Tunnels in USA

Great Northern bore under Stevens Pass in Washington State, the longest railroad tunnel in North America. The 1929 tunnel replaced...

Denver and Salt Lake route under the Continental Divide at James Peak, Colorado. Eliminated the torturous loops over the top, savi...

The great bore of the Troy and Greenfield through the Hoosac Range in Massachusetts, 25 years in the making and around 195 deaths....

I-70 bores under the Continental Divide at 3,401 m in Colorado, the highest vehicle tunnels in the US interstate system. The Eisen...

First mechanically ventilated underwater road tunnel in the world, under the Hudson River between Lower Manhattan and Jersey City....

Three tubes under the Hudson between Midtown Manhattan and Weehawken, opened in 1937, 1945 and 1957. Carries some of the heaviest ...

The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel under the East River, longest continuous underwater road tunnel in the world when opened. Flooded to t...

Twin tube East River crossing engineered by Ole Singstad, who perfected the ventilation methods the Holland Tunnel began. Carries ...

Eight lane immersed tube under Baltimore Harbor carrying I-95, built in open trench from 32 sunk sections. One of the widest under...

Immersed tube from South Boston to Logan Airport, the deepest road tunnel in the US at about 31 m under the harbor. First major pi...

Single bore shared by road and rail traffic between Portage and Whittier, Alaska. Cars drive on the rail floor in convoy windows b...

Crossing of the mouth of Chesapeake Bay between Virginia Beach and the Eastern Shore, mixing trestles, two immersed tunnels and hi...

Longest tunnel in the world, carrying New York City water from Rondout and Delaware reservoirs by gravity. A chronic leak under th...

The double deck highway tunnel beneath downtown Seattle that replaced the earthquake damaged Alaskan Way Viaduct. It was bored by ...