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The Chandelier Tree in Drive-Thru Tree Park [1] is a 276-foot (84 m) tall coast redwood tree in Leggett, California with a 6-foot-wide (1.8 m) by 6-foot-9-inch-high (2.06 m) hole [2] cut through its base to allow a car to drive through.
The Chandelier Tree, also known as the Drive-Thru Tree, is a 315-foot-tall coast redwood located in Leggett, California. Carved in 1937, its 6-foot-wide tunnel allows vehicles to pass through, making it a popular roadside attraction at the privately owned Drive-Thru Tree Park. [6] Shrine Drive-Thru Tree: Myers Flat: Sequoia sempervirens
The Avenue of the Giants is a scenic highway in northern California, United States, running through Humboldt Redwoods State Park. It is named for the coast redwoods that tower over the route. The road is a former alignment of U.S. Route 101 , and continues to be maintained as a state highway as State Route 254 ( SR 254 ).
Jim Allday, a volunteer at the park, told SF Gate that the tree "shattered" as soon as it hit the ground.
California Tunnel Tree in Mariposa Grove, Yosemite National Park. A number of big trees in California had tunnels dug through them in the late 1800s and early 1900s. The tunnel allowed tourists to drive, bike, or walk through the tree. The tunneling inflicted severe damage to the health and strength of the trees.
At first only pedestrians were allowed to pass through the tree. [25] Later, for many years, automobiles drove through it as part of the "Big Trees Trail". [25] It was one of several drive-through trees in California. [B] Subsequently, only hikers were allowed to pass through the tree's tunnel as part of the North Grove Loop hiking trail. [3] [28]
California's Redwood National Park officials have made the 380-foot redwood off-limits. Visitors caught near it could face six months in jail and a $5,000 fine. California trying to make the world ...
Redwood has a straight grain, making planks easy to cut. Because redwood can defy the weather and does not warp, it became a valuable commodity. [25] Jenner says a good team of two men could saw through a redwood tree at about a foot per hour with a crosscut saw, their preferred tool until after World War II. [26]