ▁finish ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 5 9 . ▁ ▁The ▁construction ▁of ▁the ▁tunnel ▁caused ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁Lake ▁Lo pp io , ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁di version ▁of ▁the ▁spr ings ▁that ▁fed ▁it . ▁ ▁Fe atures ▁The ▁elect rome chan ical ▁equipment ▁that ▁supports ▁the ▁Ad ige - G arda ▁T unnel ▁consists ▁of ▁gr illes , ▁wat ert ight ▁doors ▁and ▁gates ▁with ▁associated ▁control ▁pan els , ▁and ▁controls ▁hous ed ▁in ▁special ▁rooms . ▁The ▁gates ▁are ▁position ed ▁on ▁four ▁int ake ▁windows . ▁Each ▁gate ▁has ▁a ▁width ▁of ▁ 3 1 ▁feet ▁( 9 . 5 0 ▁m ) ▁and ▁is ▁made ▁up ▁of ▁two ▁over la pping ▁pan els . ▁The ▁lower ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁pan els ▁is ▁ 1 0 ▁feet ▁( 3 ▁m ) ▁high ▁and ▁the ▁upper ▁one ▁ 1 6 ▁feet ▁( 5 ▁m ) ▁high . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁T unnel ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁water ▁t unn els ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁Category : T unn els ▁completed ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 9 ▁Category : Build ings ▁and ▁structures ▁in ▁Tr ent ino ▁Category : T unn els ▁in ▁Italy ▁Category : Can als