List of tunnels in the United States explained

See also: Lists of tunnels. 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

See main article: List of tunnels in California.

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

See also: List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland.

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

See main article: List of tunnels in Montana.

Nebraska

abandoned rail tunnel, currently a road tunnel; in use as a rail tunnel 1889–1992, bypassed 1992; Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad (later BNSF Railway); in Dawes County between Marsland and Crawford; currently a BNSF service road

Nevada

New Jersey

See also: List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey.

New Mexico

New York

See also: List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in New York (state). New York City Subway tunnels:

Other tunnels in New York City:

Other tunnels in New York State:

North Carolina

North Dakota

Ohio

Oklahoma

Oregon

name location type length (ft) opened notes ref
automobile 1,228.1 1937 http://bridgehunter.com/or/clatsop/224700903568/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
automobile 714 1931? refs disagree over year and length 1,228.1' vs. 714' http://bridgehunter.com/or/lane/396100917842/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
railway
abandoned
4,100(?) March 21, 1911 now owned by State of Oregon, but maintained by PWRR; closed by fire September 1994 – July 1998http://www.brian894x4.com/PortlandandWesternRR.html http://www.brian894x4.com/UnitedRailway_OregonAmerican.html http://www.geocaching.com/seek/cache_details.aspx?guid=2977e6b5-1cc0-4aae-b344-f6d76ea674f0 http://avenue.org/nrhs/histmar.htm
automobile 497.1 1940 NW Cornell Road http://bridgehunter.com/or/multnomah/25b125000000000/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
automobile 247.1 1941 NW Cornell Road http://bridgehunter.com/or/multnomah/25b127000000000/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
automobile 772 1940 formerly called "Sunset Tunnel" http://bridgehunter.com/or/washington/255204704090/ http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=45.73069,-123.25210&z=15&t=T https://web.archive.org/web/20080227111117/http://www.leg.state.or.us/01reg/measures/hjr1.dir/hjr0006.intro.html http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
automobile 1,080.1 1938? refs disagree over year http://bridgehunter.com/or/douglas/343704503981/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
rail 1,396 1921 single track S-shaped route http://pdxhistory.com/html/red_electrics.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20100224022551/http://myweb.msoe.edu/~westr/pdxwstrolley.htm
automobile 1,430.2 1958 http://bridgehunter.com/or/lane/713906201968/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
automobile, 2 lane 385 1915 https://web.archive.org/web/20070830051325/http://www.iinet.com/~englishriver/LewisClarkColumbiaRiver/Regions/Places/mitchell_point.html
Columbia River Gorge east of Mosier (near The Dalles) automobile, 2 lane 350 (combined) 1921 http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
automobile, 2 lane 125 1914 http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
Portland light commuter rail
twin tunnels
16,368 1998
automobile 370.0? 1939 through Rocky Butte; refs disagree over length http://bridgehunter.com/or/clackamas/51c32000/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
automobile 904.9 1939 http://bridgehunter.com/or/lane/253901805610/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
automobile
interstate
827.1? 1936 where Historic Columbia River Highway goes through Tooth Rock; refs disagree over length http://bridgehunter.com/or/multnomah/455500204125/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
Sunset Highway/US 26, Portland automobile
twin tunnels
1,001.0 1969 3 lanes each direction, 6% grade, curved http://bridgehunter.com/or/clackamas/910304707353/
Washington County at 45.7069°N -123.2622°W railroad http://www.lat-long.com/ShowDetail-48625-Oregon-Walcott_Tunnel.html
automobile 230.0 1940 W Burnside Road http://bridgehunter.com/or/clackamas/51c2600000000/ http://www.oregon.gov/ODOT/HWY/REGION2/docs/area5/SaltCreekViaducts/Appendix_A_Highway_Tunnels_of_Oregon.pdf
sewer 18,000 2006 Waterfront Park [30]

Pennsylvania

See main article: List of tunnels in Pennsylvania.

See also: List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania.

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

See also: List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Utah.

Vermont

Virginia

See also: List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Virginia.

Washington

See also: List of tunnels in Seattle.

West Virginia

See also: List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia.

Wisconsin

[38] 42.9411°N -87.9094°W

Wyoming

There is also a tunnel on Rt 14 west of Cody, Wyoming right by the Cody Reservoir dam. It is around 3,600 feet long.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 5th Avenue North Tunnel . https://archive.today/20130208050007/http://www.emporis.com/building/5th-avenue-north-tunnel-birmingham-al-usa . dead . February 8, 2013 . Emporis . October 23, 2012.
  2. Web site: Brocks Gap . Birmingham Rails . October 23, 2012.
  3. Web site: Laney Tunnel . Quikrete . October 23, 2012.
  4. Web site: Modal Testing of the Palisade Tunnel . Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering . University of Alabama at Birmingham . October 23, 2012.
  5. News: Tunnel Board Pondering Two Routes Under Red Mountain . Birmingham News . February 1947 . October 26, 2012.
  6. News: Tunnel Springs Namesake Requires Sense of Direction to Search It Out . Press-Register . April 28, 2008 . October 26, 2012 .
  7. 789955 . Saint Paul Pass Tunnel.
  8. Web site: Orange County, Indiana.
  9. Web site: Martin County, Indiana.
  10. Web site: Crawford County, Indiana.
  11. Web site: Crawford County, Indiana.
  12. Web site: Lawrence County, Indiana.
  13. Web site: Martin County, Indiana.
  14. http://bridgehunter.com/ia/madison/harmon-tunnel/ Harmon Tunnel
  15. http://www.madisoncountyconservation.org/pammel-park/ Pammel Park
  16. News: Better Late than Never . . December 15, 2004 .
  17. News: Hiawatha Light Rail Corridor . 6 August 2021 . Railway Technology.
  18. News: Twin tunnels carrying trains to and from Minneapolis-St. Paul airport were major undertaking . 6 August 2021 . www.aviationpros.com . 4 September 2007.
  19. Web site: Google Map of Tunnel Location . June 10, 2015.
  20. Web site: Bridgehunter Index of Tunnel . June 10, 2015.
  21. Web site: Atlantic City-Brigantine Connector.
  22. Web site: Silent Rails . February 25, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080228181848/http://fp.users.fast.net/jprock/silent.htm . February 28, 2008 .
  23. Web site: US 82 Tunnel, Otero County, New Mexico. October 4, 2012.
  24. Web site: Photo Gallery: The Present . February 25, 2008 . May 9, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509090020/http://www.railpace.com/photogallery/new-1197.htm . dead .
  25. Web site: State Topo Maps.
  26. Web site: Western North Carolina Railroad.
  27. Web site: State Topo Maps.
  28. . 2009 . Haywood County North Carolina . North Carolina Public Works Commission . 2009.
  29. Web site: Virtual Blue Ridge: Tunnels. May 2, 2017.
  30. Web site: The West Side Big Pipe Project . October 21, 2012.
  31. https://dtkjllc.com/projects/7-memphis-international-airport-winchester/ Memphis International Airport - DTKJ Associates
  32. Web site: DART completes tunnels ahead of schedule . January 3, 2013 . December 12, 2016.
  33. https://www.google.com/maps/@29.7719904,-95.3596962,3a,37.5y,150.7h,88.33t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1sVg2CgNlPlGy6GfJ7dwh7Qw!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 South entrance to tunnel at 1335 N Main St - Houston, Texas
  34. Web site: Reyes. Anavid. 2022-03-31. Exciting week for Houston: Memorial Land Bridge Tunnel opens!. 2022-04-11. Click2Houston.com (KPRC-TV). en-US.
  35. Web site: Russell. Ben. 2022-10-20. Concrete Work on Future Oak Cliff I-35E Deck Park is Finished. 2023-01-01. NBCDFW.com (KXAS-TV). en-US.
  36. https://www.google.com/maps/@32.9399702,-96.7499272,3a,75y,74.58h,95.35t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s0dbJM6dsT-BFo4_bDnqk_Q!2e0!7i16384!8i8192 East entrance to tunnel at 8852 Spring Valley Rd - Richardson, Texas
  37. Web site: Untitled Document . November 11, 2009 . February 28, 2010 . https://web.archive.org/web/20100228024339/http://www.whs.mil/memorial/map1.html . dead .
  38. Leibowitz, Bruce. Milwaukee General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) flightlineaviationmedia.com. Retrieved 2022-04-16.
  39. Web site: WYDOT Travel Information Service (Cheyenne).