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2nd Street Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1920
1920 tunnel under S. Hope St/ S. Grand Ave/ S. Olive St on West 2nd Street
Open to traffic
3rd Street Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1901
1901 tunnel under S. Hope St./ S. Grand Ave./ S. Olive St. on West 3rd Street
64th Street Tunnels (Kings County, New York)
Lost Tunnel under 64th Street on BMT Subway and LIRR
Replaced by a new bridge
8th Street Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)
Built 1888; abandoned 1962, opened for tours in 2005
Tunnel under downtown Kansas City Missouri and Interstate 35
Open to pedestrians for tour in summertime.
A&O - Charcoal Gap Tunnel (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Completed March 22, 1901; abandoned in 1961
Partially collapsed tunnel on the former Missouri and North Arkansas Railway, 7 miles northeast of Eureka Springs
Abandoned and partially collapsed
Aero Drive Tunnel (Erie County, New York)
Built 1960
Concrete rigid frame bridge under Buffalo Niagara International Airport runway on Aero Drive
Open to traffic
Alaska - Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (Anchorage, Alaska)
Built 1943, converted to combined railroad and highway tunnel 1998-2000
Tunnel under Maynard Mountain on Portage Glacier Highway and Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic
Alaska - Bear Valley Tunnel (Anchorage, Alaska)
Tunnel under Begich Peak on Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic
Alaska - Moody Tunnel (Denali Borough, Alaska)
Built e1920s
Lost Tunnel under hillside on Alaska Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Allegheny Mountain Tunnel (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Westbound tunnel completed 1940; eastound tunnel completed 1965
Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-70/I-76
Open to traffic
Allegheny River Trail - Kennerdell Tunnel (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Construction started in 1916 and was constructed for the Pennsylvania Railway. Converted for hike and bike use
Tunnel on Allegheny River Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Allegheny River Trail - Rockland Tunnel (Venango County, Pennsylvania)
Built in 1915 for the Pennsylvania Railroad, now used only for Hike/Bike
Tunnel on Allegheny River Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Alpine Tunnel (Gunnison County, Colorado)
Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
Abandoned and partially caved-in
AM - Winslow Tunnel (Washington County, Arkansas)
Built between 1880 and 1882 and enlarged in 1968. At 1735 ft. in elevation it's the highest pass between the Rockies and Appalachians
Tunnel on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Winslow
Open to traffic
AM&O - Jefferson Street Tunnel (Lynchburg, Virginia)
Built ca. 1870
Tunnel on Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic
AMTK - "Freedom" Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built in the 1930s
Tunnel on Railroad (Amtrak) under Riverside Park
Open to traffic
AMTK - B&P Tunnels (Baltimore County, Maryland)
Built 1873
Tunnel on Amtrak Northeast Corridor under Wilson St
Open to traffic
AMTK - Clifton Point Tunnel (Dutchess County, New York)
Tunnel under Clifton Point on Amtrak Hudson Line in Rhinebeck.
Open to traffic
AMTK - East Haven Tunnels (New Haven County, Connecticut)
Tunnel under Russell Street, Grand Ave, and Clifton Street on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic
AMTK - East River Tunnels (Queens County, New York)
Built 1910,
Tunnels under East River on Amtrak
Open to traffic
AMTK - First Street Tunnel (Washington, District of Columbia)
Built 1906 for Washington Terminal Co.
Tunnel under Capitol Hill on Amtrak
Open to traffic
AMTK - Union Tunnel (Baltimore, Maryland)
First tunnel begun 1866, opened 1873; second bore completed 1934
Tunnel on Amtrak (former Penn Central/PRR)
Open to traffic
AMTK/NJT - North River Tunnels (New York County, New York)
Constructed 1904-1908
Tunnel under Hudson River on Amtrak & New Jersey Transit
Open to traffic
Angeles Crest Highway Tunnel #1 (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1950
Tunnel on State Route 2
Open to traffic
Angeles Crest Highway Tunnel #2 (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1950
Tunnel on State Route 2
Open to traffic
Apishapa Arch (Las Animas County, Colorado)
Built 1933-34 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Stone arch tunnel through a rock dike on FR 415 just east of Cordova Pass
Open to traffic
Arch Rock Tunnel (Butte County, California)
Built 1937
Tunnel under Arch Rock on State Route 70
Open to traffic
Armstrong Trail - Brady Tunnel (Clarion County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1916
Tunnel under Hillside on Armstrong Trail (frmr PRR)
Intact but closed to all traffic
Armstrong Tunnel (Kanawha County, West Virginia)
Built ca. 1900; Converted to road use ca. 1930
Tunnel on Dogwood Lane (CR 6/6) in St. Albans
Open to traffic
Armstrong Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1927; rehabilitated 1991
Tunnel on S. Tenth Street between Forbes Avenue and 2nd Avenue
Open to traffic
ARR - Tunnel No. 1 (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska)
Bypassed in 1951
Tunnel on former Alaska Central RR
Intact but closed to all traffic
ARRC - Túnel Guaniquilla (Canovanas, Puerto Rico)
Built 1908
Abandoned tunnel on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Abandoned
ATN - Hardwick Tunnel (St. Clair County, Alabama)
Bored 1903, Current tunnel built 1910-11
Tunnel on Railroad
Open to traffic
ATSF - Johnson Canyon Tunnel (Coconino County, Arizona)
Abandoned tunnel under hillside on ATSF RR (abandoned)
Derelict/abandoned
Auburn Tunnel (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1821; daylighted 1857
Abandoned tunnel on Schuylkill Canal
Derelict/abandoned/open cut
AVR - Whitehall Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1899
Tunnel on Allegheny Valley Railroad
Open to traffic
B&S - Cottage Hill Tunnel (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1903
Abandoned tunnel on Buffalo & Susquehanna RR (abandoned) under S Highland Street
Derelict/abandoned
B&S - Sabula Tunnel (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)
Abandoned tunnel under hillside on Buffalo & Susquehanna RR
Derelict/abandoned
B&S - West Liberty Tunnel (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1909
Abandoned tunnel under Buffalo & Susquehanna RR on West Liberty Road
Derelict/abandoned
Bachman Tunnels (Hamilton County, Tennessee)
Built 1929
Tunnels under Missonary Ridge on U.S. 41 and U.S. 76 (State Highway 8)
Open to traffic
Backbone Rock (Johnson County, Tennessee)
Cut in 1901, taken over by Park Service.
Tunnel under Backbone Rock on TN 133 between Damascus VA and Shady Valley TN, Tennessee
Open to traffic
Badger State Trail - Stewart Tunnel (Green County, Wisconsin)
Built in 1887 by the Illinois Central Railroad
Tunnel on Badger State Trail
Open to pedestrians
Baker-Barry Tunnel (Marin County, California)
Built in 1918, rebuilt 1925, widened in 1937, closed 1989, rebuilt in 1995
Tunnel under Under Marin Headlands on Bunker Road
Open to traffic
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built in 1957; closed for 3 years and renovated in 1987
Tunnel under Patapsco River on I-895
Open to traffic
BART - Transbay Tube (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1969; Opened 1974
Tunnel under San Francisco Bay on BART
Open to traffic
BART/MUNI - Market Street Subway (San Francisco County, California)
Originally built 1973 for Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco Municipal Railway connection added in 1980
Tunnel on Bay Area Rapid Transit & San Francisco Municipal Railway
Open to traffic
Battery Street Tunnel (King County, Washington)
Built 1954
Tunnel under city streets on WA 99 in Seattle
Replaced by a new bridge
Baytown Tunnel (Harris County, Texas)
Built 1953, Closed 1995, Demolished 1997-1999 due to the deepening of the Houston Ship Canal
Lost Tunnel under Houston Ship Channel on TX 146
Replaced a new bridge
Beaucatcher Tunnel (Buncombe County, North Carolina)
Built 1927, in identical style as tunnels on nearby Blue Ridge Parkway
Tunnel on U.S. 70 under Beaucatcher Mountain
Open to traffic
Beavertail Mountain Tunnel (Mesa County, Colorado)
Built 1989
Pair of tunnels under Beavertail Mountain on Interstate 70/US 6
Open
Belle Chasse Tunnel (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1956
Tunnel under the Intracoastal Waterway on Southbound LA 23
Open to traffic
Berry Street Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1851-1856; Converted to road use 1998
Tunnel on West Busway
Open to traffic
Bethany Turnpike North Tunnel (Brooke County, West Virginia)
Bored 1831; Daylit 1957
Lost Tunnel under Rock on Bethany Turnpike
Daylighted
Bethany Turnpike South Tunnel (Brooke County, West Virginia)
Bored 1831; Daylit 1957
Tunnel under Rock on Road
Don't know
BHP - Gleason Canyon Tunnel (White Pine County, Nevada)
Built 1906
Tunnel on Railroad (BHP Nevada Railroad)
Abandoned
Big Bend Tunnel (Summers County, West Virginia)
built from 1870-1872 by C&O RR to cut off Big Bend. Legend/tradition names this tunnel as scene of 'Steel Driving Man' John Henry's race with steam drill
Original tunnel built to bypass an 8 mile long bend in the Greenbrier River. Passes between Hilldale, and Talcott West Virginia.
Intact but closed to all traffic
Big Oak Flat Rd Tunnel #1 (Mariposa County, California)
Built in 1930's
Tunnel under mountainside on Big Oak Flat Road
Open to traffic
Big Oak Flat Rd Tunnel #2 (Mariposa County, California)
Built during 1930's
Tunnel under mountainside on Big Oak Flat Road
Open to traffic
Big Oak Flat Rd Tunnel #3 (Mariposa County, California)
Built during 1930's
Tunnel under mountainside on Big Oak Flat Road
Open to traffic
Big Walker Mountain Tunnel (Bland County, Virginia)
Built 1972
Tunnel under Big Walker Mountain on I-77
Open to traffic
Big Witch Tunnel (Jackson County, North Carolina)
Built ca1930
Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
Open to traffic
Bigelow Tunnel (Washington County, Utah)
Bridge over Red Hill on former Hwy 91
Intact but closed to all traffic
Bingham-Copperfield Tunnel (Salt Lake County, Utah)
Built 1937-8; Filled in July-August 1973
Lost Tunnel on Mine Road
Filled in
Bizz Johnson Trail - Tunnel #1 (Lassen County, California)
Built 1916
Tunnel on Bizz Johnson Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Bizz Johnson Trail - Tunnel #2 (Lassen County, California)
Built 1916
Tunnel on Bizz Johnson Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Blackhand Gorge Trail - Blackhand Tunnel (Licking County, Ohio)
Blasted 1890; Abandoned ca. 1929; Used as a road afterwards, Converted to trail ??
Tunnel on Former Interurban railway line
Closed
BLE - Culmerville Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Built 1894; Removed 1922
Lost Tunnel under Under highway on Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Demolished
Blue Mountain Tunnel (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)
Begun c.1885 by S. Penn. RR; first tube completed 1940 by Penna. Tpk. Comm.; second tube completed 1968
Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-76
Open to traffic
Blue Ridge Tunnel (Nelson County, Virginia)
Built 1858; abandoned 1944; reopened for pedestrians 2020
Tunnel under Rockfish Gap on pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
Bluff Mountain Tunnel (Amherst County, Virginia)
Built ca1930
Tunnel under Bluff Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
Open to traffic
BM - Clinton Tunnel (Worcester County, Massachusetts)
Built 1903
Abandoned tunnel on abandoned railroad grade in Clinton
Abandoned
BN - Belmont Tunnel (Dawes County, Nebraska)
Built 1889. abandoned to rail traffic in 1982
Tunnel
Bypassed Tunnel still used by RR personnel
BN - Shankers Bend Tunnel (Okanogan County, Washington)
Abandoned tunnel on Burlington Northern Railroad
Line Abandoned in 1985
BNSF - Alray Tunnel #1 (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1913
Lost Tunnel on BNSF Railroad
Demolished
BNSF - Alray Tunnel #2 (San Bernardino County, California)
Built 1913; Lost 2008
Lost Tunnel
Demolished
BNSF - Anderson's Tunnel (Klickitat County, Washington)
Built 1908
Tunnel on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic
BNSF - Cape Horn Tunnel (Skamania County, Washington)
Tunnel on BNSF (nee Spokane, Portland & Seattle)
Open to traffic
BNSF - Cascade Tunnel (King County, Washington)
Longest rail tunnnel in the US, finished in 1929 to bypass old tunnel, switchbacks, and 1.57% grade
Concrete lined tunnel under Cascade Mountains on BNSF Railway (former Great Northern Railway)
Open to traffic
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Tunnel
View Exhibit map2nd Street Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1920
1920 tunnel under S. Hope St/ S. Grand Ave/ S. Olive St on West 2nd Street
Open to traffic
3rd Street Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1901
1901 tunnel under S. Hope St./ S. Grand Ave./ S. Olive St. on West 3rd Street
5th Avenue Tunnel (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Built 1907
Tunnel under the railroad tracks on 5th Avenue in Birmingham
Open to traffic
Built 1907
Tunnel under the railroad tracks on 5th Avenue in Birmingham
Open to traffic
64th Street Tunnels (Kings County, New York)Lost Tunnel under 64th Street on BMT Subway and LIRR
Replaced by a new bridge
8th Street Tunnel (Jackson County, Missouri)Built 1888; abandoned 1962, opened for tours in 2005
Tunnel under downtown Kansas City Missouri and Interstate 35
Open to pedestrians for tour in summertime.
A&O - Charcoal Gap Tunnel (Carroll County, Arkansas)Completed March 22, 1901; abandoned in 1961
Partially collapsed tunnel on the former Missouri and North Arkansas Railway, 7 miles northeast of Eureka Springs
Abandoned and partially collapsed
Aero Drive Tunnel (Erie County, New York)Built 1960
Concrete rigid frame bridge under Buffalo Niagara International Airport runway on Aero Drive
Open to traffic
Alaska - Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel (Anchorage, Alaska)Built 1943, converted to combined railroad and highway tunnel 1998-2000
Tunnel under Maynard Mountain on Portage Glacier Highway and Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic
Alaska - Bear Valley Tunnel (Anchorage, Alaska)Tunnel under Begich Peak on Alaska Railroad
Open to traffic
Alaska - Moody Tunnel (Denali Borough, Alaska)Built e1920s
Lost Tunnel under hillside on Alaska Railroad
Removed but not replaced
Allegheny Mountain Tunnel (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)Westbound tunnel completed 1940; eastound tunnel completed 1965
Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-70/I-76
Open to traffic
Allegheny River Trail - Kennerdell Tunnel (Venango County, Pennsylvania)Construction started in 1916 and was constructed for the Pennsylvania Railway. Converted for hike and bike use
Tunnel on Allegheny River Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Allegheny River Trail - Rockland Tunnel (Venango County, Pennsylvania)Built in 1915 for the Pennsylvania Railroad, now used only for Hike/Bike
Tunnel on Allegheny River Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Alpine Tunnel (Gunnison County, Colorado)Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
Abandoned and partially caved-in
AM - Winslow Tunnel (Washington County, Arkansas)Built between 1880 and 1882 and enlarged in 1968. At 1735 ft. in elevation it's the highest pass between the Rockies and Appalachians
Tunnel on Arkansas & Missouri (formerly Frisco) Railroad in Winslow
Open to traffic
AM&O - Jefferson Street Tunnel (Lynchburg, Virginia)Built ca. 1870
Tunnel on Railroad
Intact but closed to all traffic
AMTK - "Freedom" Tunnel (New York County, New York)Built in the 1930s
Tunnel on Railroad (Amtrak) under Riverside Park
Open to traffic
AMTK - B&P Tunnels (Baltimore County, Maryland)Built 1873
Tunnel on Amtrak Northeast Corridor under Wilson St
Open to traffic
AMTK - Clifton Point Tunnel (Dutchess County, New York)Tunnel under Clifton Point on Amtrak Hudson Line in Rhinebeck.
Open to traffic
AMTK - East Haven Tunnels (New Haven County, Connecticut)Tunnel under Russell Street, Grand Ave, and Clifton Street on Amtrak Northeast Corridor
Open to traffic
AMTK - East River Tunnels (Queens County, New York)Built 1910,
Tunnels under East River on Amtrak
Open to traffic
AMTK - First Street Tunnel (Washington, District of Columbia)Built 1906 for Washington Terminal Co.
Tunnel under Capitol Hill on Amtrak
Open to traffic
AMTK - Union Tunnel (Baltimore, Maryland)First tunnel begun 1866, opened 1873; second bore completed 1934
Tunnel on Amtrak (former Penn Central/PRR)
Open to traffic
AMTK/NJT - North River Tunnels (New York County, New York)Constructed 1904-1908
Tunnel under Hudson River on Amtrak & New Jersey Transit
Open to traffic
Angeles Crest Highway Tunnel #1 (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1950
Tunnel on State Route 2
Open to traffic
Angeles Crest Highway Tunnel #2 (Los Angeles County, California)Built 1950
Tunnel on State Route 2
Open to traffic
AO - Beaver Run Tunnel (Upshur County, West Virginia)
Tunnel for AO Railroad, Cowen Subdivision on Beaver Run Road and a drainage divide
Open to traffic
Tunnel for AO Railroad, Cowen Subdivision on Beaver Run Road and a drainage divide
Open to traffic
AO - County Road 44/2 Tunnel (Lewis County, West Virginia)
Tunnel for AO Railroad, Cowen Subdivision under County Road 44/2 and a drainage divide
Open to traffic
Tunnel for AO Railroad, Cowen Subdivision under County Road 44/2 and a drainage divide
Open to traffic
AO - Frenchton Road Tunnel (Upshur County, West Virginia)
Tunnel for AO Railroad, Cowen Subdivision on Frenchton Road and drainage divide
Open to traffic
Tunnel for AO Railroad, Cowen Subdivision on Frenchton Road and drainage divide
Open to traffic
AO - Taylor Drain Tunnel (Barbour County, West Virginia)
Tunnel for Appalachian & Ohio Railroad
Open to traffic
Tunnel for Appalachian & Ohio Railroad
Open to traffic
AO - West Fork River Tunnel (Upshur County, West Virginia)
Tunnel for AO Railroad, Cowen Subdivision
Open to traffic
Tunnel for AO Railroad, Cowen Subdivision
Open to traffic
Apishapa Arch (Las Animas County, Colorado)Built 1933-34 by the Civilian Conservation Corps
Stone arch tunnel through a rock dike on FR 415 just east of Cordova Pass
Open to traffic
Arch Rock Tunnel (Butte County, California)Built 1937
Tunnel under Arch Rock on State Route 70
Open to traffic
Armstrong Trail - Brady Tunnel (Clarion County, Pennsylvania)Built 1916
Tunnel under Hillside on Armstrong Trail (frmr PRR)
Intact but closed to all traffic
Armstrong Tunnel (Kanawha County, West Virginia)Built ca. 1900; Converted to road use ca. 1930
Tunnel on Dogwood Lane (CR 6/6) in St. Albans
Open to traffic
Armstrong Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1927; rehabilitated 1991
Tunnel on S. Tenth Street between Forbes Avenue and 2nd Avenue
Open to traffic
ARR - Tunnel No. 1 (Kenai Peninsula Borough, Alaska)Bypassed in 1951
Tunnel on former Alaska Central RR
Intact but closed to all traffic
ARRC - Túnel Guaniquilla (Canovanas, Puerto Rico)Built 1908
Abandoned tunnel on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Abandoned
ARRC - Túnel Negro (Quebradillas, Puerto Rico)
Built 1904
Abandoned tunnel on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Abandoned
Built 1904
Abandoned tunnel on American Railroad Co. of Puerto Rico
Abandoned
ATN - Hardwick Tunnel (St. Clair County, Alabama)Bored 1903, Current tunnel built 1910-11
Tunnel on Railroad
Open to traffic
ATN - Laney Tunnel (Etowah County, Alabama)
Built 1851, reinforced 2010
Tunnel on Alabama & Tennessee River Railway
Open to traffic
Built 1851, reinforced 2010
Tunnel on Alabama & Tennessee River Railway
Open to traffic
ATN - Roper Tunnel (Jefferson County, Alabama)
Bored 1903, Current tunnel built 1910-11
Tunnel under Roper Hill on Alabama & Tennessee River Railway
Open to rail traffic
Bored 1903, Current tunnel built 1910-11
Tunnel under Roper Hill on Alabama & Tennessee River Railway
Open to rail traffic
ATSF - Johnson Canyon Tunnel (Coconino County, Arizona)Abandoned tunnel under hillside on ATSF RR (abandoned)
Derelict/abandoned
Auburn Tunnel (Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania)Built 1821; daylighted 1857
Abandoned tunnel on Schuylkill Canal
Derelict/abandoned/open cut
AVR - Whitehall Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1899
Tunnel on Allegheny Valley Railroad
Open to traffic
B&S - Cottage Hill Tunnel (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)Built 1903
Abandoned tunnel on Buffalo & Susquehanna RR (abandoned) under S Highland Street
Derelict/abandoned
B&S - Sabula Tunnel (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)Abandoned tunnel under hillside on Buffalo & Susquehanna RR
Derelict/abandoned
B&S - West Liberty Tunnel (Clearfield County, Pennsylvania)Built 1909
Abandoned tunnel under Buffalo & Susquehanna RR on West Liberty Road
Derelict/abandoned
Bachman Tunnels (Hamilton County, Tennessee)Built 1929
Tunnels under Missonary Ridge on U.S. 41 and U.S. 76 (State Highway 8)
Open to traffic
Backbone Rock (Johnson County, Tennessee)Cut in 1901, taken over by Park Service.
Tunnel under Backbone Rock on TN 133 between Damascus VA and Shady Valley TN, Tennessee
Open to traffic
Badger State Trail - Stewart Tunnel (Green County, Wisconsin)Built in 1887 by the Illinois Central Railroad
Tunnel on Badger State Trail
Open to pedestrians
Baker-Barry Tunnel (Marin County, California)Built in 1918, rebuilt 1925, widened in 1937, closed 1989, rebuilt in 1995
Tunnel under Under Marin Headlands on Bunker Road
Open to traffic
Baltimore Harbor Tunnel (Baltimore, Maryland)Built in 1957; closed for 3 years and renovated in 1987
Tunnel under Patapsco River on I-895
Open to traffic
BART - Berkeley Hills Tunnel (Alameda County, California)
Bore completed in 1967, Open for revenue in 1973 they run just north of the Caldecott tunnels
Tunnel under Berkeley Hills on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transport)
Open to traffic
Bore completed in 1967, Open for revenue in 1973 they run just north of the Caldecott tunnels
Tunnel under Berkeley Hills on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transport)
Open to traffic
BART - Transbay Tube (San Francisco County, California)Built 1969; Opened 1974
Tunnel under San Francisco Bay on BART
Open to traffic
BART/MUNI - Market Street Subway (San Francisco County, California)Originally built 1973 for Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco Municipal Railway connection added in 1980
Tunnel on Bay Area Rapid Transit & San Francisco Municipal Railway
Open to traffic
Battery Street Tunnel (King County, Washington)Built 1954
Tunnel under city streets on WA 99 in Seattle
Replaced by a new bridge
Baytown Tunnel (Harris County, Texas)Built 1953, Closed 1995, Demolished 1997-1999 due to the deepening of the Houston Ship Canal
Lost Tunnel under Houston Ship Channel on TX 146
Replaced a new bridge
Beaucatcher Tunnel (Buncombe County, North Carolina)Built 1927, in identical style as tunnels on nearby Blue Ridge Parkway
Tunnel on U.S. 70 under Beaucatcher Mountain
Open to traffic
Beavertail Mountain Tunnel (Mesa County, Colorado)Built 1989
Pair of tunnels under Beavertail Mountain on Interstate 70/US 6
Open
Belle Chasse Tunnel (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)Built 1956
Tunnel under the Intracoastal Waterway on Southbound LA 23
Open to traffic
Berry Street Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1851-1856; Converted to road use 1998
Tunnel on West Busway
Open to traffic
Bethany Turnpike North Tunnel (Brooke County, West Virginia)Bored 1831; Daylit 1957
Lost Tunnel under Rock on Bethany Turnpike
Daylighted
Bethany Turnpike South Tunnel (Brooke County, West Virginia)Bored 1831; Daylit 1957
Tunnel under Rock on Road
Don't know
BHP - Gleason Canyon Tunnel (White Pine County, Nevada)Built 1906
Tunnel on Railroad (BHP Nevada Railroad)
Abandoned
Big Bend Tunnel (Summers County, West Virginia)built from 1870-1872 by C&O RR to cut off Big Bend. Legend/tradition names this tunnel as scene of 'Steel Driving Man' John Henry's race with steam drill
Original tunnel built to bypass an 8 mile long bend in the Greenbrier River. Passes between Hilldale, and Talcott West Virginia.
Intact but closed to all traffic
Big Oak Flat Rd Tunnel #1 (Mariposa County, California)Built in 1930's
Tunnel under mountainside on Big Oak Flat Road
Open to traffic
Big Oak Flat Rd Tunnel #2 (Mariposa County, California)Built during 1930's
Tunnel under mountainside on Big Oak Flat Road
Open to traffic
Big Oak Flat Rd Tunnel #3 (Mariposa County, California)Built during 1930's
Tunnel under mountainside on Big Oak Flat Road
Open to traffic
Big Walker Mountain Tunnel (Bland County, Virginia)Built 1972
Tunnel under Big Walker Mountain on I-77
Open to traffic
Big Witch Tunnel (Jackson County, North Carolina)Built ca1930
Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
Open to traffic
Bigelow Tunnel (Washington County, Utah)Bridge over Red Hill on former Hwy 91
Intact but closed to all traffic
Bingham-Copperfield Tunnel (Salt Lake County, Utah)Built 1937-8; Filled in July-August 1973
Lost Tunnel on Mine Road
Filled in
Bizz Johnson Trail - Tunnel #1 (Lassen County, California)Built 1916
Tunnel on Bizz Johnson Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Bizz Johnson Trail - Tunnel #2 (Lassen County, California)Built 1916
Tunnel on Bizz Johnson Trail
Open to pedestrians only
Blackhand Gorge Trail - Blackhand Tunnel (Licking County, Ohio)Blasted 1890; Abandoned ca. 1929; Used as a road afterwards, Converted to trail ??
Tunnel on Former Interurban railway line
Closed
BLE - Culmerville Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)Built 1894; Removed 1922
Lost Tunnel under Under highway on Bessemer & Lake Erie Railroad
Demolished
Blue Mountain Tunnel (Franklin County, Pennsylvania)Begun c.1885 by S. Penn. RR; first tube completed 1940 by Penna. Tpk. Comm.; second tube completed 1968
Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-76
Open to traffic
Blue Ridge Tunnel (Nelson County, Virginia)Built 1858; abandoned 1944; reopened for pedestrians 2020
Tunnel under Rockfish Gap on pedestrian trail
Open to pedestrians
Bluff Mountain Tunnel (Amherst County, Virginia)Built ca1930
Tunnel under Bluff Mountain on Blue Ridge Parkway
Open to traffic
BM - Clinton Tunnel (Worcester County, Massachusetts)Built 1903
Abandoned tunnel on abandoned railroad grade in Clinton
Abandoned
BMT - Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1908; Abandoned since 1948
Abandoned tunnel on former Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation; Proposed for lowline park
Abandoned
Built 1908; Abandoned since 1948
Abandoned tunnel on former Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation; Proposed for lowline park
Abandoned
BN - Belmont Tunnel (Dawes County, Nebraska)Built 1889. abandoned to rail traffic in 1982
Tunnel
Bypassed Tunnel still used by RR personnel
BN - Shankers Bend Tunnel (Okanogan County, Washington)Abandoned tunnel on Burlington Northern Railroad
Line Abandoned in 1985
BN - Tunnel 1 (Flathead County, Montana)
Built 1910, bypass built 1960s, abandoned 1980s or 90s
Abandoned tunnel on BN Hi-Line Subdivision
Derelict/abandoned
Built 1910, bypass built 1960s, abandoned 1980s or 90s
Abandoned tunnel on BN Hi-Line Subdivision
Derelict/abandoned
BNSF - Alray Tunnel #1 (San Bernardino County, California)Built 1913
Lost Tunnel on BNSF Railroad
Demolished
BNSF - Alray Tunnel #2 (San Bernardino County, California)Built 1913; Lost 2008
Lost Tunnel
Demolished
BNSF - Anderson's Tunnel (Klickitat County, Washington)Built 1908
Tunnel on BNSF Railway
Open to traffic
BNSF - Cape Horn Tunnel (Skamania County, Washington)Tunnel on BNSF (nee Spokane, Portland & Seattle)
Open to traffic
BNSF - Cascade Tunnel (King County, Washington)Longest rail tunnnel in the US, finished in 1929 to bypass old tunnel, switchbacks, and 1.57% grade
Concrete lined tunnel under Cascade Mountains on BNSF Railway (former Great Northern Railway)
Open to traffic
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