Template:Did you know nominations/Staten Island Tunnel

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The result was: promoted by Yoninah (talk) 22:04, 27 July 2015 (UTC)

Staten Island Tunnel

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... that construction of New York City's Staten Island Tunnel was supposedly halted due to competition between three subway companies?

ALT1:... that at 10,400 feet (3,200 m), the incomplete Staten Island Tunnel, planned in 1912, could have been the world's longest tunnel?
ALT2:... that the unfinished Staten Island Tunnel, planned in 1912, would have been the first direct land connection between Staten Island and the rest of New York City?
Reviewed: Did you know nominations/Murder of Ramona Moore

5x expanded by Tdorante10 (talk) and Kew Gardens 613 (talk). Nominated by Epicgenius (talk) at 23:35, 29 June 2015 (UTC).

New and long enough, and within policy. QPQ done. No copyvios detected. I can't find the ALT1 fact in the cited source, though. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 07:25, 23 July 2015 (UTC)

Wrong source was cited, try this one Staten Island Waits for Narrows Tunnel Tdorante10 (talk) 00:21, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

AGF on source behind paywall. I'm suggesting ALT1b as a slight variation of ALT1. I prefer one of these two as the most interesting. Antony–22 (^talk⁄_contribs) 01:02, 25 July 2015 (UTC)

ALT1b:... that at 10,400 feet (3,200 m), the Staten Island Tunnel would have been the world's longest tunnel, but it was abandoned after only 150 feet (46 m) of it was built?