Bachman Tunnels

Photos

Bachman Tubes, West Approach Headed Eastbound

Chattanooga's third oldest tunnels, built specifically to handle tourist traffic on US 41-76.

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in May 2008

BH Photo #116421

Eastbound Bachman Tunnel, Chattanooga, TN

Going east through the Bachman Tunnel

Video posted by Eddie Douthitt

Overview: Tunnels under Missonary Ridge on U.S. 41 and U.S. 76 (State Highway 8)
Location: Chattanooga, Hamilton County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1929
Design: Two single-lane tubes drilled using the I-beam method.
Dimensions: Total length: 1,034.8 ft.
Also called: Bachman Tubes
Approximate latitude, longitude: +35.00915, -85.26937 (decimal degrees)
35°00'33" N, 85°16'10" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/657913/3875426 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Chattanooga
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 21,760
Inventory numbers: TN 33SR0080006 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 32540 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 1998): View more at BridgeReports.com