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List of tunnels in the United States

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The following is a list of some tunnels in the United States of America. More tunnels may be found in each state than are included on this list.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

12th Street Tunnel, under the National Mall
Connecticut Avenue tunnel, under Dupont Circle
Third Street Tunnel, under the National Mall

Florida

Georgia

Windy Hill ramp tunnel Exit ramp from I-75 north to Windy Hill Rd. Smyrna GA

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel, Lake County, Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

New York City Subway tunnels:

Other tunnels in New York City:

The Holland Tunnel was the first underwater tunnel designed for automobiles.

Other tunnels in New York State:

North Carolina

  • Beaucatcher Tunnel, 1929, US 70/Tunnel Road through Beaucatcher Mountain, just east of downtown Asheville, 750 feet (230 m)[36]
  • Cowee Tunnel, rail tunnel, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (formerly Murphy Branch, Western North Carolina Railroad), just northwest of Dillsboro in Jackson County[37]
  • Jarrett's Tunnel, rail tunnel, McDowell County, 125 feet (38 m)[38]
  • I-40 tunnels, 1 westbound, 2 eastbound, near mile marker 6, opened 1968.[39]
  • Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels from the 1930s, numbering 25 (listed by milepost north to south):[40][41]
    • Little Switzerland Tunnel, milepost 333.4, 575 feet
    • Wildacres Tunnel, milepost 336.8, 350 feet
    • Twin Tunnel #1, milepost 344.5, 350 feet
    • Twin Tunnel #2, milepost 344.7, 407 feet
    • Rough Ridge Tunnel, milepost 349.0, 182 feet
    • Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel, milepost 364.4, 246 feet
    • Craggy Flats Tunnel, milepost 365.5, 403 feet
    • Tanbark Ridge Tunnel, milepost 374.4, 843 feet
    • Grassy Knob Tunnel, milepost 397.4, 802 feet
    • Pine Mountain Tunnel, milepost 399.1, 1462 feet
    • Ferrin Knob Tunnel #1, milepost 400.9, 605 feet
    • Ferrin Knob Tunnel #2, milepost 401.3, 457 feet
    • Ferrin Knob Tunnel #3, milepost 401.5, 402 feet
    • Young Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, milepost 403.0, 418 feet
    • Fork Mountain Tunnel, milepost 404.0, 392 feet
    • Little Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, milepost 406.9, 583 feet
    • Buck Spring Tunnel, milepost 407.3, 468 feet
    • Frying Pan Tunnel, milepost 410.1, 582 feet
    • Devil's Courthouse Tunnel, milepost 422.1, 721 feet
    • Pinnacle Ridge Tunnel, milepost 439.7, 859 feet
    • Lickstone Ridge Tunnel, milepost 458.8, 406 feet
    • Bunches Bald Tunnel, milepost 459.3, 290 feet
    • Big Witch Tunnel, milepost 461.2, 353 feet
    • Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel, milepost 465.6, 415 feet
    • Sherrill Cove Tunnel, milepost 466.2, 590 feet

North Dakota

  • Cartwright Tunnel, located in McKenzie County, is the first and only railroad tunnel in North Dakota. It was built in 1913 but a train never traveled through it.

Ohio

Oklahoma

  • Jenson Tunnel, located in LeFlore County (just southwest of Bonanza, Arkansas), is the first and only railroad tunnel in Oklahoma. It was built through Backbone Mountain during the mid 1880s in Indian Territory by the Fort Smith & Southern Railway. It is still in operation today, primarily used by the Kansas City Southern Railway.

Oregon

More information name, location ...
namelocationtypelength (ft)openednotesref
Arch Cape TunnelUS 101, 8 mi (13 km). south of Cannon Beachautomobile1,228.11937goes through Arch Cape
Cape Creek TunnelLane County on US 101automobile7141931?refs disagree over year and length 1,228.1' vs. 714'
Cornelius Pass TunnelPortlandrailway
abandoned
4,100(?)March 21, 1911now owned by State of Oregon, but maintained by PWRR; closed by fire September 1994 – July 1998
Cornell Tunnel No. 1Portlandautomobile497.11940NW Cornell Road
Cornell Tunnel No. 2Portlandautomobile247.11941NW Cornell Road
Dennis L. Edwards TunnelSunset Highway southwest of Vernoniaautomobile7721940formerly called "Sunset Tunnel"
Elk Creek TunnelDouglas County on OR 38automobile1,080.11938?refs disagree over year
Elk Rock TunnelClackamas County under OR 43rail1,3961921single track S-shaped route
Knowles Creek TunnelLane County on OR 126automobile1,430.21958
Mitchell Point TunnelColumbia River Gorge west of Hood Riverautomobile, 2 lane3851915closed in 1954, demolished in 1966, part of Historic Columbia River Highway
Mosier Twin TunnelsColumbia River Gorge east of Mosier (near The Dalles)automobile, 2 lane350 (combined)1921part of Historic Columbia River Highway
Oneonta TunnelColumbia River Gorge near Multnomah Fallsautomobile, 2 lane1251914part of Historic Columbia River Highway
Robertson TunnelPortlandlight commuter rail
twin tunnels
16,3681998MAX Light Rail
Rocky Butte TunnelNE Rocky Butte Rd.
Portland
automobile370.0?1939through Rocky Butte; refs disagree over length
Salt Creek TunnelLane County on OR 58automobile904.91939
Tooth Rock TunnelI-84 near Cascade Locks State Parkautomobile
interstate
827.1?1936where Historic Columbia River Highway goes through Tooth Rock; refs disagree over length
Vista Ridge TunnelsSunset Highway/US 26, Portlandautomobile
twin tunnels
1,001.019693 lanes each direction, 6% grade, curved
Walcott TunnelWashington County at 45.70694°N 123.26222°W / 45.70694; -123.26222railroad
West Burnside TunnelPortlandautomobile230.01940W Burnside Road
West Side CSO TunnelPortlandsewer18,0002006Waterfront Park[42]
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  • Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming

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