List of tunnels in the United States
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The following is a list of tunnels in the United States of America.
See: List of tunnels
[edit] Alabama
- Bankhead Tunnel, US 98, Mobile
- George Wallace Tunnel, Interstate 10, Mobile
[edit] Alaska
- Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, 13,300 feet, rail and highway, Whittier
- Garner Tunnel, Alaska Railroad, near Healy
- Portage Tunnel, Alaska Railroad, near Whittier
[edit] Arizona
- Papago Freeway Tunnel or Deck Park Tunnel, Interstate 10, Phoenix
- Queen Creek Tunnel, US 60, just east of Superior
[edit] Arkansas
[edit] California
- Broadway Tunnel, under Russian Hill in San Francisco
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel, Kern County
- Caldecott Tunnel, CA 24, Orinda to Oakland
- Devil's Slide Tunnel (under construction, estimated completion 2010), CA 1 between Pacifica and Montara
- Figueroa Street Tunnels, northbound Pasadena Freeway under Elysian Park, Los Angeles
- Gaviota Tunnel, Santa Barbara County, US 101
- MacArthur Tunnel, CA 1, The Presidio of San Francisco (Golden Gate National Recreation Area), San Francisco
- Newhall Pass Tunnel, 550 feet, Santa Clarita, southbound truck bypass lanes of the I-5 Golden State Freeway [1]
- Posey and Webster Street Tubes, Alameda to Oakland, under the Oakland Estuary
- Randolph Collier Tunnel, end of Smith River Scenic Byway - US 199, Del Norte County to Oregon border
- San Fernando Tunnel, Santa Clarita, Southern Pacific Railroad [2]
- Second Street Tunnel, downtown Los Angeles
- Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel, Sepulveda Boulevard (CA 1), under Los Angeles International Airport
- Simi Valley Tunnel (Tunnel #26,) Simi Valley, Southern Pacific Railroad [3]
- Stockton Street Tunnel, under a portion of Chinatown in San Francisco
- Summit Tunnel, one of a number through the Donner Pass area of the Sierra Nevadas, Central Pacific Railroad [4]
- Transbay Tube (BART), San Francisco Bay
- Waldo Tunnel, Sausalito, Marin County, US 101 and CA 1 [5]
- Wawona Tunnel, Wawona Road (CA 41), Yosemite National Park
- Yerba Buena Tunnel, Interstate 80 near the middle of the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge complex, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco
[edit] Colorado
- Alpine Tunnel, 1,772 feet, Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, Pitkin, goes under the Continental Divide (abandoned)
- Beavertail Mountain Tunnel, Interstate 70 and US 6 east of Palisade
- Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel, Colorado Midland Railway, now part of an aqueduct
- Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel, Interstate 70 under the Continental Divide northeast of Dillon
- Hagerman Tunnel, Colorado Midland Railway, goes under the Continental Divide (abandoned)
- Hanging Lake Tunnel, Interstate 70 and US 6, Glenwood Canyon project, east of Glenwood Springs
- Moffat Tunnel, Denver and Salt Lake Railway, goes under the Continental Divide [6]
- No Name Tunnel, Interstate 70 and US 6, Glenwood Canyon project, east of Glenwood Springs
- Reverse Curve Tunnel, westbound Interstate 70 and westbound US 6, Glenwood Canyon project, east of Glenwood Springs
- Twin Tunnel, Interstate 70 and US 6, east of Idaho Springs
[edit] Connecticut
- Taft Tunnel, 300 feet, Norwich and Worcester Railroad, Lisbon (oldest still used railroad tunnel)
- Wilbur Cross Parkway Tunnel, West Rock Ridge State Park, New Haven
[edit] District of Columbia
- 9th Street Tunnel, under the National Mall (one-way southbound from Constitution Avenue to I-395), NW & SW DC
- 12th Street Tunnel, under the National Mall (one-way northbound from I-395 & Independence Avenue to Constitution Avenue, SW & NW DC
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park road culverts:
- mile 1.3, near Canal Road & Foxhall Road (3 & 4 are in MD)
- mile 3.1, Abner cloud house (aka Fletcher's Boat House)
- Dupont Circle Tunnel, Capitol Transit
- First Street Tunnel (Washington, DC), Amtrak Northeast Corridor, under First Street NE & SE on Capitol Hill
- Third Street Tunnel, Interstate 395
- southern portion, under the National Mall Capitol reflecting pool
- northern portion, under Massachusetts Ave & H Street NW
- Virginia Avenue Tunnel, CSX Landover Subdivision, under Virginia Avenue SE
- Zoo Tunnel, under the office area of the National Zoo, Beach Drive, Rock Creek Park
[edit] Florida
[edit] Hawaii
- John H. Wilson Tunnels, Likelike Highway between Kaneohe and Honolulu, go under the Koʻolau Range
- Tetsuo Harano Tunnels, Interstate H-3, Oahu [7]
[edit] Illinois
- East Dubuque Tunnel, east approach to the Dubuque Rail Bridge
- LaSalle Street Tunnel, under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned
- Van Buren Street Tunnel, under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned
- Washington Street Tunnel, under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned
- Winston Tunnel, abandoned and now partially collapsed, Jo Daviess County, Chicago Great Western Railway
[edit] Indiana
- Burton Tunnel, 1907 - 2,217 ft long [8], Indiana Railroad Museum historical railroad, southwest of French Lick and northwest of the French Lick Municipal Airport in Orange County
- Duncan Tunnel (a/k/a Edwardsville Tunnel), 1881 - 4,295 ft long (longest in the state) [9], Norfolk Southern railroad under Edwardsville Hill (part of The Knobs), including portion of Interchange #118 of I-64, near Edwardsville in Floyd County
- Fairdale Tunnel (bypassed and abandoned), approx. 870 ft long, former Southern Railway (now Norfolk Southern), near the town of Fairdale, west of Ramsey and southeast of Depauw in Harrison County
- Indianapolis Motor Speedway Tunnels, all within the town of Speedway in Marion County:
- IMS Tunnel #2, 4-lane vehicle and 2-lane pedestrian tunnel under the South Straightaway and Warmup Lane, serves as the main entry to the infield, and connects 16th Street to Fourth Street at the Hall of Fame Museum parking lot's entrance. This is the only high-clearence vehicle tunnel at the track.
- IMS Tunnel #3, 2-lane vehicle tunnel under Turn 2 and South Warmup Lane, connects 16th Street to Fourth Street in the infield.
- IMS Tunnel #4, 2-lane vehicle tunnel under the Backstretch, connects Cagle Lane on the Brickyard Crossing Golf Resort to Shaw Drive in the infield, used by golfers to access the 4 holes located within the infield of the racing oval.
- IMS Tunnel #6, 2-lane vehicle and 2-lane pedestrian tunnel under Main Straight and Pit Road just north of the Pagoda, connects Georgetown Road to Sixth Street in the infield.
- IMS Tunnel #7, 3-lane vehicle and 2-lane pedestrian tunnel under Main Straight and Pit Road entrance, connects Georgetown Road to Seventh Street in the infield.
- IMS Tunnel #10, 3-lane vehicle and 2-lane pedestrian tunnel carries Hulman Boulevard under the North Straightaway and Warmup Lane.
- Indian Springs Tunnel, 1890 - 1,106 ft long [10], INRD railroad, within the grounds of the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, northwest of Indian Springs in Martin County
- Marengo Tunnel, 700 ft long [11], Norfolk Southern railroad, between Temple and Marengo in Crawford County
- Patton Tunnel, 769 ft long [12], Norfolk Southern railroad, between Taswell and English in Crawford County
- Ritner Tunnel, 1857 - 1,731 ft long[13], CSX railroad under Tunnel Hill, along the East Fork of the White River, east of Tunnelton and west-southwest of Ft. Ritner in Lawrence County
- Vernon Tunnel Mill (abandoned), across the Muscatatuck River from Vernon cemetery in Jennings County
- Willow Valley Tunnel, 1,160 ft long[14], CSX railroad, near Willow Valley in Martin County
[edit] Kentucky
- Cherokee Park Tunnel, Interstate 64, Louisville
- Cumberland Gap Tunnel, US 25, Kentucky to Tennessee
- Nada Tunnel, Red River Gorge Park, built for logging [15]
[edit] Louisiana
[edit] Maryland
- Altamont Tunnel, CSX near Deer Park
- Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel (B&P Tunnel), Pennsylvania Railroad, Baltimore
- Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Baltimore, Interstate 895
- Borden Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway near Frostburg
- Brush Tunnel, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad near Corriganville
- Catoctin Tunnel, CSX near Point of Rocks
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park road culverts:
- - #3 mile 11.?, Carderock, Potomac (1 & 2 are in DC)
- - #4 mile 109.?, Four Locks, near Williamsport
- Dalecarlia Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Brookmont
- Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore, Interstate 95
- Henryton Tunnel, CSX, Marriottsville
- Oldest operating railroad tunnel in the country, third in the world
- Howard Street Tunnel, CSX, Baltimore
- Ilchester Tunnel, CSX, near Ellicott City
- Indigo Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway near Little Orleans [16]
- Kessler Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway, Green Ridge State Forest in Allegany County [17]
- Mt. Airy Tunnel, CSX, Ridgeville
- Paw Paw Tunnel, 3,118 feet, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, across the Potomac from Paw Paw, West Virginia [18]
- Point of Rocks Tunnel, CSX, Point of Rocks
- Stockpile Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway, Green Ridge State Forest [19]
- Union Tunnel, Amtrak, Baltimore
- Wisconsin Avenue Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Bethesda
[edit] Massachusetts
- Callahan Tunnel, Boston
- City Square Tunnel, Charlestown
- Dewey Square Tunnel, Interstate 93 southbound, Boston
- East Boston Tunnel, Boston (now part of the MBTA Blue Line)
- Hoosac Tunnel, Boston and Maine Railroad, through the Berkshire Mountains near North Adams
- State Line Tunnel, CSX Railroad, near Stockbridge
- Sumner Tunnel, Boston
- Ted Williams Tunnel, Interstate 90, Boston
- Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel, Interstate 93, Boston
[edit] Michigan
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, Detroit to Windsor, Ontario
- Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, Detroit to Windsor, Ontario
- St. Clair Tunnel, Port Huron to Sarnia, Ontario
[edit] Minnesota
- Cramer Tunnel, Cliffs-Erie Mining, near Taconite Harbor
- Hennepin Island tunnel, Minneapolis (defunct)
- A series of short tunnels on Interstate 35 between downtown Duluth and its end near London Road
- Lafayette Bluff Tunnel, Two Harbors
- Lowry Hill Tunnel, Interstate 94, Minneapolis
- Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel, Two Harbors
[edit] Mississippi
- KCS Rail Tunnel, Vicksburg
[edit] Missouri
[edit] Montana
[edit] Nebraska
- Belmont Tunnel, BNSF Railway (abandoned), near Marsland
[edit] Nevada
- Airport Tunnel (Las Vegas), connects the Airport Spur Connector (unsigned SR 171) to Paradise Rd in Paradise under several runways and taxiways at McCarran International Airport
- Carlin Rail Tunnels, Central Pacific Railroad (now Union Pacific), east of Carlin
- Carlin Tunnel, Interstate 80, east of Carlin
- Cave Rock Tunnel, US 50, along the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe north of Stateline
- Walgreens Tunnel, Interstate 80, under Virginia St, a Walgreens store and its associated parking deck, and Center St in downtown Reno
[edit] New Jersey
- Atlantic City Expressway Connector Tunnel, 1,957 feet, Atlantic City [20]
- Bergen Arches, CSX and Norfolk Southern (formerly Erie Railroad,) Jersey City, go under the New Jersey Palisades
- Bergen Tunnels, New Jersey Transit, Jersey City
- Holland Tunnel, Hudson River, Jersey City to New York City
- Hudson Tubes, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson rail-system tunnels connecting Hoboken/Jersey City and New York City
- Lincoln Tunnel, Hudson River, Weehawken to New York City
- Long Dock Tunnel, Erie Railroad, Jersey City, goes under the New Jersey Palisades (abandoned)
- Manunka Chunk Tunnel, 800 feet, Belvidere, Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad (abandoned) [21]
- Musconetcong Tunnel, 4,893 feet, West Portal to Pattenburg, Hunterdon County, Lehigh Valley Railroad [22]
- Newark Tunnel, New Jersey Transit, Newark
- North River Tunnels, Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak and New Jersey Transit,) Weehawken to New York City
- Oxford Tunnel, Oxford, Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad (abandoned) [23]
- Roseville Tunnel, Delaware, Lackawanna, and Western Railroad, near Port Morris on the Lackawanna Cut-off (abandoned but slated for restored service) [24]
- Weehawken Tunnel, New Jersey Transit, Weehawken
- Several Atlantic City casinos have private tunnels for tour buses.
[edit] New Mexico
- Raton Tunnel, Raton Pass, New Mexico
[edit] New York
- Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, Long Island Rail Road, Brooklyn and Queens, New York City
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, East River/New York Bay, New York City
- East River Tunnels, Amtrak/Long Island Railroad/Metro North, East River, New York City
- New York City Water Tunnel No. 3, New York City
- Holland Tunnel, Hudson River
- Hudson Tubes, the Port Authority Trans-Hudson rail-system tunnels connecting Hoboken/Jersey City and New York City
- Joralemon Street Tunnel, IRT Lexington Avenue Line between Brooklyn and Lower Manhattan, New York City
- Lincoln Tunnel, Hudson River
- Murray Hill Tunnel, Manhattan
- North River Tunnels, Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak and New Jersey Transit,) Weehawken to New York City
- Otisville Tunnel, Otisville, Orange County, Erie Railroad [25]
- Park Avenue Tunnels, Metro-North Railroad, Manhattan
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson Tunnels (PATH), under the Hudson River and streets of Lower Manhattan
- Queens Midtown Tunnel, East River, New York City
- Riverside Park Tunnel, Metro-North Railroad, New York City
[edit] North Carolina
[edit] Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels
- Little Switzerland Tunnel, 547 feet, mile 333.4
- Wild Acres Tunnel, 240 feet, mile 336.8
- Twin Tunnel #1, 240 feet, mile 344.6
- Twin Tunnel #2, 409 feet, mile 344.7
- Rough Ridge Tunnel, 245 feet, mile 349.0
- Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel, 176 feet, mile 364.4
- Craggy Flats Tunnel, 335 feet, mile 365.5
- Tanbark Ridge Tunnel, 746 feet, mile 374.4
- Grassy Knob Tunnel, 600 feet, mile 347.1
- Pine Mountain Tunnel, 1,320 feet, mile 399.3
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel #1, 360 feet, mile 400.9
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel #2, 231 feet, mile 401.3
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel #3, 323 feet, mile 401.5
- Young Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, 400 feet, mile 403.0
- Fort Mountain Tunnel, 350 feet, mile 403.9
- Little Pisgah Tunnel, 500 feet, mile 406.9
- Buck Springs Tunnel, 380 feet, mile 407.4
- Frying Pan Tunnel, 275 feet, mile 410.1
- Devil's Courthouse Tunnel, 350 feet, mile 422.1
- Pinnacle Ridge Tunnel, 750 feet, mile 439.7
- Lickstone Ridge Tunnel, 402 feet, mile 458.8
- Bunches Bald Tunnel, 268 feet, mile 459.3
- Big Witch Tunnel, 348 feet, mile 461.2
- Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel, 410 feet, mile 465.6
- Sherril Cove No. 6 Tunnel, 572 feet, mile 466.3
[edit] Other NC tunnels
- Beaucatcher Tunnel, U.S. Route 70, Asheville [26]
- Burgin Tunnel, 552 feet, Southern Railway
- Cowee Tunnel, Murphy Branch, Western North Carolina Railroad (now Great Smoky Mountains Railroad) [27]
- High Ridge Tunnel, Southern Railway
- Jarrett's Tunnel, McDowell County, Southern Railway [28]
- Lick Log Tunnel, 562 feet, Southern Railway
- McElroy Tunnel, Southern Railway
- Point Tunnel, Southern Railway
- Swannanoa Tunnel, 1800 feet, Swannanoa, Buncombe County, Southern Railway (crosses under the Eastern Continental Divide) [29]
[edit] Oregon
name | location | type | length (ft) | opened | notes | ref |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Arch Cape Tunnel | US 101, 8 mi. south of Cannon Beach | automobile | 1228.1 | 1937 | goes through Arch Cape | [30] [31] |
Cape Creek Tunnel | Lane County on US 101 | automobile | 714 | 1931? | refs disagree over year and length 1228.1' vs. 714' | [32] [33] |
Cornelius Pass Tunnel | Portland | railway abandoned |
4100(?) | March 21, 1911 | now owned by State of Oregon, but maintained by PWRR; closed by fire September 1994 – July 1998 | [34] [35] [36] [37] |
Cornell Tunnel No. 1 | Portland | automobile | 497.1 | 1940 | NW Cornell Road | [38] [39] |
Cornell Tunnel No. 2 | Portland | automobile | 247.1 | 1941 | NW Cornell Road | [40] [41] |
Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel | Sunset Highway southwest of Vernonia | automobile | 799.9 | 1940 | formerly called "Sunset Tunnel" | [42] [43] [44] [45] |
Elk Creek Tunnel | Douglas County on OR 38 | automobile | 1080.1 | 1938? | refs disagree over year | [46] [47] |
Knowles Creek Tunnel | Lane County on OR 126 | automobile | 1430.2 | 1958 | [48] [49] | |
Mitchell Point Tunnel | Columbia River Gorge west of Hood River | automobile, 2 lane | 385 | 1915 | closed in 1937, demolished in 1966, part of Historic Columbia River Highway | [50] |
Mosier Twin Tunnels | Columbia River Gorge east of Mosier (near The Dalles) | automobile, 2 lane | 350 (combined) | 1921 | part of Historic Columbia River Highway | [51] |
Oneonta Tunnel | Columbia River Gorge near Multnomah Falls | automobile, 2 lane | 125 | 1914 | part of Historic Columbia River Highway | [52] |
Peninsular Tunnel | Portland | railroad | Union Pacific Railroad | |||
Robertson Tunnel | Portland | light commuter rail twin tunnels |
16,368 | 1998 | MAX Light Rail | |
Rocky Butte Tunnel | NE Rocky Butte Rd. Portland |
automobile | 370.0? | 1939 | through Rocky Butte; refs disagree over length | [53] [54] |
Salt Creek Tunnel | Lane County on OR 58 | automobile | 904.9 | 1939 | [55] [56] | |
Tooth Rock Tunnel | I-84 near Cascade Locks State Park | automobile interstate |
827.1? | 1936 | where Historic Columbia River Highway goes through Tooth Rock; refs disagree over length | [57] [58] |
Vista Ridge Tunnels | Sunset Highway/US 26, Portland | automobile twin tunnels |
1001.0 | 1969 | 3 lanes each direction, 6% grade, curved | [59] |
Walcott Tunnel | Washington County at | railroad | [60] | |||
West Burnside Tunnel | Portland | automobile | 230.0 | 1940 | W Burnside Road | [61] [62] |
- Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.
[edit] Ohio
- Lytle Tunnel, Interstate 71, Cincinnati
- Westbound OH 161 to Southbound Interstate 270 connector, Columbus - 134 meters (440 ft)
[edit] Pennsylvania
[edit] Rhode Island
- East Side Railroad Tunnel, Providence
- East Side Trolley Tunnel, Providence
[edit] South Carolina
- Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel, Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad, never completed, near Walhalla
[edit] Tennessee
- Bachman Tubes, Chattanooga
- Cumberland Gap Tunnel, US 25 Kentucky to Tennessee
- Missionary Ridge Tunnel, Chattanooga
- Stringer's Ridge Tunnel, Chattanooga
- US 441 tunnel, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Wilcox Tunnel, Chattanooga
[edit] Texas
- Addison Airport Toll Tunnel, Addison
- Baytown Tunnel, Baytown demolished by 1998
- Houston Downtown Tunnel System, Houston
- Santa Fe Terminal Tunnel System, Dallas [63]
- Washburn Tunnel, goes underneath the Houston Ship Channel, Houston
[edit] Vermont
- Bellows Falls Tunnel, New England Central Railroad, Bellows Falls
- Burlington Tunnel, New England Central Railroad, Burlington
[edit] Virginia
- Big Walker Mountain Tunnel, Interstate 77 near Bland
- Blue Ridge Tunnel - 4,263 feet, Rockfish Gap, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (now CSX)
- Bluff Mountain Tunnel, 630 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 53.1
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, US 13, Virginia Beach to Northampton County, Chesapeake Bay
- Downtown Tunnel, Interstate 264, Portsmouth to Norfolk
- East River Mountain Tunnel, Interstate 77, Mercer County, West Virginia to Bland County, Virginia
- Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Interstate 64, Hampton to Norfolk
- Midtown Tunnel, US 58, Portsmouth to Norfolk
- Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, Interstate 664, Newport News to Suffolk
[edit] Washington
- Cascade Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Skykomish
- Chumstick Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Cole's Corner
- Gaynor Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Skykomish
- Great Northern Tunnel, BNSF Railway, Seattle
- Mount Baker Tunnel, Interstate 90, Seattle
- Nelson Bennett Tunnel, BNSF Railway, Tacoma
- Stampede Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Easton
- Swede Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Cole's Corner
- Winton Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Cole's Corner
- Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Washington.
[edit] West Virginia
- Carothers Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Paw Paw
- East River Mountain Tunnel, Interstate 77, Mercer County, West Virginia to Bland County, Virginia
- Harper's Ferry Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
- Hutchinson Tunnel, Monongahela Railway, abandoned to railway use, north of Fairmont, West Virginia, currently a bike trail
- Kingwood Tunnel, Tunnelton, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad [64]
- Memorial Tunnel, bypassed, formerly West Virginia Turnpike
- Randolph Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, east of Paw Paw
- Stuart Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, east of Paw Paw
- Welton Tunnel, Western Maryland Railroad, across the Potomac River from Cumberland, Maryland and under Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
- Wheeling Tunnel, Interstate 70, Wheeling
[edit] Wisconsin
- Hustler Tunnel, Omaha Trail
- Kendall Tunnel, Elroy-Sparta State Trail
- Norwalk Tunnel, Elroy-Sparta State Trail
- Tunnel City Tunnel, Canadian Pacific Railway, Tunnel City, Wisconsin
- Wilton Tunnel, Elroy-Sparta State Trail