List of tunnels in the United States

The following is a list of some tunnels in the United States of America. More tunnels may be found in each state than are included on this list.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

California

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Silver Creek Cliff Tunnel, Lake County, Minnesota

Missouri

Montana

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

New York City Subway tunnels:

Other tunnels in New York City:

The Holland Tunnel was the first underwater tunnel designed for automobiles.

Other tunnels in New York State:

North Carolina

Ohio

  • Lytle Tunnel, tri freeway tunnels, I-71 under Lytle Park, downtown Cincinnati, 1,099 feet (335 m); the tri tunnels are side by side, from west to east:
    • a two-lane I-71 southbound tunnel
    • a one lane southbound tunnel for the I-71 exit ramp to Downtown/Riverfront/Third Street
    • a three-lane I-71 northbound tunnel

Oklahoma

  • Jenson Tunnel, located in LeFlore County (just southwest of Bonanza, Arkansas), is the first and only railroad tunnel in Oklahoma. It was built through Backbone Mountain during the mid 1880s in Indian Territory by the Fort Smith & Southern Railway. It is still in operation today, primarily used by the Kansas City Southern Railroad.

Oregon

namelocationtypelength (ft)openednotesref
Arch Cape TunnelUS 101, 8 mi (13 km). south of Cannon Beachautomobile1,228.11937goes through Arch Cape
Cape Creek TunnelLane County on US 101automobile7141931?refs disagree over year and length 1,228.1' vs. 714'
Cornelius Pass TunnelPortlandrailway
abandoned
4,100(?)March 21, 1911now owned by State of Oregon, but maintained by PWRR; closed by fire September 1994 – July 1998
Cornell Tunnel No. 1Portlandautomobile497.11940NW Cornell Road
Cornell Tunnel No. 2Portlandautomobile247.11941NW Cornell Road
Dennis L. Edwards TunnelSunset Highway southwest of Vernoniaautomobile7721940formerly called "Sunset Tunnel"
Elk Creek TunnelDouglas County on OR 38automobile1,080.11938?refs disagree over year
Elk Rock TunnelClackamas County under OR 43rail1,3961921single track S-shaped route
Knowles Creek TunnelLane County on OR 126automobile1,430.21958
Mitchell Point TunnelColumbia River Gorge west of Hood Riverautomobile, 2 lane3851915closed in 1954, demolished in 1966, part of Historic Columbia River Highway
Mosier Twin TunnelsColumbia River Gorge east of Mosier (near The Dalles)automobile, 2 lane350 (combined)1921part of Historic Columbia River Highway
Oneonta TunnelColumbia River Gorge near Multnomah Fallsautomobile, 2 lane1251914part of Historic Columbia River Highway
Robertson TunnelPortlandlight commuter rail
twin tunnels
16,3681998MAX Light Rail
Rocky Butte TunnelNE Rocky Butte Rd.
Portland
automobile370.0?1939through Rocky Butte; refs disagree over length
Salt Creek TunnelLane County on OR 58automobile904.91939
Tooth Rock TunnelI-84 near Cascade Locks State Parkautomobile
interstate
827.1?1936where Historic Columbia River Highway goes through Tooth Rock; refs disagree over length
Vista Ridge TunnelsSunset Highway/US 26, Portlandautomobile
twin tunnels
1,001.019693 lanes each direction, 6% grade, curved
Walcott TunnelWashington County at 45.70694°N 123.26222°W / 45.70694; -123.26222railroad
West Burnside TunnelPortlandautomobile230.01940W Burnside Road
West Side CSO TunnelPortlandsewer18,0002006Waterfront Park[38]
  • Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.

Pennsylvania

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina


Tennessee

  • Cowan Tunnel/Cumberland Mountain Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1853, CSX Railroad (originally Nashville and Chattanooga Railroad), 2,200 feet (670 m), east of Cowan
  • Cumberland Gap Tunnel, twin tunnels, US 25E, under Cumberland Gap National Historical Park, between Harrogate, Tennessee and Middlesboro, Kentucky
  • U.S. Highway 441 Tunnel Northbound, between Gatlinburg and Pigeon Forge and 2 more tunnels in Great Smoky Mountains National Park on Highway 441 between Gatlinburg and Cherokee
  • Bachmann Tubes, which carry Ringgold Road through Missionary Ridge from Chattanooga into the neighboring town of East Ridge.
  • Missionary Ridge Tunnels (also unofficially known as McCallie Tunnels), which carry McCallie and Bailey Avenues through Missionary Ridge where the route continues as Brainerd Road.
  • Wilcox Tunnel, which carries Wilcox Boulevard through Missionary Ridge and connects to Shallowford Road.
  • Whiteside Tunnel (Missionary Ridge Railroad Tunnel) carries the Tennessee Valley Railroad Museum trains between East Chattanooga and Grand Junction. Construction of the tunnel was started by the Chattanooga, Harrison, Georgetown and Charleston Railroad which went bankrupt before the work was completed. The tunnel was completed by the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad as part of their Chattanooga Branch. The railroad named the tunnel after Col. James A. Whiteside-a well known Chattanoogan and major stockholder of the East Tennessee and Georgia Railroad.

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia


Wyoming

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  7. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hardwick Tunnel
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  19. Pammel Park operated by Madison County Conservation Board
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