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Beavertail Mountain Tunnel
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Beavertail Tunnel
Photo taken by Craig Philpott in July 2017
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BH Photo #396421
Description
"This tunnel design features a curved sidewall, unusual for tunnels in the United States, where most tunnels feature a curved roof and flat side-walls. Engineers borrowed a European design to give the tunnel added strength." - Wikipedia
Facts
- Overview
- Pair of tunnels under Beavertail Mountain on Interstate 70/US 6
- Location
- Mesa County, Colorado
- Status
- Open
- History
- Built 1989
- Design
- Tunnel
- Also called
- Beaver Tail Tunnel
Beavertail Tunnel
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +39.19590, -108.27002 (decimal degrees)
39°11'45" N, 108°16'12" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 12/735758/4342067 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Cameo
- Elevation
- 5075 ft. above sea level
- Inventory number
- BH 77853 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- July 10, 2017: Updated by Roger Deschner: Add build date, description, US 6 also goes through this tunnel
- July 9, 2017: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
Sources
- Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com
- Roger Deschner - rogerdeschner [at] gmail [dot] com