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  2. Whittier, Alaska - Wikipedia

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    Known by locals as the Whittier tunnel or the Portage tunnel, the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel is a tunnel through Maynard Mountain. It links the Seward Highway south of Anchorage with Whittier and is the only land access to the town. It is part of the Portage Glacier Highway and at 13,300 feet (4,100 m), is the second-longest highway tunnel ...

  3. Portage Glacier Highway - Wikipedia

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    At a length of 13,300 ft (4,100 m), or 2.51 miles, it is the longest highway tunnel and longest combined rail and highway tunnel in North America. The tunnel originated as a rail-only tunnel excavated in 1941–42. The tunnel was upgraded to bimodal use by the Kiewit Construction Company between September 1998 and mid-summer 2000. [13] [14]

  4. Maynard Mountain - Wikipedia

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    The Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, often called the Whittier Tunnel, is a dual-use highway and railroad tunnel that passes through Maynard Mountain. With a length of 13,300 feet (4,100 meters), it is the second-longest highway tunnel and longest combined rail and highway tunnel in North America.

  5. Here's what it's like to visit Whittier, Alaska -- the 'town ...

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    Reddit /u/HyruleanHero1988. Traveling through the tunnel, it makes you feel a little claustrophobic. By the time you're nearing the end, this is definitely a welcome sight.

  6. List of tunnels in the United States - Wikipedia

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    St. Paul Pass Tunnel/Taft Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, in use 1908–1980, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Tunnel Number 20, between Shoshone County, Idaho and Mineral County, Montana, now part of Milwaukee Road Rail Trail, el. 5,141 feet (1,567

  7. List of longest road tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Helinyakou Tunnel China 6.260 km (3.9 mi) 2024 2 China National Highway G341: Ma'anshan Tunnel China 6.252 km (3.885 mi) 2025 2 G42 16 Chengdu-Lijiang Expressway: Qianhaiwan Tunnel China 6.280 km (3.902 mi) 2024 2 Mawan Cross-sea Corridor Jiugongshan #2 Tunnel China (Jiangxi-Hubei) 6.210 km (3.859 mi) 2025

  8. Elon Musk Claims He Can Build $20bn Tunnel That Takes ... - AOL

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    The project could take travelers from the British capital to the Big Apple in just about 54 minutes via a 3,400-mile tunnel. Elon Musk Claims He Can Build $20bn Tunnel That Takes People From NYC ...

  9. List of longest tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Tatev Hydroelectric Power Station Water Tunnel Armenia (at the time of construction Soviet Union) 18,400 m (11.433 mi) 1970 Road Twin Tube Yamate Tunnel: Tokyo, Japan 18,200 m (11.309 mi) 2015 Railway South Taihangshan Tunnel Shanxi, China: 18,125 m (11.262 mi) 2014 [63] 2 tubes, part of Shanxi–Henan–Shandong railway: Metro Shanghai Subway ...