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Randolph Collier Tunnel

Del Norte County, California
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Randolph Collier Tunnel

North Portal

Photo taken by Michael Goff on August 2, 2009

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Overview
Tunnel under Oregon Mountain on US 199
Location
Del Norte County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1963
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 1,886.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.1 ft.
Also called
Oregon Mountain Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.97000, -123.74500   (decimal degrees)
41°58'12" N, 123°44'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/438271/4646713 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Broken Rib Mountain
Inventory numbers
CA 1-49 (California bridge number)
CA 01-49 (California bridge number)
BH 10860 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1998)
2,700

Categories 

Built 1963 (146)
Built during 1960s (1,270)
California (1,671)
Del Norte County, California (12)
Have street view (12,858)
Open (29,399)
Owned by state (10,151)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,273)
Tunnel (635)
US 199 (6)

Update Log 

  • April 8, 2013: New Street View added by Mike Goff
  • September 7, 2011: Updated by Craig Philpott: added ceiling height data
  • August 4, 2009: Updated by Michael Goff: Edited Name

Sources 

  • Mike Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Craig Philpott - cphilpott [at] puc [dot] edu
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Randolph Collier Tunnel
Posted September 7, 2011, by Ron Kowalczyk (kowal [at] brainerd [dot] net)

The tunnel height is 15 feet, 1 inch according to the sign mounted at the entrance.

Randolph Collier Tunnel
Posted April 23, 2011, by Clark Vance (cvance [at] dogmail [dot] com)

Enlarge the photos and look at the clearance sign. Have a good trip.

Randolph Collier Tunnel
Posted April 22, 2011, by paul contois (pcontois [at] comcast [dot] net)

I would helpful to know the maximum height for vehicles passing through the tunnel. I'm from out of state and always concened if my 5th wheel will have an issue on bridges and tunnels. Thanks Paul