Lincoln+Tunnel

The Lincoln Tunnel began Construction in 1934. It was completed on December 22, 1937. When it opened it was charged $0.50 per car that went through. The toll now is $6.00 eastbound but now they have E-Z pass. The original design was meant to have only two tubes. Each tube has two lanes and can switch directions by a light at the top of each side of the tunnel. On September 8, 1953, two armed men attempted to rob a house a home in South Orange, New Jersey. The police noticed that the car with that same license plate and ordered them to stop. The two men sped off into the tunnel.
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The shape of the tunnel is parabolic. The reason for this, is the weight is more evenly spread out and the shape is the strongest and last longer. In side the tunnle there is a small shoulder that looks like there is enough room for a person to walk through, but not enough room to pull over a car. The tunnel is having work done recently and the work is causing problems for the bridge.
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· Three tubes to the entire bridge. · North opened on Feb. 1, 1945. · Center opened Dec. 22, 1937. · South opened May 25, 1957. · There are 13 toll lanes all together. · The technique used to build the bridge is called “shield.” · The world’s first underwater vehicular tunnel. · Connects mid-town Manhattan and central New Jersey. · Each tunnel is 6.55 meters in width. · And 13 feet high. · Total cost was $75,000,000. · There is no median in the tunnel because both lanes go the same way. · It has dotted lines in-between the lanes in each tunnel.
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