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Revision as of 22:27, 8 July 2006
The following is a list of tunnels in the United States of America.
See: List of tunnels
Alabama
- Bankhead Tunnel, Mobile, Alabama
- George C. Wallace Tunnel, Mobile, Alabama
Alaska
- Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, Whittier, Alaska
- Garner Tunnel, Alaska Railroad, near Healy
- Portage Tunnel, Alaska Railroad, near Whittier
Arizona
- Deck Park Tunnel or I-10 Papago Freeway Tunnel, Phoenix, Arizona
- Queen Creek Tunnel just east of Superior, Arizona
Arkansas
California
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel, Kern County
- Caldecott Tunnel, Orinda, California to Oakland, California
- Figueroa Street Tunnels, Los Angeles, California
- Gaviota Tunnel, Santa Barbara County
- Posey Tube, Alameda, California to Oakland, California
- San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco, California
- Transbay Tube, San Francisco Bay
- Waldo Tunnel, Marin County
- Webster Tube, Oakland, California to Alameda, California
Colorado
- Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel, Interstate 70
- Alpine Tunnel, Abandoned railway tunnel
- Moffat Tunnel, Railway tunnel under the Continental Divide; [1]
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
- Capitol Hill Tunnel, CSX, under First Street NE & SE
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park road culverts:
- -- #1 mile 1.3, near Canal Road & Foxhall Road (3 & 4 are in MD)
- -- #2 mile 3.1, Abner cloud house (aka Fletcher's Boat House)
- Dupont Cricle Tunnel, Capitol Transit, Washington, DC
- I-395 Tunnel, Interstate 395 (actually, I-195, but nobody uses this name), aka "Third Street Tunnel"
- -- southern portion, under the National Mall Capitol reflecting pool
- -- northern portion, under Massachusetts Ave & H Street NW
- Virginia Avenue tunnel, CSX, under Virginia Avenue SE
- Zoo tunnel, under the office area of the National Zoo, Beach Drive, Rock Creek Park, DC
Hawaii
- John H. Wilson Tunnels, Likelike Highway between Kaneohe and Honolulu
Illinois
- Winston Tunnel, abandoned and now partially collapsed
Kentucky
- Cherokee Park Tunnel, I-64, Louisville, Kentucky
- Cumberland Gap Tunnel, US 25, Kentucky to Tennessee
- Nada Tunnel, Red River Gorge Park, 800ft
Maryland
- Altamont Tunnel, CSX near Deer Park, Maryland
- Borden Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway near Frostburg, Maryland
- Brush Tunnel, Western Maryland Scenic Railroad near Corriganville, Maryland
- B&P Tunnels, Amtrak, Baltimore, Maryland
- Catoctin Tunnel, CSX near Point of Rocks, Maryland
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park road culverts:
- -- #3 mile 11.?, Carderock, Potomac, Maryland (1 & 2 are in DC)
- -- #4 mile 109.?, Four Locks, near Williamsport, Maryland
- Dalecarlia Tunnel, B&O Railroad, Brookmont, Maryland
- Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore
- Harper's Ferry Tunnel, CSX near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia
- Howard Street Tunnel, CSX, Baltimore, Maryland
- Indigo Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway near Pearre, Maryland
- Ilchester Tunnel, CSX, near Ellicott City, Maryland
- Baltimore Harbor Tunnel, Baltimore
- Kessler Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway, Green Ridge State Forest, Maryland near Paw Paw, West Virginia
- Paw Paw Tunnel, Chesapeake and Ohio National Historical Park near Paw Paw, West Virginia
- Point of Rocks Tunnel, CSX, Point of Rocks, Maryland
- Mt. Airy Tunnel, CSX, Ridgeville, Maryland
- Union Tunnel, Amtrak, Baltimore, Maryland
- Stickpile Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway, Green Ridge State Forest, Maryland
- Wisconsin Avenue Tunnel, B&O Railroad, Bethesda, Maryland
Massachusetts
- Callahan Tunnel, Boston
- Dewey Square Tunnel, Boston
- Hoosac Tunnel, Boston and Maine Railroad, near North Adams
- State Line Tunnel, CSX, near Stockbridge
- Sumner Tunnel, Boston
- Ted Williams Tunnel, Boston
- Central Artery/Tunnel (Big Dig), Boston
Michigan
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario
- Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, Detroit, Michigan to Windsor, Ontario
Minnesota
Mississippi
Montana
Nebraska
- Belmont Tunnel, BNSF Railway (abandoned), near Marsland
New Jersey
- Bergen Arches, CSX and Norfolk Southern, Jersey City, New Jersey
- Bergen Tunnels, New Jersey Transit, Jersey City, New Jersey
- Holland Tunnel, Hudson River
- Lincoln Tunnel, Hudson River
- Newark Tunnel, New Jersey Transit, Newark, New Jersey
- Roseville Tunnel, Lackawanna Railroad, near Port Morris, New Jersey
- Weehawken Tunnel,New Jersey Transit, Weehawken, New Jersey
New York
- Atlantic Avenue Tunnel, Long Island Railroad, Brooklyn and Queens, New York City
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, East River/New York Bay, New York City
- East River Tunnels, Amtrak, East River
- New York City Water Tunnel No. 3, New York City
- Holland Tunnel, Hudson River
- Hudson Tunnel, Amtrak, New York, New York
- Lincoln Tunnel, Hudson River
- Park Avenue Tunnel, Metro-North Railroad, Manhattan, New York
- Queens Midtown Tunnel, East River, New York City
- Riverside Park Tunnel, Metro-North Railroad, New York City
- Port Authority Trans-Hudson Tunnels (PATH), Hudson River
North Carolina
-=Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels=- (plus one more in Virginia)
- Little Switzerland Tunnel, 547 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 333.4, North Carolina
- Wild Acres Tunnel, 240 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 336.8, North Carolina
- Twin Tunnel #1, 240 feet Blue Ridge Parkway mile 344.6, North Carolina
- Twin Tunnel #2, 409 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 344.7, North Carolina
- Rough Ridge Tunnel, 245 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 349.0, North Carolina
- Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel, 176 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 364.4, North Carolina
- Craggy Flats Tunnel, 335 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 365.5, North Carolina
- Tanbark Ridge Tunnel, 746 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 374.4, North Carolina
- Grassy Knob Tunnel, 600 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 347.1, North Carolina
- Pine Mountain Tunnel, 1,320 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 399.3, North Carolina
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel #1, 360 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 400.9, North Carolina
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel #2, 231 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 401.3, North Carolina
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel #3, 323 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 401.5, North Carolina
- Young Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, 400 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 403.0, North Carolina
- Fort Mountain Tunnel, 350 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 403.9, North Carolina
- Little Pisgah Tunnel, 500 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 406.9, North Carolina
- Buck Springs Tunnel, 380 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 407.4, North Carolina
- Frying Pan Tunnel, 275 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 410.1, North Carolina
- Devil's Courthouse Tunnel, 350 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 422.1, North Carolina
- Pinnacle Ridge Tunnel, 750 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 439.7, North Carolina
- Lickstone Ridge Tunnel, 402 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 458.8, North Carolina
- Bunches Bald Tunnel, 268 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 459.3, North Carolina
- Big Witch Tunnel, 348 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 461.2, North Carolina
- Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel, 410 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 465.6, North Carolina
- Sherril Cove No. 6 Tunnel, 572 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 466.3, North Carolina
-= other NC tunnels=-
Oregon
- Cornelius Pass Tunnel, United Railways (abandoned), Portland
- Mitchell Point Tunnel, Columbia River Gorge
- Peninsular Tunnel, Union Pacific Railroad, Portland
- West Hills Tunnel, Metropolitan Area Express, Portland
- Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.
Ohio
Pennsylvania
- Allegheny Mountain Tunnel, 6070 feet , Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Armstrong Tunnel, 1,320 feet, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Benford Tunnel, CSX Transportation
- Big Savage Tunnel, 3,294 feet, was Western Maryland Railway; now Rails-to-trails
- Blue Mountain Tunnel, 4339 feet, Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Brook Tunnel, CSX Transportation
- Cork Run Tunnel, Pennsylvania Railroad, Pittsburg
- Factoryville Tunnel, Delaware and Hudson Railroad, Nicholson
- Falls Cut Tunnel, CSX Transportation
- Fort Pitt Tunnel, 3,614 feet, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Friendship Tunnel, railroad
- Galitzin Tunnels, 3,605 feet, Pennsylvania Railroad, through Allegheny Mountain
- "Ghost Tunnel",carries Dawson Road under Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad, Curtisville, Pennsylvania
- Greys Ferry Tunnel, CSX, Philadelphia
- Hoyt Tunnel, railroad
- Independence Hall Plaza, I-95, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
- Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel, 4727 feet, Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Laurel Hill Tunnel, 4541 feet, Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Lehigh Tunnel, Blue Mountain, 4,400 feet, Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Liberty Tubes, 5,889 feet, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Negro Mountain Tunnel, omitted from the Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Quemahoning Mountain Tunnel, omitted from the Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Panther Hollow Tunnel, CSX Railroad, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Pinkerton Tunnel, CSX Transportation
- Pinkerton Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway
- Rays Hill Tunnel, 3532 feet, Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Sabula Tunnels, Pennsylvania Railroad
- Saltsburg Tunnel, Norfolk Southern Railroad, Saltsburg
- Sand Patch Tunnel, CSX Transportation
- Shoofly Tunnel, CSX Transportation
- Sideling Hill Tunnel, East Broad Top Railroad
- Sideling Hill tunnel, 6782 feet, Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Spruce Creek Tunnels, Norfolk Southern Railway
- Squirrel Hill Tunnel, 4,225 feet, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Staple Bend Tunnel, FIRST US RAILROAD TUNNEL, 900 feet, Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historical Park, Cresson, Pennsylvania
- Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel, 5326 feet, Pennsylvania Turnpike
- Vosburg Tunnel, Lehigh Valley Railroad, Tunkhannock
- White Tunnel, Buffalo and Pittsburg Railway, Indiana, Pennsylvania
- White Cottage Tunnel, Norfolk Southern Railroad, near Holbrook
South Carolina
- Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel, never completed, near Walhalla
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, Tennessee
- Wilcox Tunnel, Chattanooga
Texas
Vermont
Virginia
- Big Walker Mountain Tunnel, I-77 near Bland, Virginia
- Bluff Mountain Tunnel, 630 feet, Blue Ridge Parkway mile 53.1, Virginia
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, US 13, Chesapeake Bay
- Downtown Tunnel, Portsmouth, Virginia to Norfolk, Virginia
- East River Mountain Tunnel, I-77, West Virginia to Virginia
- Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Hampton, Virginia to Norfolk, Virginia
- Midtown Tunnel, Portsmouth, Virginia to Norfolk, Virginia
- Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, Newport News, Virginia to Suffolk, Virginia
- Blue Ridge Tunnel - railroad - 4,263-foot
West Virginia
- Carothers Tunnel, CSX Railroad, Paw Paw, West Virginia
- East River Mountain Tunnel, I-77 Virginia to West Virginia
- Memorial Tunnel, bypassed, formerly West Virginia Turnpike
- Randolph Tunnel, CSX Railroad, east of Paw Paw, West Virginia
- Stuart Tunnel, CSX Railroad, east of Paw Paw, West Virginia
- Welton Tunnel, Western Maryland Railroad across from Cumberland, Maryland and under its airport
- Wheeling Tunnel, I-70, Wheeling, West Virginia
Washington
- Cascade Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Skykomish
- Chumstick Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Cole's Corner
- Gaynor Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Skykomish
- Mount Baker Tunnel, Seattle, Washington
- Nelson Bennett Tunnel, BNSF Railway, Tacoma
- Seattle Tunnel, BNSF Railway, Seattle
- Stampede Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Easton
- Swede Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Coles's Corner
- Winton Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Cole's Corner
- Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Washington.