| Lincoln Tunnel | |
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 Lincoln Tunnel NJ Entrance |
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| Carries | 6 lanes of NJ 495/NY 495 |
| Crosses | Hudson River |
| Locale | Weehawken, New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan in New York City |
| Maintained by | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Total length | 2,280 meters (7,482 feet) (North Tube) 2,504 meters (8,216 feet) (Center Tube) 2,440 meters (8,006 feet) (South Tube) |
| Width | 6. Route 495 is a 345-mile (555 km Freeway that connects the New Jersey Turnpike ( Interstate 95) at exits 16E and 17 to the Lincoln Tunnel, providing Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495, better known as the Long Island Expressway or L The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. See also Manhattan Midtown Manhattan, or simply Midtown, is an area of Manhattan, New York City home to world-famous commercial The City of New York The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey ( PANYNJ) is a bi-state Port district, established in 1921 (as the Port of New York Authority) through 55 meters (21. 5 feet) |
| Vertical clearance | 3. 96 meters (13 feet) |
| AADT | 120,800[1] |
| Opening date | December 22, 1937 (Center Tube) February 1, 1945 (North Tube) May 25, 1957 (South Tube) |
| Toll | $8. Annual average daily traffic, abbrevated AADT, is a measure used primarily in Transportation planning and transportation engineering. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Year 1957 ( MCMLVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar) 00 (eastbound) (E-ZPass) |
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The Lincoln Tunnel is a 1. E-ZPass is an Electronic toll collection system used on most tolled Roads Bridges and Tunnels in the northeastern United States 5 mile (2. 4 km) long tunnel under the Hudson River, connecting Weehawken, New Jersey and the borough of Manhattan in New York City. A tunnel is an underground passageway The definition of what constitutes a tunnel is not universally agreed upon The Hudson River, called Muh-he-kun-ne-tuk, the Great Mohegan by the Iroquois, or as the Lenape Native Americans called it in Unami Weehawken is a township in Hudson County, New Jersey, United States. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. In New York City, a borough is a unique form of government which administers the five fundamental constituent parts that make up the consolidated city Manhattan Island, in New York Harbor, is much the largest part of the Borough of Manhattan, one of the Five Boroughs which form the City of New York The City of New York
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History
The tunnel was designed by Ole Singstad. Ole Singstad ( June 29[[ 882]] – December 8[[ 969]] was a Norwegian-American Civil engineer, who pioneered underwater vehicular Tunnels notably The project was funded by the New Deal's Public Works Administration. The Public Works Administration (PWA, a New Deal government agency headed by Harold Ickes, was created by the National Industrial Recovery Act in June Construction began on the first tube in 1934. It opened to traffic in December 1937, charging $0. 50 per passenger car. The cost of construction was $75,000,000. Omero C. Catan, a salesman from Manhattan, drove the first car through the tunnel.
The original design called for two tubes. Work on the second was halted in 1938 but resumed in 1941. Due to war material shortages of metal, completion was delayed for two years. It opened on February 1, 1945 at a cost of $80 million, with Michael Catan, brother of Omero, selected to be the first to lead the public through the tube. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar [2]
A third tube was proposed by the Port Authority, but initially opposed by the City of New York, which was trying to get the Port Authority to help pay for the road improvements that the City would need to handle the additional traffic. A compromise was worked out, and the third tube opened in May 1957 to the south of the original two tunnels.
Traffic
The three tubes carry six traffic lanes in total. During the morning rush hour one traffic lane in the center tube called the XBL is used exclusively by buses. The New Jersey approach roadway, locally known as "the Helix" or "the Corkscrew", spirals in a full circle before arriving at the toll booths in front of the tunnel portals.
The tunnel carries about 120,000 vehicles per day, making it one of the busiest vehicular tunnels in the world. The XBL is by far the busiest and most productive bus lane in the United States. A bus lane or bus only lane is a lane on a road restricted to Buses and generally used to speed up public transport otherwise held up by traffic congestions The United States of America —commonly referred to as the [3] The lane operates weekday mornings between 6:15 and 10:00 a. m. , accommodating approximately 1,700 buses and 62,000 commuters, mainly to the Port Authority Bus Terminal. Commuting is the process of Travelling between one's place of residence and regular place of work The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City. The XBL carries more trans-Hudson commuter trips into midtown Manhattan each day than any other mode, including commuter rail into Penn Station. Pennsylvania Station (commonly known as “Penn Station”) is the major intercity rail station and a major Commuter rail hub in New York City
Normally only motor traffic uses the tunnel, but every year a few bicycle tours and foot races pass through by special arrangement.
Events in the Tunnel
Shortly after noon on September 8, 1953, two armed men, Peter Simon and John Metcalf, attempted to rob a home in South Orange, New Jersey. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. South Orange Village is a township in Essex County, New Jersey, United States. The men were driven off by the residents, one of whom reported the license plate on their car to the police, who put out an alert. A patrolman, Nicholas Falabella, noticed the car just as it passed the toll booth and ordered the driver to stop the vehicle. The driver sped off into the tunnel, firing at the police. A Port Authority policeman, Donald Lackmun, was hit in the leg. The police commandeered a delivery truck and gave chase, exchanging gun fire with the renegade car while weaving in and out of traffic. In all 28 shots were fired, ten by the gunmen and 18 by the police. The vehicle came to a stop about three fourths of the way through the tunnel. Simon was hit in the head. [4]
Route numbers
With the cancellation of the Mid-Manhattan Expressway, intended to carry Interstate 495 through New York City to the Queens Midtown Tunnel and onto the Long Island Expressway, the NYDOT and NJDOT demoted the Lincoln Tunnel, Queens-Midtown Tunnel, and the freeway link to NJ 3 as state routes. The Mid-Manhattan Expressway was a planned (but never built expressway which would have crossed Midtown Manhattan in the vicinity of 30th Street. Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495, better known as the Long Island Expressway or L The Queens-Midtown Tunnel (sometimes simply Midtown Tunnel) is a Toll road in New York City. Interstate 495 (abbreviated I-495, better known as the Long Island Expressway or L The New York State Department of Transportation (NYSDOT is responsible for the development and operation of Highways, railroads, Mass transit systems The New Jersey Department of Transportation ( NJ DOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey. Route 3 is a State highway in northern New Jersey, extending 10 Some signs still list the tunnels as I-495. Although the Federal Highway Administration still considers the midtown tunnel to be an Interstate, the Lincoln Tunnel is no longer on the Interstate system. The Federal Highway Administration ( FHWA) is a division of the United States Department of Transportation that specializes in Highway transportation In New Jersey, the freeway was officially demoted to NJ 495 and very few signs still read "I-495". Route 495 is a 345-mile (555 km Freeway that connects the New Jersey Turnpike ( Interstate 95) at exits 16E and 17 to the Lincoln Tunnel, providing 34th Street links the disjointed segments of I-495. 34th Street is a major cross-town street in the New York City borough of Manhattan, connecting the Lincoln Tunnel and Queens-Midtown
Culture
- Abbott and Costello Go to Mars has two scenes in which a spaceship flies into the tunnel, seen by a recently cured drunkard, who thinks he is going crazy and so goes into a bar. Abbott and Costello Go To Mars is a 1953 Science fiction Comedy Film directed by Charles Lamont and starring the comedy Drunkenness or inebriation is the state of being intoxicated by consumption of Alcoholic beverages to a degree that mental and physical faculties are noticeably A bar (also called a Pub or Tavern) is a business that serves drinks especially Alcoholic beverages such as beer liquor and mixed drinks for consumption
- The Oscar winning acclaimed film Midnight Cowboy (1969) shows the Midtown skyline just as the bus carrying Joe Buck from Texas curves down the "helix" approach and into the tunnel. Midnight Cowboy is a 1969 Drama film based on the 1965 novel of the same name by James Leo Herlihy.
- In Stephen King's book The Stand, two of its characters exit New York through the Lincoln Tunnel. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American Author, Screenwriter, Musician, Columnist, The Stand is a Post-apocalyptic horror / Science fiction Novel by Stephen King originally published in 1978 The city is dead after a virus epidemic and the tunnel is clogged with cars and corpses.
- In the 2003 film Elf the lead character (Will Ferrell) walks through the Lincoln Tunnel to get to New York City. An elf is a creature of Norse mythology. The elves were originally imagined as a race of minor nature and fertility gods, who are often pictured as youthful-seeming John William "Will" Ferrell (ˈfærəl born July 16, 1967) is an American Comedian, Actor, Voice actor, The City of New York
- In the title sequence of the HBO series The Sopranos, main character Tony Soprano is seen exiting the Tunnel's north tube as he heads for the New Jersey Turnpike. Title sequence generally refers to the method by which cinematic films or television shows present their title key cast and/or production members utilizing conceptual visuals The Sopranos is an American Television drama series created by David Chase. Anthony John Soprano Sr, played by James Gandolfini, is a Fictional character on the HBO TV series The Sopranos. The New Jersey Turnpike (or simply The Turnpike as it is known to New Jersey residents is a Toll road in New Jersey and is one of the most heavily traveled
- In True Crime: New York City, the dispatcher reports a crime in which terrorists are destroying a gasoline truck at the Lincoln Tunnel. True Crime New York City is an urban adventure Video game published by Activision and developed by Luxoflux for the Xbox,
- In the novel Terrorist by John Updike, main character Ahmad is going to blow up the tunnel with a truck full of chemicals. Terrorist is the 22nd novel written by lauded author John Updike. John Hoyer Updike (born March 18 1932 in Reading, Pennsylvania) is an American Novelist, Poet, Short story
- The 2008 video game Grand Theft Auto IV features a replica of the Lincoln Tunnel called the "Booth Tunnel" in the fictional Liberty City as a reference to Abraham Lincoln's assassin John Wilkes Booth. Liberty City is a fictional city in Rockstar Games ' Video games series Grand Theft Auto, based primarily on New York City Abraham Lincoln (February 12 1809 &ndash April 15 1865 the sixteenth President of the United States, successfully led his country through its greatest internal Abraham Lincoln assassination John Wilkes Booth (May 10 1838 – April 26 1865 was an American stage actor who assassinated Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the
References
- ^ 2005 NYSDOT Traffic Data Report: AADT Values for Select Toll Facilities. Retrieved on 2007-05-05. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John
- ^ "New Lincoln Tube Will Open Today", New York Times, February 1, 1945.
- ^ Lincoln Tunnel Exclusive Bus Lane Enhancement Study. Retrieved on 2007-04-28. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title
- ^ "Two Seized in 28-Shot Battle With Police in Lincoln Tube", New York Times, September 9, 1953.
External links
- Port Authority of New York & New Jersey
- Lincoln Tunnel from NYCRoads.com
- XBL Exclusive Bus Lane Enhancement Study
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