Squirrel Hill Tunnel

Squirrel Hill Tunnel

Transportation Department (PennDOT). It is 4,225 feet long and is a twin-bore tunnel with 8 cross passages.

In Pittsburgh driving lore, the tunnels are notorious, most notably for several accidents when tractor-trailers that are too tall to safely travel through the tunnel get stuck against the roof of the tunnel.

Due to an engineering project by students at Carnegie Mellon University, it is possible to hear FM broadcasting the entire way through the tunnel.

External links

* [http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0591-4475/squirrelhill_tun.htm Squirrel Hill Tunnel page at Pittsburgh Bridges & Tunnels site]


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