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

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[edit] Colorado

[edit] Connecticut

[edit] District of Columbia

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[edit] New Mexico

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[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

[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 45.70694° N 123.26222° W railroad [60]
West Burnside Tunnel Portland automobile 230.0 1940 W Burnside Road [61] [62]
  • Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.

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[edit] Rhode Island

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