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Waldo Tunnel

Marin County, California
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Waldo Tunnel

Exit southbound, view of Golden Gate Bridge

Photo taken by Craig Philpott in February 2010

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Overview
Tunnel on US HIGHWAY 101
Location
Sausalito, Marin County, California
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1937, Second bore added, 1954
Design
Concrete lined tunnel
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 46.9 ft.
Total length: 1,000.0 ft.
Also called
Rainbow Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.84429, -122.48597   (decimal degrees)
37°50'39" N, 122°29'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/545226/4188663 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
517 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
San Francisco North, CA
Inventory number
BH 44163 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 1999)
108,000

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Built 1937 (544)
Built during 1930s (8,549)
California (1,615)
Have street view (9,880)
Marin County, California (33)
Open (28,297)
 Owned by state (9,803)
Sausalito, California (1)
Span length 25-50 feet (10,047)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,209)
Tunnel (542)
US 101 (90)

Update Log 

  • November 6, 2011: New photos from Craig Philpott
  • March 8, 2010: Updated by Craig Philpott: Added Street View of Golden Gate
  • February 17, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

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Waldo Tunnel
Posted October 13, 2012, by julie bowers (jbowerz1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

My favorite ever view. Especially from a grateful dead 18 wheeler......nuce

Waldo Tunnel
Posted October 13, 2012, by Clarice Moody (cncmoody [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Here is my picture taken Oct.12, 2012 at 4 PM.

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