Caldecott Tunnel

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Caldecott Tunnel

East portal, 1965 bore, showing edge of construction zone for new bore construction.

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in April 2010

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Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Set of three parallel tunnels on CA 24 in Oakland

Location

Alameda County, California, and Contra Costa County, California

Status

Open to traffic

History

First two bores built 1937, third built 1965

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 3,610.1 ft. (0.7 mi.)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+37.85833, -122.21167   (decimal degrees)
37°51'30" N, 122°12'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/569347/4190389 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Oakland East

Inventory numbers

CA 28-15 (California bridge number)
BH 10784 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Average daily traffic (as of 1997)

152,000

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Update Log 

• February 22, 2012: New photo from Brian Smith
• August 16, 2011: New photo from Brian Smith
• April 3, 2010: New photos from Craig Philpott
• March 28, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: added street view

Sources 

• Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
• Wikipedia - Caldecott Tunnel
• Brian Smith - redfive [at] ix [dot] netcom [dot] com

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