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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]
The tri-point of Tennessee, Kentucky, and Virginia is located about 0.15 miles (0.24 km) northeast of the tunnel, between the tunnel and the Cumberland Gap. Less than 1 ⁄ 2 mile (0.80 km) past the southern portal of the tunnel is a parclo interchange with the western terminus of U.S. Route 58 (US 58), and the route crosses a railroad about ...
The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is a tunnel for buses and light rail trains under Mount Washington in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.The Mount Washington Transit Tunnel is a central component of the Pittsburgh public transit system operated by Pittsburgh Regional Transit, providing a direct connection between Downtown Pittsburgh and the South Hills suburbs.
The tunnel is located about 20 miles (32 km) north of its shorter cousin, the Big Walker Mountain Tunnel. The East River Mountain Tunnel is one of two land vehicular tunnels in the United States that cross a state line, the other being the Cumberland Gap Tunnel. [2] The top of East River Mountain can be seen in the distance from Big Walker ...
oldest road tunnel in the United States, originally a rail tunnel Blue Mountain Tunnel: Lurgan Township, northern Franklin County: I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) 4,339 feet (1,323 m) [49] Corliss Tunnel: Pittsburgh: Corliss Street Norfolk Southern Railroad: 420 feet (130 m) 1914 Fort Pitt Tunnel: Pittsburgh I-376: Mount Washington: 3,614 feet ...
The tunnel carries Interstate 70 (I-70) under the Continental Divide in the Rocky Mountains. With a maximum elevation of 11,158 feet (3,401 m) above sea level, it is one of the highest vehicular tunnels in the world. The tunnel is the longest mountain tunnel and highest point on the Interstate Highway System.
On November 9, Caltrans changed its position, supporting a bridge and tunnel as the best environmental, economic, and popular alternative to Devil's Slide. Ground was broken for the new tunnel on May 6, 2005. Boring of twin 30-foot (9 m) diameter tunnels started September 17, 2007, and was completed in 2011. [1]
The Big Walker Mountain Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel in the Appalachian Mountains of Southwest Virginia that carries Interstate 77 through and under Big Walker Mountain.It is located a few miles south of the town of Bland in Bland County and a segment of the Appalachian Trail, and about 20 miles (32 km) south of its longer cousin, the East River Mountain Tunnel.