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Aero Drive Tunnel

Erie County, New York

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Aero Tunnel

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Overview
Concrete rigid frame bridge under Buffalo Niagara International Airport runway on Aero Drive
Location
Cheektowaga, Erie County, New York
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1960
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Span length: 750.0 ft.
Total length: 750.0 ft.
Deck width: 35.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+42.94461, -78.72354   (decimal degrees)
42°56'41" N, 78°43'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/685720/4757178 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory numbers
NY 5511740 (New York State bridge identification number)
BH 84496 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1960 (350)
Built during 1960s (2,144)
Cheektowaga, New York (7)
Cut-And-Cover Tunnel (40)
Erie County, New York (221)
Have street view (28,872)
 New York (4,878)
Open (40,955)
Owned by township (3,276)
Span length 500-1000 feet (403)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,050)
Tunnel (1,359)

Update Log 

  • November 24, 2021: New photo from Neil Ferguson
  • February 18, 2019: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein

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Aero Drive Tunnel
Posted February 18, 2019, by Luke

Cut-and-cover, like most airport tunnels, and the same design as the-one-that-shall-be-referenced-but-not-named.

FYI there's another one at this airport for you to add, Dana :')

Buffalo Airport Runway-Aero Drive Bridge
Posted February 18, 2019, by Dana and Kay Klein

Hmmmm tunnelesque?