General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Weehawken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA Manhattan, New York, New York, USA |
|---|---|
| Underneath of: |
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| Coordinates: | 40° 45' 58.58" N 74° 1' 21.96" W |
| Coordinates: | 40° 45' 31.87" N 73° 59' 57.18" W |
| Coordinates: | 40° 45' 25.58" N 73° 59' 49.57" W |
| Coordinates: | 40° 45' 27.16" N 73° 59' 48.41" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| central tube | length | 2 504.2 m |
| northern tube | length | 2 280.5 m |
| southern tube | length | 2 440.2 m |
Cost
| cost of construction | United States dollar 75 000 000 |
Materials
| tunnel structure |
reinforced concrete
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Chronology
| 17 May 1934 | Construction begins. |
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| 22 December 1937 | Center tube opened to traffic. |
| 4 February 1945 | North tube opened to traffic. |
| 25 May 1957 | South tube opened to traffic. |
Participants
- Ole Singstad (chief engineer)
- Ralph Smillie (chief engineer)
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (1956): Amerikanische Baustellen. third tube of the Lincoln Tunnel, Bridge Tube Phoebus-Norfolk, Lake Pontchartrain Bridge. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1947-1978), v. 74, n. 13 (31 March 1956).
- (1938): Le Lincoln Tunnel sous l'Hudson à New York. In: Ossature métallique, v. 7 (March 1938), pp. 127-131.
- (1938): Der Lincoln Tunnel unter dem Hudson in New York und seine Zufahrten. In: Schweizerische Bauzeitung (1883-1946), v. 111, n. 20 (14 May 1938).
- Le Lincoln Tunnel, nouveau tunnel routier sous l'Hudson à New York. In: Ossature métallique, v. 6 (September 1937), pp. 414-415.
- (1937): Le Lincoln-Tunnel sous l'Hudson, à New-York. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 13, n. 10 (October 1937), pp. 545-554.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20000829 - Published on:
24/06/2000 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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