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The Holland Tunnel was the first underwater tunnel designed for automobiles. Atlantic Avenue tunnels on Long Island Rail Road: Abandoned Cobble Hill Tunnel under Atlantic Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn; Current Atlantic Branch tunnels under Atlantic Avenue, Downtown Brooklyn and Queens
The Garfield Thomas Water Tunnel is the facility's largest water tunnel. [7] The 100 feet long, [ 5 ] 32 feet high, [ 5 ] 100,000 [ 1 ] gallons tunnel is a closed-circuit, closed-jet. The system is powered by 1,491 kW (2,000-hp) pump, with a 4-blade adjustable pitch impeller and can produce a maximum water velocity of 18.29 m/s (40.91 mph).
Road tunnels in the United States by state or territory (12 C) A. Tunnels in Alabama (1 C) Tunnels in Alaska (1 C, 1 P) Tunnels in Arizona (3 P) Tunnels in Arkansas ...
The oldest underwater rail tunnel in the world, crossing the Mersey in Liverpool: 1.21 km: 1881–1886 Severn Tunnel: Wales – England: One of the oldest underwater rail tunnels in the world: 7.01 km: 1873–1886 Blackwall Tunnel (western) London, England: The oldest underwater vehicular tunnel in the world, crossing the Thames in London: 1.35 ...
The Posey and Webster Street Tubes are two parallel underwater tunnels connecting the cities of Oakland and Alameda, California, running beneath the Oakland Estuary. Both are immersed tubes, constructed by sinking precast concrete segments to a trench in the Estuary floor, then sealing them together to create a tunnel. The Posey Tube, completed ...
Lists of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record (11 P) Pages in category "Lists of tunnels in the United States" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
From that 2.5-inch hole on the outside edge of the tunnel, water was able to get into the south tube via the ventilation ducts, the spokesperson said, and leak onto cars passing through.
Tunnels in the United States by state or territory (38 C) * Lists of tunnels in the United States (1 C, 10 P) + Tunnels in Puerto Rico (1 C, 1 P) D.