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The Channel Tunnel (French: Tunnel sous la Manche), sometimes referred to by the portmanteau Chunnel, [3] [4] is a 50.46 km (31.35-mile) undersea railway tunnel, opened in 1994, that connects Folkestone (Kent, England) with Coquelles (Pas-de-Calais, France) beneath the English Channel at the Strait of Dover.
The Washburn Tunnel is a two-lane underwater motor-vehicle tunnel connecting Galena Park and Pasadena, two suburbs of Houston, Texas. Completed in 1950, it travels north-south underneath the Houston Ship Channel. It was named after Harris County, Texas Auditor Harry L. Washburn. It is the largest and first toll-free vehicular tunnel in the ...
The Port of Corpus Christi was the first port in Texas to achieve Green Marine certification in November 2016. [12] It has since worked to maintain and expand its Green Marine certification at increasing levels annually, obtaining Level 5 in all applicable program areas in 2023. [13]
Jack Kenneth Lemley CBE (January 2, 1935 – November 29, 2021) was an American architect and engineering manager who led delivery of large infrastructure projects across the globe.
The Channel Tunnel is a 50.45 km (31.35 mi) long undersea railway tunnel linking Folkestone in the United Kingdom with Coquelles near Calais in northern France. [1] [2] A 4.8 m (16 ft) diameter service tunnel is positioned between two 7.6 m (25 ft) diameter running tunnels each with standard gauge rail track with an overhead line energised at 25 kV 50 Hz.
Franklin Canal (Texas) Riverside Canal (El Paso) American Canal This page was last edited on 9 August 2024, at 16:23 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative ...
Juneteenth, a commemoration of freedom for the last African American slaves in Texas, will be celebrated nationwide this week.. It was on June 19, 1865 that General Order No. 3 was issued to Texas ...
1998 - Texas State Bank building constructed. [1] 1999 - "Futuro McAllen" civic group formed. [3] 2000 Green jay designated official city bird. [3] Population: 106,414.