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The oldest underwater rail tunnel in the world, crossing the Mersey in Liverpool: 1.21 km: 1881–1886 Severn Tunnel: Wales – England: One of the oldest underwater rail tunnels in the world: 7.01 km: 1873–1886 Blackwall Tunnel (western) London, England: The oldest underwater vehicular tunnel in the world, crossing the Thames in London: 1.35 ...
Opened in 1927, the Holland Tunnel was the world's first mechanically ventilated underwater vehicular tunnel. The Brooklyn Bridge , Williamsburg Bridge , George Washington Bridge , and Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge were the world's longest suspension bridges when opened in 1883, [ 2 ] 1903, [ 3 ] 1931, [ 4 ] and 1964 [ 5 ] respectively.
The New Jersey highway approach was opened in stages beginning in 1927, [142] and most of that highway was finished in 1930. [ 143 ] The construction of the tunnel approach roads on the New Jersey side was delayed for months by Erie Railroad , whose Bergen Arches right-of-way ran parallel to and directly south of Route 139, in the right of way ...
Between 1990 and 2012 Spain had one of the highest rates of motorway growth in Europe. [3]The first motorways named autopista were financed using sovereign debt. [4]At the end of the 1980s, and before Olympic Games in 1992 in Barcelona, the autonomous Catalan government was interested in increasing the speed limit on new motorways. [4]
Named for nearby Fort McHenry, the tunnel is the lowest point in the Interstate Highway System under water. [2] Construction began in May 1980; the tunnel opened on November 23, 1985. Having consumed some $750 million (equivalent to $2.2 billion in 2024), it was the most expensive Interstate project until surpassed by the Big Dig in Boston. [3]
Get ready for all of today's NYT 'Connections’ hints and answers for #579 on Friday, January 10, 2025. Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Friday, January 10, 2025 The New York Times
The New York Times' recent game, "Strands," is becoming more and more popular as another daily activity fans can find on the NYT website and app. With daily themes and "spangrams" to discover ...
El Camino Real (Spanish; literally The Royal Road, sometimes translated as The King's Highway) is a 600-mile (965-kilometer) commemorative route connecting the 21 Spanish missions in California (formerly the region Alta California in the Spanish Empire), along with a number of sub-missions, four presidios, and three pueblos.