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A tunnel in the west part of the downtown loop. The Houston tunnel system is a network of subterranean, climate-controlled, pedestrian walkways that links 95 full city blocks 20 feet (6 m) below Houston's downtown streets. It is approximately six miles (9.7 km) long. [1]
Other tunnels in New York State: 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 [35] Shandaken Tunnel, New York City water supply system, between Schoharie Reservoir and Esopus Creek; State Line Tunnel, Canaan, on the Boston and Albany main rail line.
The Washburn Tunnel is a two-lane underwater motor-vehicle tunnel connecting Galena Park and Pasadena, two suburbs of Houston, Texas. Completed in 1950, it travels north-south underneath the Houston Ship Channel. It was named after Harris County, Texas Auditor Harry L. Washburn. It is the largest and first toll-free vehicular tunnel in the ...
The Baytown Tunnel or Baytown – La Porte Tunnel was a two-lane underwater motor-vehicle tunnel connecting Baytown and La Porte, two suburbs of Houston, Texas. Completed in 1953, [ 1 ] it traveled northeast-southwest underneath the Houston Ship Channel and had a length of 4,110 feet (1,250 m). [ 2 ]
Houston City Hall, the Margaret Helfrich Westerman Houston City Hall Annex, and the Bob Lanier Public Works Building are all located in Downtown Houston. The community is within the Houston Police Department's Downtown Division. [95] The Edward A. Thomas Building, headquarters of HPD, is located in 1200 Travis Downtown. [96]
Only the Wells Fargo Plaza offers direct access from the street to the Houston tunnel system (a series of underground walkways connecting many of downtown Houston's office towers); otherwise, entry points are from street-level stairs, escalators, and elevators located inside buildings that are connected to the tunnel. [4]
Houston tunnel system; Q. Quitaque Railway Tunnel; W. Washburn Tunnel This page was last edited on 24 December 2023, at 09:46 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Houston, Texas: the seven-mile (11 km) Houston tunnel system is set about twenty feet below Houston's downtown street system and is composed of underground passageways which, with above-ground skywalks, link office towers to hotels, banks, corporate and government offices, restaurants, retail stores, and the Houston Theater District.