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The tunnel consists of two bores that pass through Squirrel Hill in Pittsburgh, carrying two lanes of one-way traffic in each direction for Interstate 376 (Parkway East). At a cost of $18 million, it was the most costly single project built by the State Highways Department and completed the last link in the first 8-mile (13 km) section of the ...
Also known as Mount Washington Coal Tunnel. Sometimes confused with the Mount Washington Transit Tunnel, which follows a similar alignment at a lower elevation of Mount Washington. [3] Schenley Tunnel: P&W Subdivision: 40°26'46.72"N, 79°56'50.53"W: Squirrel Hill Tunnel: I-376 / US 22 / US 30: Squirrel Hill: 40°25'40.8"N, 79°55'34.7"W ...
Squirrel Hill grew even more with the opening of the Boulevard of the Allies in 1927, providing a direct link to downtown Pittsburgh. By the 1930s, most of the available land in Squirrel Hill had been filled. In 1953, the Parkway and Squirrel Hill Tunnel were opened. They gave the area easier and quicker access from surrounding neighborhoods.
Squirrel Hill Tunnel: Pittsburgh: I-376: Squirrel Hill: 4,225 feet (1,288 m) 1953 Spring Garden Street Tunnel: Philadelphia: Spring Garden Street Philadelphia Museum of Art: Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel: Franklin and Huntingdon counties I-76 (Pennsylvania Turnpike) Tuscarora Mountain: 5,326 feet (1,623 m) [49] Twin Tunnels: Downingtown Valley ...
Interstate 376 (I-376) is a major auxiliary route of the Interstate Highway System in the US state of Pennsylvania, located within the Allegheny Plateau.It runs from I-80 near Sharon south and east to a junction with the Pennsylvania Turnpike (I-76, its parent) in Monroeville, after having crossed the Pennsylvania Turnpike at an interchange in Big Beaver.
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The Merrick Art Gallery launched a GoFundMe campaign to help pay for continued restoration of an intriguing 62-foot long tunnel discovered last year beneath its historic New Brighton building.
The tunnel cost $17 million (equivalent to $175 million in 2023 [5]). [6] [1] [7] [8] On Thursday, May 31, 2007, a bomb threat shut down the Fort Pitt Tunnel along with the Liberty and Squirrel Hill tunnels, causing a major traffic jam. [9] The tunnel provided AM reception in 1960, but due to design repairs it was discontinued until 1986.