Wilcox Tunnel

Photos 

East portal

Photo taken by Eddie Douthitt in December 2008

Enlarge

BH Photo #130922

Map 

Street View 

Length 

According to the company that installed the lighting, the tunnel is 1300 foot long. I have added a link to their webpage.

Facts 

Overview

Tunnel under Missionary Ridge on Wilcox Blvd. (FAU 3556)

Location

Hamilton County, Tennessee

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1930

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Deck width: 24.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.05143, -85.25305   (decimal degrees)
35°03'05" N, 85°15'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/659320/3880141 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Chattanooga

Average daily traffic (as of 1998)

16,850

Inventory numbers

TN 33035560005 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32556 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Inspection report (as of April 1999)

View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 2, 2014: New photo from Jack Schmidt
• March 10, 2010: Updated by Eddie Douthitt: Added Google Street View
• February 13, 2009: Updated by Eddie Douthitt: Added coordinates
• December 28, 2008: Essay added by Eddie Douthitt

Sources 

• Eddie Douthitt - dalton1861 [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Holaphane - Page about the tunnel by the company that installed the lighting
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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