List of tunnels in the United States
The following is a list of tunnels in the United States of America.
Alabama
- 5th Avenue North Tunnel, Birmingham. Completed in 1909, this road tunnel runs beneath the former Birmingham Terminal Station site, now occupied by the Red Mountain Expressway.[1]
- John H. Bankhead Tunnel, a 3,389-foot-long (1,033 m) road tunnel, US 98 under the Mobile River in Mobile.[2]
- Blount Tunnel, a tunnel near Blount Springs.[3]
- Brocks Gap Tunnel, a 900-foot-long (270 m) rail tunnel near Birmingham, under Shades Mountain.[4]
- Cooks Springs Tunnel, a Norfolk Southern rail tunnel near Cooks Springs, on the main line between Birmingham and Anniston.[5]
- Coosa Tunnel a rail tunnel on an active Norfolk Southern rail line. In Shelby County.[6]
- Hardwick Tunnel, a rail tunnel on the ATN Railway near Wattsville.[7]
- Hayden Tunnel, an active rail tunnel located near Hayden.[8]
- Jefferson Tunnel, in Jefferson County.[9]
- Laney Tunnel, an active rail tunnel on the ATN Railway near Glencoe, Alabama. Completed in 1851 and reinforced in 2010.[10]
- Oak Mountain Tunnel a rail tunnel on an active Norfolk Southern rail line. In Shelby County.[11]
- Palisade Tunnel, a 400-foot-long (120 m) road tunnel on the Homewood side of Red Mountain. The one-way tunnel provides west-bound access to Palisades Boulevard from Oxmoor Road.[12]
- Red Mountain Tunnel, a proposed tunnel project that was meant to link Birmingham to its southern neighbors. The tunnel idea was abandoned and eventually the Red Mountain Expressway Cut was built instead.[13]
- Roper Tunnel, a rail tunnel on the ATN Railway near Trussville.[14]
- Tunnel Springs Tunnel, an 840-foot-long (260 m) abandoned rail tunnel near Tunnel Springs.[15] The masonry tunnel was completed in 1899 and abandoned in 1994.
- George C. Wallace Tunnel, a 3,000-foot-long (910 m) road tunnel, I-10 under the Mobile River in Mobile.[16]
Alaska
- Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, 13,300 feet (4,100 m), rail and highway (Portage Glacier Road), near Whittier
- Garner Tunnel, Alaska Railroad, near Healy
- Portage Lake Tunnel, highway (Portage Glacier Road), between Portage and Whittier
- Portage Tunnel, Alaska Railroad, between Portage and Whittier
- Front Street Tunnel or more commonly called 'The Tunnel', downtown, Ketchikan, Alaska The only tunnel you can drive through, drive around and drive over. Completed in 1954, it is 274 feet.
Arizona
- Papago Freeway Tunnel or Deck Park Tunnel, Interstate 10, Phoenix
- Queen Creek Tunnel, US 60, just east of Superior
- Verde Canyon Railroad Tunnel, Yavapai County, 680-foot-long (210 m) railway tunnel
Arkansas
- Bobby Hopper Tunnel, Interstate 49, Washington County
- Winslow Tunnel, Arkansas and Missouri Railroad, Washington County
- Cotter Tunnel, MNA Railroad, Marion County
- Charcoal Gap Tunnel, Carroll County (abandoned)
- Cricket Tunnel, MNA Railroad, Boone County
- Crest Tunnel, MNA Railroad, Boone County
- Pyatt Tunnel, MNA Railroad, Marion County
- Conway Tunnel, UP Railroad, Faulkner County
California
- Berkeley Hills Tunnel, BART beneath Grizzly Peak between Orinda and Oakland
- Broadway Tunnel, Broadway beneath Russian Hill, San Francisco
- Bunker Road Tunnel, Marin County. Fort Barry and Fort Baker are connected with a half-mile long tunnel built In June 1937. Fort Barry is a former United States Army fort located in the Marin Headlands near San Francisco.
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel, Kern County
- Caldecott Tunnel, CA 24 beneath Grizzly Peak between Orinda and Oakland
- (four) Figueroa Street Tunnels, northbound Arroyo Seco Parkway (CA 110) beneath Elysian Park, Los Angeles
- Fort Mason Tunnel, San Francisco
- Gaviota Tunnel, northbound US 101, Santa Barbara County
- MacArthur Tunnel, CA 1 beneath the Presidio of San Francisco (Golden Gate National Recreation Area), San Francisco
- McClure Tunnel, CA 1 located at the Western terminus of I-10 in Santa Monica
- Newhall Pass Tunnel, 550 feet (170 m), southbound truck bypass lanes of the Golden State Freeway (I-5), Santa Clarita[17]
- Northbrae Tunnel, Solano Avenue (former East Bay Electric Lines) beneath Marin Circle, Berkeley
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- Posey and Webster Street Tubes, CA 61 beneath the Oakland Estuary between Alameda and Oakland
- Randolph Collier Tunnel, end of Smith River Scenic Byway (US 199), Del Norte County near the Oregon border
- Robin Williams Tunnel/Waldo Tunnel, US 101 and CA 1, Sausalito, Marin County
- San Fernando Tunnel, Southern Pacific Railroad, Santa Clarita[18]
- Second Street Tunnel, beneath Bunker Hill, downtown Los Angeles
- Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel/Airport Tunnel, Sepulveda Boulevard (CA 1) beneath Los Angeles International Airport
- (another) Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel, Sepulveda Boulevard beneath Mulholland Drive in Los Angeles
- Simi Valley Tunnel (Tunnel No. 26), Southern Pacific Railroad, Simi Valley[19]
- Soledad Canyon Tunnel, Soledad Canyon Road, Soledad Canyon, north Los Angeles County
- Stockton Street Tunnel, beneath a portion of Chinatown in San Francisco
- Summit Tunnel, Central Pacific Railroad, one of a number through the Donner Pass area of the Sierra Nevadas[20]
- Sunset Tunnel, Muni Metro beneath Buena Vista Park, San Francisco
- Tom Lantos Tunnels, CA 1 beneath Devil's Slide between Pacifica and Montara
- Third Street Tunnel, beneath Bunker Hill, downtown Los Angeles
- Transbay Tube, BART beneath San Francisco Bay between Oakland and San Francisco
- Twin Peaks Tunnel, Muni Metro beneath Twin Peaks, San Francisco
- Wawona Tunnel, Wawona Road (CA 41), Yosemite National Park
- Western Pacific Railroad tunnels, one 4,500 feet (1,400 m) long and the other 450 feet (140 m) long, in Niles Canyon[21]
- Yerba Buena Tunnel, I-80 near the middle of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge complex, Yerba Buena Island, San Francisco
Colorado
- Alpine Tunnel, 1,772 feet (540 m), 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
- Mesa Verde National Park Tunnel, Main Park Road between milesposts 4 and 5, 0.28 miles long
- Moffat Tunnel, Denver and Salt Lake Railway, goes under the Continental Divide [1]
- 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
- Tunnel 1, US 6, Clear Creek Canyon
- Tunnel 2, US 6, Clear Creek Canyon
- Tunnel 3, US 6, Clear Creek Canyon
- Tunnel 4, abandoned, Clear Creek Canyon
- Tunnel 5, US 6, Clear Creek Canyon
- Tunnel 6, US 6, Clear Creek Canyon
- Veterans Memorial Tunnels (Twin Tunnel), Interstate 70 and US 6, east of Idaho Springs
- Wolf Creek Pass Tunnel, US 160 between South Fork and Pagosa Springs
Connecticut
- Pitkin Tunnel, New Haven
- A road tunnel in Plymouth is an abandoned concrete tunnel about 1 mile (1.6 km) long (conflicts with Pequabuck Tunnel same place?)
- Remains of the Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad in Washington includes a 235-foot-long (72 m) tunnel
- Taft Tunnel, 300 feet (91 m), originally part of Norwich and Worcester Railroad, in Lisbon (oldest active railroad tunnel in the United States)
- Heroes Tunnel of the Wilbur Cross Parkway, West Rock Ridge State Park, in New Haven
- CT-533 Tunnel Road in Vernon, CT
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
- 16th Street tunnel under Scott Circle
- Barney Circle tunnel, Southeast Freeway (Interstate 695)
- Beach Drive tunnel under National Zoo office area, Rock Creek Park
- Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park road culverts:
- mile 1.3, near Canal Road & Foxhall Road (3 & 4 are in Maryland)
- mile 3.1, Abner Cloud house (a.k.a. Fletcher's Boat House)
- Connecticut Avenue tunnel under Dupont Circle
- E Street Expressway tunnel under Virginia Avenue
- First Street Tunnel, Amtrak Northeast Corridor, under First Street NE & SE on Capitol Hill
- K Street tunnel under Washington Circle
- Massachusetts Avenue tunnel under Thomas Circle
- 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, former Baltimore and Potomac Railroad tunnel now used by CSX RF&P Subdivision, under Virginia Avenue SE
- West Leg of Inner Loop (Interstate 66) tunnel under intersection of New Hampshire Avenue and Virginia Avenue NW
Florida
- Henry E. Kinney Tunnel, on US 1 in Fort Lauderdale
- Port Miami Tunnel
- World Drive in Walt Disney World includes a short two-lane tunnel as it passes under the Seven Seas Lagoon.
- EPCOT Resorts Blvd in Walt Disney World includes a section that is part of a twin tunnel. One tunnel carries public traffic on EPCOT Resorts Blvd while the adjoining tunnel carries Epcot service vehicles backstage of World Showcase.
Georgia
- Atlanta Airport vehicular tunnel on the Interstate 285
- Braswell Tunnel Braswell, Georgia
- Brushy Mountain Tunnel
- Tunnel Hill Tunnel Hill, Georgia
Hawaii
- Hospital Rock Tunnels, Interstate H-3, Oahu; Image:Koolau Range 03.JPG
- John H. Wilson Tunnels, Hawaii Route 63/Likelike Highway between Kaneohe and Honolulu, Oahu, goes under the Koʻolau Range
- Nu‘uanu Pali Tunnels, Hawaii Route 61/Pali Highway, Oahu; Image:Pali Tunnels.jpg
- Tetsuo Harano Tunnels, Interstate H-3, Oahu; Image:Koolau Range 03.JPG
Illinois
- Canadian National Railroad Edgewood Cutoff, three tunnels along otherwise arrow-straight railroad, built in 1928 to bypass steeper grades south of Carbondale
- Chicago Freight Subway, 60-mile-long (97 km) tunnel system under the Chicago Loop, mostly abandoned
- East Dubuque Tunnel, east approach to the Dubuque Rail Bridge
- LaSalle Street Tunnel, under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned
- Tunnel Hill State Trail, 543-foot-long (166 m) former Cairo and Vincennes Railroad tunnel now used as a hiking and bike trail, near Vienna
- Van Buren Street Tunnel, under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned
- Washington Street Tunnel, under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned
- Winston Tunnel, 2,493 feet (760 m) long, abandoned and partially collapsed former Chicago Great Western Railway tunnel, Jo Daviess County
Indiana
- Burton Tunnel, 1907, 2,217 feet (676 m) long, [2], 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 feet (1,309 m) long (longest in the state), [3], Norfolk Southern Railway under Edwardsville Hill (part of The Knobs), including portion of Interchange 118 on I-64, near Edwardsville in Floyd County
- Fairdale Tunnel (bypassed and abandoned), approximately 870 feet (270 m) long, former Southern Railway (now Norfolk Southern Railway), 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 No. 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-clearance vehicle tunnel at the track.
- IMS Tunnel No. 3, 2-lane vehicle tunnel under Turn 2 and South Warmup Lane, connects 16th Street to Fourth Street in the infield.
- IMS Tunnel No. 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 No. 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 No. 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 No. 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 feet (337 m) long, [4], INRD railroad, within the grounds of the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, northwest of Indian Springs in Martin County
- Marengo Tunnel, 700 feet (210 m) long, [5], Norfolk Southern Railway, between Temple and Marengo in Crawford County
- Patton Tunnel, 769 feet (234 m) long, [6], Norfolk Southern Railway, between Taswell and English in Crawford County
- The Big Tunnel, 1857, 1,731 feet (528 m) long, [7], 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 feet (350 m) long [8], CSX railroad, near Willow Valley in Martin County
Iowa
Kentucky
- Cochran Hill Tunnel, Interstate 64, Louisville
- Cumberland Gap Tunnel, US 25E, between Middlesboro, Kentucky and Harrogate, Tennessee
- Nada Tunnel, Red River Gorge Park, built for logging [9]
Louisiana
- Belle Chasse Tunnel, LA 23, Belle Chasse (near New Orleans)
- Harvey Tunnel, BR 90, New Orleans
- Houma Tunnel, LA 3040, Houma
Maryland
- Altamont Tunnel, CSX near Deer Park
- Baltimore and Potomac Tunnel (B&P Tunnel), Pennsylvania Railroad (Amtrak), 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:
- No. 3 (mile 11.?), Carderock, Potomac (No. 1 & 2 are in DC)
- No. 4 (mile 109.?), Four Locks, near Williamsport
- Dalecarlia Tunnel, Brookmont, former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tunnel now used by the Capital Crescent Trail
- Fort McHenry Tunnel, Baltimore, Interstate 95
- Graham Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (CSX), Magnolia Cutoff, Allegany County, through same ridge as Kessler Tunnel (Western Maryland Railway) and Paw Paw Tunnel (C&O Canal)
- Harper's Ferry Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (CSX), Maryland Heights (near Harper's Ferry, West Virginia)
- Henryton Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (CSX), Marriottsville
- Oldest operating railroad tunnel in the country, third in the world
- Howard Street Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (CSX), Baltimore
- Ilchester Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (CSX), near Ellicott City
- Indigo Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway near Little Orleans [10]
- Jones Falls Conduit, built in 1914 to contain the Jones Falls, Baltimore
- Kessler Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway, Green Ridge State Forest in Allegany County [11]
- Mt. Airy Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad (CSX), Ridgeville
- Paw Paw Tunnel, 3,118 feet (950 m), Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, across the Potomac from Paw Paw, West Virginia [12]
- Point of Rocks Tunnel, CSX, Point of Rocks
- Stickpile Tunnel, Western Maryland Railway, Green Ridge State Forest [13]
- Union Tunnel, Pennsylvania Railroad (Amtrak), Baltimore
- Wisconsin Avenue Tunnel, Bethesda, former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad tunnel now used by the Georgetown Branch Trail
Massachusetts
- Tunnels connected to the Big Dig project in Boston:
- Callahan Tunnel under Boston Harbor
- Fort Point Tunnel under Fort Point Channel
- City Square Tunnel in the neighborhood of Charlestown
- Dewey Square Tunnel, Interstate 93 southbound
- Sumner Tunnel under Boston Harbor
- Ted Williams Tunnel under Boston Harbor, Massachusetts Turnpike
- Thomas P. O'Neill Jr. Tunnel, portions Interstate 93 in coordination with the Dewey Square Tunnel
- Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority tunnels:
- Cambridge Tunnel, now part of the MBTA Red Line
- Dorchester Tunnel, now part of the MBTA Red Line
- East Boston Tunnel, now part of the MBTA Blue Line
- Harvard Bus Tunnel
- MBTA Orange Line Haymarket North and Southwest Corridor extensions are partially tunneled
- MBTA Silver Line bus tunnel
- Tremont Street Subway, now part of the MBTA Green Line
- Washington Street Tunnel, now the core of the MBTA Orange Line
- Hoosac Tunnel, Boston and Maine Railroad, through the Berkshire Mountains near North Adams
- Prudential Center Complex tunnel, Massachusetts Turnpike
- State Line Tunnel, CSX Railroad, near Stockbridge
Michigan
- Detroit-Windsor Tunnel, Detroit to Windsor, Ontario
- Michigan Central Railway Tunnel, Detroit to Windsor, Ontario
- St. Clair Tunnel, Port Huron to Sarnia, Ontario
- South Washington Avenue Tunnel, Fillmore Township, south of Holland, under the West Michigan Regional Airport[22]
- Two smaller road tunnels that go under the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame
Minnesota
- METRO Blue Line tunnels under Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Selby Ave Trolley tunnel, abandoned, former (TCRT) Twin City Rapid Transit streetcars under Selby Avenue, St. Paul
- 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
- Ely's Peak Tunnel, DWP Railway, Duluth, (abandoned)
- Westminster Tunnel, Railway, St. Paul (in use)
Mississippi
Missouri
- Eugene Tunnel
- Freeburg Tunnel
- Koesltown Tunnel
- Lindbergh Boulevard Tunnel on US Route 67 in St. Louis and under an airport runway[23][24]
- Vale Tunnel
Montana
Nebraska
- Belmont Tunnel, BNSF Railway (abandoned), near Marsland
Nevada
- Airport Tunnel (Las Vegas), connects the Airport Spur Connector (unsigned SR 171) to Paradise Road 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, between Carlin and Elko, Mile Marker 285, 0.27 miles long
- Cave Rock Tunnel, US 50, along the eastern shore of Lake Tahoe north of Stateline
New Jersey
- Atlantic City Expressway Connector Tunnel, 1,957 feet (596 m), Atlantic City [14]
- Bergen Arches, Erie Railroad (abandoned), beneath Bergen Hill or lower New Jersey Palisades, Jersey City. Open cut with short tunnels.
- Bergen Tunnels, former Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, now used by New Jersey Transit, Jersey City
- Central Jersey Expressway (NJ 29) tunnel, Trenton
- Edgewater Tunnel New York, Susquehanna and Western Railroad (abandoned), from Fairview to Edgewater
- Holland Tunnel, beneath Hudson River between Jersey City and Manhattan
- Downtown Hudson Tubes and Uptown Hudson Tubes, Port Authority Trans-Hudson rail system beneath Hudson River between Jersey City and Manhattan
- Lincoln Tunnel, beneath Hudson River between Weehawken and Manhattan
- Long Dock Tunnel, former Erie Railroad, CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway beneath Bergen Hill or lower New Jersey Palisades, Jersey City
- Musconetcong Tunnel, 4,893 feet (1,491 m), Lehigh Valley Railroad, West Portal to Pattenburg, Hunterdon County [15]
- Newark City Subway, New Jersey Transit, Newark
- North River Tunnels, former Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak and New Jersey Transit), beneath Hudson River between Weehawken and Manhattan
- Oxford Tunnel, Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (abandoned), Oxford [16]
- Roseville Tunnel, 1,024 feet (312 m), Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad, near Andover on the Lackawanna Cut-off (abandoned but slated for restored service) [17]
- Vass Gap Tunnel, 800 feet (240 m), Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad (abandoned), Manunka Chunk [18]
- Weehawken Tunnel, former West Shore Railroad, Weehawken. Now used for Hudson-Bergen Light Rail.
- Several Atlantic City casinos have private tunnels for tour buses
New Mexico
- Raton Tunnel, Raton Pass
- Mud Tunnel, Cumbres Pass
- Rock Tunnel, Cumbres Pass
- Cloudcroft Tunnel, Mexican Canyon, U.S. Route 82 between Alamogordo and Mayhill[25]
New York
New York City Subway tunnels:
- Fort George Tunnel, IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line, 2 miles of rock tunnel from 157th St. to Fort George, the second-longest two-track tunnel in the country (after the Hoosac Tunnel) when completed in 1906.
- 14th Street Tunnel, BMT Canarsie Line (L train) under East River between Manhattan and Brooklyn
- 53rd Street Tunnel, IND Queens Boulevard Line (E and M trains) under East River between Manhattan and Queens
- 60th Street Tunnel, BMT Broadway Line (N, R, and W trains) under East River between Manhattan and Queens
- 63rd Street Tunnel, IND 63rd Street Line (F and <F> train) under East River between Manhattan and Queens
- 149th Street Tunnel, IRT Lenox Avenue Line (2 train) under Harlem River between Manhattan and The Bronx
- Clark Street Tunnel, IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line (2 and 3 trains) under East River between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
- Concourse Tunnel, IND Concourse Line (B and D trains) under Harlem River between Manhattan and The Bronx
- Cranberry Street Tunnel, IND Eighth Avenue Line (A and C trains) under East River between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
- Joralemon Street Tunnel, IRT Lexington Avenue Line (4 and 5 trains) under East River between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
- Montague Street Tunnel, BMT Broadway Line, BMT Nassau Street Line (N, R, and W trains) under East River between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
- Rutgers Street Tunnel, IND Sixth Avenue Line (F and <F> train) under East River between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
- Steinway Tunnel, IRT Flushing Line (7 and <7> trains) under East River between Manhattan and Queens
Other tunnels in New York City:
- Atlantic Avenue tunnels on Long Island Rail Road:
- Abandoned Cobble Hill Tunnel under Atlantic Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn
- Current Atlantic Branch tunnels under Atlantic Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn and Queens
- Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, I-478 under East River/New York Bay between Lower Manhattan and Brooklyn
- East 161st Street tunnel under Grand Concourse, The Bronx
- East River Tunnels, Amtrak/Long Island Rail Road/Metro-North Railroad under East River between Midtown Manhattan and Queens
- Holland Tunnel, I-78 under Hudson River between Jersey City and Lower Manhattan
- Hudson Tubes:
- Uptown Hudson Tubes of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) under Hudson River between Hoboken and Midtown Manhattan
- Downtown Hudson Tubes of the Port Authority Trans-Hudson (PATH) under Hudson River between Jersey City and Lower Manhattan
- Lincoln Tunnel, New Jersey Route 495 under Hudson River between Weehawken and Midtown Manhattan
- Murray Hill Tunnel, Park Avenue in Manhattan
- North River Tunnels, Pennsylvania Railroad (now Amtrak and New Jersey Transit) under Hudson River between Weehawken and Midtown Manhattan
- Park Avenue Tunnel, Metro-North Railroad, Manhattan
- Queens Midtown Tunnel, I-495 under East River between Midtown Manhattan and Queens
- Ravenswood Tunnel, carrying utilities (electricity, natural gas, steam and number 6 fuel oil) under the East River and Roosevelt Island between Big Allis in Astoria and the Upper East Side
- Riverside Park Tunnel, Amtrak/Metro-North Railroad, Manhattan
Other tunnels in New York State:
- Belden Hill Tunnel on railroad running between Binghamton and Oneonta
- New York City water supply system tunnels 1 and 2
- New York City Water Tunnel No. 3
- Otisville Tunnel on Erie Railroad, Otisville, Orange County [19]
- Shandaken Tunnel, New York City water supply system, between Schoharie Reservoir and Esopus Creek
North Carolina
Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels
- Little Switzerland Tunnel, 547 feet (167 m), mile 333.4
- Wild Acres Tunnel, 240 feet (73 m), mile 336.8
- Twin Tunnel No. 1, 240 feet (73 m), mile 344.6
- Twin Tunnel No. 2, 409 feet (125 m), mile 344.7
- Rough Ridge Tunnel, 245 feet (75 m), mile 349.0
- Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel, 176 feet (54 m), mile 364.4
- Craggy Flats Tunnel, 335 feet (102 m), mile 365.5
- Tanbark Ridge Tunnel, 746 feet (227 m), mile 374.4
- Grassy Knob Tunnel, 600 feet (180 m), mile 347.1
- Pine Mountain Tunnel, 1,320 feet (400 m), mile 399.3
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 1, 360 feet (110 m), mile 400.9
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 2, 231 feet (70 m), mile 401.3
- Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 3, 323 feet (98 m), mile 401.5
- Young Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, 400 feet (120 m), mile 403.0
- Fort Mountain Tunnel, 350 feet (110 m), mile 403.9
- Little Pisgah Tunnel, 500 feet (150 m), mile 406.9
- Buck Springs Tunnel, 380 feet (120 m), mile 407.4
- Frying Pan Tunnel, 275 feet (84 m), mile 410.1
- Devil's Courthouse Tunnel, 350 feet (110 m), mile 422.1
- Pinnacle Ridge Tunnel, 750 feet (230 m), mile 439.7
- Lickstone Ridge Tunnel, 402 feet (123 m), mile 458.8
- Bunches Bald Tunnel, 268 feet (82 m), mile 459.3
- Big Witch Tunnel, 348 feet (106 m), mile 461.2
- Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel, 410 feet (120 m), mile 465.6
- Sherril Cove No. 6 Tunnel, 572 feet (174 m), mile 466.3
Other NC tunnels
- Beaucatcher Tunnel, U.S. Route 70, Asheville, 750 feet (230 m) [20]
- Burgin Tunnel, 552 feet (168 m), Southern Railway
- Cowee Tunnel, Murphy Branch, Western North Carolina Railroad (now Great Smoky Mountains Railroad) [21]
- High Ridge Tunnel, Southern Railway
- Jarrett's Tunnel, McDowell County, Southern Railway [22]
- Lick Log Tunnel, 562 feet (171 m), Southern Railway
- McElroy Tunnel, Southern Railway
- Point Tunnel, Southern Railway
- Swannanoa Tunnel, 1,800 feet (550 m), Swannanoa, Buncombe County, Southern Railway (crosses under the Eastern Continental Divide) [23]
- I-40 Tunnels, 2 tunnels going eastbound, 1 tunnel going westbound, both located in the Pisgah National Forest corridor.
Ohio
- Lytle Tunnel, Interstate 71, Cincinnati, 1,099 feet (335 m)
- Tunnel under Arena District in Columbus, CSX Railroad, 675 feet (206 m)
- Interstate 71 to Interstate 670 connector under Elijah Pierce Avenue in Columbus, 430 feet (130 m).
- Interstate 71 at Mile Marker 110 in Columbus under former Norfolk Southern rail yard, 300 feet (91 m)
- Ohio State Route 3 (Cleveland Avenue) in Columbus under former Norfolk Southern rail yard, 360 feet (110 m).
- Sawyer Road tunnels under John Glenn Columbus International Airport taxiways, 215 feet (66 m) & 180 feet (55 m)
- Essex Avenue in Columbus under former Norfolk Southern rail yard, 300 feet (91 m)
- Leonard Avenue/East 5th Avenue in Columbus under former Norfolk Southern rail yard, 390 feet (120 m)
- Westbound OH 161 to southbound Interstate 270 connector, Columbus, 440 feet (130 m)
- OH 93 on Wabash Avenue in Brewster, an 80-foot (24 m) tunnel under seven railroad tracks
- Moonville Tunnel (abandoned), CSX, Zaleski
Oregon
| name | location | type | length (ft) | opened | notes | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Cape Tunnel | US 101, 8 mi (13 km). south of Cannon Beach | automobile | 1,228.1 | 1937 | goes through Arch Cape | [24] [25] |
| Cape Creek Tunnel | Lane County on US 101 | automobile | 714 | 1931? | refs disagree over year and length 1,228.1' vs. 714' | [26] [27] |
| Cornelius Pass Tunnel | Portland | railway abandoned |
4,100(?) | March 21, 1911 | now owned by State of Oregon, but maintained by PWRR; closed by fire September 1994 – July 1998 | [28] [29] [30] [31] |
| Cornell Tunnel No. 1 | Portland | automobile | 497.1 | 1940 | NW Cornell Road | [32] [33] |
| Cornell Tunnel No. 2 | Portland | automobile | 247.1 | 1941 | NW Cornell Road | [34] [35] |
| Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel | Sunset Highway southwest of Vernonia | automobile | 772 | 1940 | formerly called "Sunset Tunnel" | [36] [37] [38] [39] |
| Elk Creek Tunnel | Douglas County on OR 38 | automobile | 1,080.1 | 1938? | refs disagree over year | [40] [41] |
| Elk Rock Tunnel | Clackamas County under OR 43 | rail | 1,396 | 1921 | single track S-shaped route | [42][43] |
| Knowles Creek Tunnel | Lane County on OR 126 | automobile | 1,430.2 | 1958 | [44] [45] | |
| Mitchell Point Tunnel | Columbia River Gorge west of Hood River | automobile, 2 lane | 385 | 1915 | closed in 1954, demolished in 1966, part of Historic Columbia River Highway | [46] |
| Mosier Twin Tunnels | Columbia River Gorge east of Mosier (near The Dalles) | automobile, 2 lane | 350 (combined) | 1921 | part of Historic Columbia River Highway | [47] |
| Oneonta Tunnel | Columbia River Gorge near Multnomah Falls | automobile, 2 lane | 125 | 1914 | part of Historic Columbia River Highway | [48] |
| 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 | [49] [50] |
| Salt Creek Tunnel | Lane County on OR 58 | automobile | 904.9 | 1939 | [51] [52] | |
| 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 | [53] [54] |
| Vista Ridge Tunnels | Sunset Highway/US 26, Portland | automobile twin tunnels |
1,001.0 | 1969 | 3 lanes each direction, 6% grade, curved | [55] |
| Walcott Tunnel | Washington County at 45°42′25″N 123°15′44″W / 45.70694°N 123.26222°W | railroad | [56] | |||
| West Burnside Tunnel | Portland | automobile | 230.0 | 1940 | W Burnside Road | [57] [58] |
| West Side CSO Tunnel | Portland | sewer | 18,000 | 2006 | Waterfront Park | [26] |
- Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.
Pennsylvania
Puerto Rico
- Minillas Tunnel
- Vicente Morales Tunnel
Rhode Island
- East Side Railroad Tunnel, Providence, disused, sealed.
- East Side Trolley Tunnel, Providence, converted from trolley use, now exclusively for transit buses.
South Carolina
- Stumphouse Mountain Tunnel, Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad, never completed, near Walhalla.
- Harbison Pedestrian Tunnel, beneath Harbison Boulevard, very close to the western I-26 interchange. Connects two busy shopping areas in Irmo.
- USC Pedestrian Tunnel, beneath Assembly Street, connecting the USC Coliseum to a courtyard near the University of South Carolina School of Law, in Columbia.
- Pennington Road Tunnel, a double tunnel under Interstate 77 connecting two residential neighborhoods just north of Garner's Ferry Road, near Columbia.
- Hardin Street Tunnel, North, Northernmost tunnel of two connecting parts of the former South Carolina State Mental Hospital facilities, with the newer buildings. This double tunnel is not easily accessible, but can be driven through, provided that you are good at turning around in a small space once you reach the other side. In Columbia.
- Hardin Street Tunnel, South, The southernmost tunnel of two connecting parts of the former South Carolina State Mental Hospital facilities, with the newer buildings. This single tunnel is closed with a chain-link fence on the old State Hospital side, in Columbia.
- Senate Street Tunnel, Tunnel beneath Assembly Street connecting western Senate street to an underground parking facility beneath the South Carolina State House. This guarded single one-way tunnel is only open to politicians and government officials of the State of South Carolina, in Columbia.
- Vista Greenway Tunnel, a 400-foot pedestrian/bicycle tunnel that stretches from Washington Street to Hampton Street in Columbia, SC. The tunnel is a former railroad tunnel, and it runs directly below Lincoln street and the police department parking lot. [27]
South Dakota
- Miner’s Gateway Tunnel, US 16A
- Tunnel No. 1 (Doane Robinson Tunnel), US 16A
- Tunnel No. 2 (C. C. Gideon Tunnel), US 16A
- Tunnel No. 3 (Scovel Johnson Tunnel), US 16A
- Tunnel No. 4 (Hood Tunnel), State Highway 87, Custer State Park
- Tunnel No. 5 (Needles Eye Tunnel), State Highway 87, Custer State Park
- Tunnel No. 6 (Iron Creek Tunnel), State Highway 87, Custer State Park
Tennessee
- Bachman Tubes, under Missionary Ridge between Chattanooga and East Ridge; US 41, US 76, State Highway 8, and Ringgold Road
- Cowan Tunnel, Mid 19th century railroad tunnel near Cowan, Tennessee
- Cumberland Gap Tunnel, US 25E, between Harrogate, Tennessee and Middlesboro, Kentucky
- Missionary Ridge Tunnels/McCallie Tunnels, under Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga; US 11, US 64, State Highway 2, McCallie Avenue, and Brainerd Road
- Stringer's Ridge Tunnel, Chattanooga; State Highway 8, and Cherokee and Dayton boulevards; former Dixie Highway
- US 441/US 321 Tunnel, between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge, northbound only
- (two) US 441 tunnels, Great Smoky Mountains National Park
- Wilcox Tunnel, under Missionary Ridge in Chattanooga; Wilcox Boulevard
Texas
- Addison Airport Toll Tunnel, Addison
- Baytown Tunnel, Baytown, demolished by 1998
- Bluff Tunnel, Corpus Christi
- DART Rail Tunnel, Dallas
- Dallas Pedestrian Network, Dallas
- Houston Downtown Tunnel System, Houston
- Santa Fe Terminal Complex, Dallas [59]
- Tandy Center Subway, Fort Worth, closed 2002
- Washburn Tunnel, goes underneath the Houston Ship Channel, Houston
Utah
Vermont
- Bellows Falls Tunnel, New England Central Railroad, Bellows Falls
- Burlington Tunnel, New England Central Railroad, Burlington
- Middlebury Tunnel, Vermont Railway, Middlebury
Virginia
- Airport Tunnel (Roanoke), SR 118 beneath runway 06/24 at Roanoke Regional Airport
- Bee Rock Tunnel, Appalachia
- Big Walker Mountain Tunnel, Interstate 77 south of Bland
- Blue Ridge Tunnel - 4,263 feet (1,299 m) - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway (now Buckingham Branch Railroad), Rockfish Gap
- Bluff Mountain Tunnel - 630 feet (190 m) - Blue Ridge Parkway milepost 53.1
- Brookville Tunnel - 864 feet (263 m) - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway near Greenwood, demolished
- Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel, US 13 beneath Chesapeake Bay between Virginia Beach and Northampton County
- Church Hill Tunnel - 4,000 feet (1,200 m) - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Richmond, abandoned
- Colonial Parkway tunnel beneath Colonial Williamsburg historic district, Williamsburg
- Downtown Tunnel, Interstate 264 beneath Elizabeth River between Portsmouth and Norfolk
- Durham Line Tunnel - Lynchburg & Durham Railroad in Lynchburg near Fairview Heights
- East River Mountain Tunnel, Interstate 77, between Bland County, Virginia and Mercer County, West Virginia
- Greenwood Tunnel - 535.5 feet (163.2 m) - Chesapeake and Ohio Railway near Greenwood, abandoned
- Hampton Roads Bridge-Tunnel, Interstate 64 beneath Hampton Roads between Hampton and Norfolk
- Hollins Mill Road Tunnel - 508 feet (155 m) - Virginia & Tennessee Railway in Lynchburg
- Jefferson Street Tunnel - 256 feet (78 m) - Washington City, Virginia Midland & Great Southern Railway in Lynchburg
- Mary's Rock Tunnel, Skyline Drive, Shenandoah National Park, south of US 211
- Midtown Tunnel, US 58 beneath Elizabeth River between Portsmouth and Norfolk
- Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel, Interstate 664 beneath Hampton Roads between Newport News and Suffolk
- Natural Tunnel, Norfolk Southern Railway near Duffield, actually a naturally formed cave used as a railroad tunnel
- Pedestrian tunnel beneath Shirley Highway (I-395) between Army Navy Drive and Pentagon south parking lot, Arlington
- 37°20′57″N 76°45′36″W / 37.349143°N 76.759868°W Pedestrian tunnel beneath Amtrak Northeast Regional tracks at Williamsburg Pottery Factory
- Rivermont Avenue Tunnel - Southern Railway in Lynchburg
- Sandy Ridge Tunnel - 7,854 feet (2,394 m) - Carolina, Clinchfield, and Ohio Railway (now CSX Kingsport Subdivision), between Trammel and Dante
Washington
- Beacon Hill Tunnel, Sound Transit Central Link, Seattle
- Cascade Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Stevens Pass
- Chumstick Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Chumstick
- Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel, Link Light Rail and King County Metro buses, Seattle
- Gaynor Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Merritt
- 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 Winton
- Winton Tunnel, BNSF Railway, near Winton
- Some railroad (unnamed but numbered) (example: BNSF's Fallbridge Subdivison), and unnamed road tunnels (example: SR14) exist within Washington State.
West Virginia
- Big Bend Tunnel, Chesapeake and Ohio Railway, Talcott
- Board Tree Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Littleton, 2,350 feet (720 m), abandoned
- Carothers Tunnel, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Paw Paw
- East River Mountain Tunnel, Interstate 77, between Mercer County, West Virginia and Bland County, 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, 4,137 feet (1,261 m), old tunnel abandoned, new tunnel in use
- 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
- Tunnel No. 1, Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, Wheeling[28]
- Welton Tunnel, Western Maryland Railroad, across the Potomac River from Cumberland, Maryland and under Greater Cumberland Regional Airport
- Wheeling Tunnel, Interstate 70, Wheeling
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
Wyoming
- Green River Tunnel, Interstate 80, Mile Marker 89, 0.22 miles long
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blount Tunnel
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Cooks Springs Tunnel
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Coosa Tunnel
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardwick Tunnel
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hayden Tunnel
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Jefferson Tunnel
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