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West end of the Pine Creek Bridge and the east portal of the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel, c. 2006 A horseback party at the western entrance to the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel, September 1929. The tunnel shortened the distance from Zion National Park to Bryce Canyon National Park by 70 miles (110 km).
There is a smaller tunnel in Zion National Park that does not require an escort. Commercial vehicles are prohibited from using SR-9 [4] and are directed to use SR-20 instead. The entire route, including the connection through Zion National Park, has been listed as part of the National Highway System. [5] The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway.
Zion-Mount Carmel Highway: 1930 1987-07-07 SR-9 through Zion National Park bridges over North Fork Virgin River, Pine Creek (twice), Co-op Creek [2] two tunnels, including the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel: Washington
The Zion-Mount Carmel Highway was built to link Zion with Grand Canyon National Park. Completed in 1930, the road features a 5,613-foot (1,711 m) tunnel in the wall of Pine Creek Canyon. [8] The road enables visitors to do a loop tour of Grand Canyon, Zion, Bryce Canyon National Park and Cedar Breaks National Monument.
The route chosen went up the side of Pine Creek canyon on switchbacks, through a tunnel and then along Clear Creek to the east boundary of the park, and hence to US-89 at Mount Carmel Junction. Construction work on the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel and the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway began in 1927. The tunnel especially was considered quite an ...
Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Short Tunnel 1930 1992 SR-9 (Zion – Mount Carmel Highway) Rock outcrop Springdale: Washington: UT-42-G: High Mountain Dams in Upalco Unit, Farmers Lake Tunnel 1920 1985 Farmers Lake outlet
Zion National Park is a national park of the United States located in southwestern Utah near the town of Springdale.Located at the junction of the Colorado Plateau, Great Basin, and Mojave Desert regions, the park has a unique geography and a variety of life zones that allow for unusual plant and animal diversity.
Across the highway from the parking area at the eastern end of the Zion-Mt. Carmel Tunnel to a point directly above the Great Arch of Zion 37°12′49″N 112°56′54″W / 37.213611°N 112.948333°W / 37.213611; -112.948333 ( Canyon Overlook