Cut-And-Cover Tunnel
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Aero Drive Tunnel (Erie County, New York)
Built 1960Concrete rigid frame bridge under Buffalo Niagara International Airport runway on Aero DriveOpen to traffic
AMTK - "Freedom" Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built in the 1930sTunnel on Railroad (Amtrak) under Riverside ParkOpen 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 1980Tunnel on Bay Area Rapid Transit & San Francisco Municipal RailwayOpen to traffic
Battery Street Tunnel (King County, Washington)
Built 1954Tunnel under city streets on WA 99 in SeattleReplaced by a new bridge
Belle Chasse Tunnel (Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1956Tunnel under the Intracoastal Waterway on Southbound LA 23Open to traffic
BMT - Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1908; Abandoned since 1948Abandoned tunnel on former Brooklyn-Manhattan Transit Corporation; Proposed for lowline parkAbandoned
Cincinnati Subway System (Hamilton County, Ohio)
Built 1920Abandoned tunnel on Cincinnati SubwayAbandoned. Never Operational
Eisenhower Lock Tunnel (St. Lawrence County, New York)
Built 1963Tunnel under Wiley Dondero Canal on Barnhart Island RoadOpen to traffic
Ferry Street Tunnel (Rensselaer County, New York)
Built 1967Tunnel under 1st & 2nd Streets on Ferry StreetOpen to traffic
Fort McHenry Tunnel (Baltimore, Maryland)
Built 1980-1985Tunnel under Patapsco River on I-95 SB/NBOpen to traffic
Harvey Tunnel (Jefferson Parish, Louisiana)
Built 1957Tunnel underneath Harvey Canal on Old Business US 90 in New OrleansOpen to four lanes of traffic with pedestrian access
I 5/CA 14 Split Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Tunnel for IH-5SB truck bypassTunnel under the I 5/CA 14 splitOpen to traffic
Illinois Terminal - Tucker Tunnel (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1931; demolished in 2010Cut-And-Cover Tunnel under Tucker Blvd. on Illinois Terminal Railroad tunnel on in St. LouisFilled in. Tunnel has been filled in with new roadway built on top.
Lafayette Bluff Tunnel (Lake County, Minnesota)
Built 1991Tunnel under Lafayette Bluff on MN 61 (former US 61)Open to traffic
LAX Taxiway C Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1952, Lengthened 2002Tunnel under Sepulveda Boulevard on Los Angeles International Airport Taxiway COpen to aircraft above and cars below
Lindbergh Tunnel (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built in 2006Tunnel on North Lindbergh Boulevard/US-67 under the west runway at Lambert - St. Louis International AirportOpen to traffic
Lowry Hill Tunnel (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1971Tunnel on Interstate 94Open to traffic
Minnehaha Tunnel (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1999Tunnel under MN 55 on Minnehaha ParkwayOpen to traffic
MUNI - Twin Peaks Tunnel (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1918Tunnel on San Francisco Municipal RailwayOpen to traffic
N. Airport Drive Tunnel (Erie County, New York)
Tunnel under Buffalo Niagara International Airport runway on N. Airport DriveOpen to authorized vehicles only
PE - Belmont Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1925Abandoned tunnel on Railroad (PE)Abandoned
Rosslyn Tunnel (Arlington County, Virginia)
Built 1983Tunnel under N.Nash St., N. Fort Myer Dr., N.Lynn St. on I-66Open
Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel (Ramsey County, Minnesota)
Built 1906-7Sealed Tunnel under Twin City Rapid Transit Co. on Selby AvenueIntact but closed to all traffic
St. Francis Avenue Tunnel (Milwaukee County, Wisconsin)
Opened in 1998Tunnel under St. Francis Avenue and UP Railroad on Wis 794Open
St. Louis Freight Tunnel (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built in 1875 along with the completion of Eads Bridge as a route to Union Station. Later used as a freight route as passenger trains bypassed the tunnel for Merchants and MacArthur Bridges.Tunnel under downtown on the MetroLink in St. LouisOpen to two tracks of MetroLink light rail service with bypass to original freight alignment
Taxiway A Tunnel (Allegheny County, Pennsylvania)
Tunnel under Taxiway A on Union Railroad & Lebanon Road/PA-885Open to traffic
TRRA - Arch Grounds Tunnel #1 (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963Tunnel under a hill on the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial Park on TRRA RailroadOpen to railroad traffic
TRRA - Arch Grounds Tunnel #3 (St. Louis, Missouri)
Built 1963Tunnel under a hill on the Jefferson Nat'l Expansion Memorial Park on TRRA RailroadOpen to railroad traffic
Water Bridge #1 (Orange County, Florida)
Tunnel under Bay Lake on World DriveOpen to traffic