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The following is a list of some tunnels in the United States of America. More tunnels may be found in each state than are included on this list.

Alabama

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Alaska

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Arizona

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Arkansas

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California

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Colorado

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Connecticut

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District of Columbia

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12th Street Tunnel, under the National Mall
Connecticut Avenue tunnel, under Dupont Circle
Third Street Tunnel, under the National Mall

Florida

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Port of Miami Tunnel

Georgia

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Windy Hill ramp tunnel Exit ramp from I-75 north to Windy Hill Rd. Smyrna GA

Hawaii

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Idaho

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Illinois

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Indiana

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Iowa

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Kentucky

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Louisiana

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Maryland

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Massachusetts

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Michigan

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Minnesota

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Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel, Lake County, Minnesota

Missouri

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Montana

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Nebraska

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Nevada

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New Jersey

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New Mexico

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New York

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New York City Subway tunnels:

Other tunnels in New York City:

The Holland Tunnel was the first underwater tunnel designed for automobiles.

Other tunnels in New York State:

North Carolina

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  • Beaucatcher Tunnel, 1929, US 70/Tunnel Road through Beaucatcher Mountain, just east of downtown Asheville, 750 feet (230 m)[36]
  • Cowee Tunnel, rail tunnel, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad (formerly Murphy Branch, Western North Carolina Railroad), just northwest of Dillsboro in Jackson County[37]
  • Jarrett's Tunnel, rail tunnel, McDowell County, 125 feet (38 m)[38]
  • I-40 tunnels, 1 westbound, 2 eastbound, near mile marker 6, opened 1968.[39]
  • Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels from the 1930s, numbering 25 (listed by milepost north to south):[40][41]
    • Little Switzerland Tunnel, milepost 333.4, 575 feet
    • Wildacres Tunnel, milepost 336.8, 350 feet
    • Twin Tunnel #1, milepost 344.5, 350 feet
    • Twin Tunnel #2, milepost 344.7, 407 feet
    • Rough Ridge Tunnel, milepost 349.0, 182 feet
    • Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel, milepost 364.4, 246 feet
    • Craggy Flats Tunnel, milepost 365.5, 403 feet
    • Tanbark Ridge Tunnel, milepost 374.4, 843 feet
    • Grassy Knob Tunnel, milepost 397.4, 802 feet
    • Pine Mountain Tunnel, milepost 399.1, 1462 feet
    • Ferrin Knob Tunnel #1, milepost 400.9, 605 feet
    • Ferrin Knob Tunnel #2, milepost 401.3, 457 feet
    • Ferrin Knob Tunnel #3, milepost 401.5, 402 feet
    • Young Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, milepost 403.0, 418 feet
    • Fork Mountain Tunnel, milepost 404.0, 392 feet
    • Little Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, milepost 406.9, 583 feet
    • Buck Spring Tunnel, milepost 407.3, 468 feet
    • Frying Pan Tunnel, milepost 410.1, 582 feet
    • Devil's Courthouse Tunnel, milepost 422.1, 721 feet
    • Pinnacle Ridge Tunnel, milepost 439.7, 859 feet
    • Lickstone Ridge Tunnel, milepost 458.8, 406 feet
    • Bunches Bald Tunnel, milepost 459.3, 290 feet
    • Big Witch Tunnel, milepost 461.2, 353 feet
    • Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel, milepost 465.6, 415 feet
    • Sherrill Cove Tunnel, milepost 466.2, 590 feet

North Dakota

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  • Cartwright Tunnel, located in McKenzie County, is the first and only railroad tunnel in North Dakota. It was built in 1913 but a train never traveled through it. [10]

Ohio

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Oklahoma

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  • Jenson Tunnel, located in LeFlore County (just southwest of Bonanza, Arkansas), is the first and only railroad tunnel in Oklahoma. It was built through Backbone Mountain during the mid 1880s in Indian Territory by the Fort Smith & Southern Railway. It is still in operation today, primarily used by the Kansas City Southern Railway. [11]

Oregon

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name location type length (ft) opened notes ref
Arch Cape Tunnel US 101, 8 mi (13 km). south of Cannon Beach automobile 1,228.1 1937 goes through Arch Cape [12] [13]
Cape Creek Tunnel Lane County on US 101 automobile 714 1931? refs disagree over year and length 1,228.1' vs. 714' [14] [15]
Cornelius Pass Tunnel Portland railway
abandoned
4,100(?) March 21, 1911 now owned by State of Oregon, but maintained by PWRR; closed by fire September 1994 – July 1998 [16] [17] [18] [19]
Cornell Tunnel No. 1 Portland automobile 497.1 1940 NW Cornell Road [20] [21]
Cornell Tunnel No. 2 Portland automobile 247.1 1941 NW Cornell Road [22] [23]
Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel Sunset Highway southwest of Vernonia automobile 772 1940 formerly called "Sunset Tunnel" [24] [25] [26] [27]
Elk Creek Tunnel Douglas County on OR 38 automobile 1,080.1 1938? refs disagree over year [28] [29]
Elk Rock Tunnel Clackamas County under OR 43 rail 1,396 1921 single track S-shaped route [30][31]
Knowles Creek Tunnel Lane County on OR 126 automobile 1,430.2 1958 [32] [33]
Mitchell Point Tunnel Columbia River Gorge west of Hood River automobile, 2 lane 385 1915 closed in 1954, demolished in 1966, part of Historic Columbia River Highway [34]
Mosier Twin Tunnels Columbia River Gorge east of Mosier (near The Dalles) automobile, 2 lane 350 (combined) 1921 part of Historic Columbia River Highway [35]
Oneonta Tunnel Columbia River Gorge near Multnomah Falls automobile, 2 lane 125 1914 part of Historic Columbia River Highway [36]
Robertson Tunnel Portland light commuter rail
twin tunnels
16,368 1998 MAX Light Rail
Rocky Butte Tunnel NE Rocky Butte Rd.
Portland
automobile 370.0? 1939 through Rocky Butte; refs disagree over length [37] [38]
Salt Creek Tunnel Lane County on OR 58 automobile 904.9 1939 [39] [40]
Tooth Rock Tunnel I-84 near Cascade Locks State Park automobile
interstate
827.1? 1936 where Historic Columbia River Highway goes through Tooth Rock; refs disagree over length [41] [42]
Vista Ridge Tunnels Sunset Highway/US 26, Portland automobile
twin tunnels
1,001.0 1969 3 lanes each direction, 6% grade, curved [43]
Walcott Tunnel Washington County at 45°42′25″N 123°15′44″W / 45.70694°N 123.26222°W / 45.70694; -123.26222 railroad [44]
West Burnside Tunnel Portland automobile 230.0 1940 W Burnside Road [45] [46]
West Side CSO Tunnel Portland sewer 18,000 2006 Waterfront Park [42]
  • Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.

Pennsylvania

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Puerto Rico

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Rhode Island

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South Carolina

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South Dakota

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Tennessee

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Texas

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Utah

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Vermont

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Virginia

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Washington

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West Virginia

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Wisconsin

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[52] 42°56′28″N 87°54′34″W / 42.941144°N 87.909384°W / 42.941144; -87.909384

Wyoming

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References

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  45. ^ South entrance to tunnel at 1335 N Main St - Houston, Texas Google Street View from March 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2022
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  47. ^ Russell, Ben (October 20, 2022). "Concrete Work on Future Oak Cliff I-35E Deck Park is Finished". NBCDFW.com (KXAS-TV). Retrieved January 1, 2023.
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