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Name: Holland Tunnel
Location:
New York, New York, and Jersey City, New Jersey, USA
Date Completed:
1927
Length:
8,558 feet (north tube), 8,371 feet (south tube)
Images:
Altavista collections
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Google collections
Facts:
The Holland Tunnel was one of the first major uses of a compressed air chamber for tunnel stability.
Links:
Engines of Our Ingenuity No. 197
PBS:Holland Tunnel
Holland Tunnel
1927: Holland Tunnel Is Long Breath of Fresh Air
The Holland Tunnel
October 11
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