The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel beneath the Hudson River connecting Hudson Square and Lower Manhattan in New York City to Jersey City, New Jersey. Operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and carrying Interstate 78, it consists of two tubes, an eastbound toll tube and a westbound toll-free tube, and is one of three vehicular crossings between Manhattan and New Jersey alongside the Lincoln Tunnel and the George Washington Bridge.
Facts
Classification
Heritage DesignationNationally Designated Heritage Site 1 Completion Year SignificanceThe world's first mechanically ventilated tunnel. 1 Connections
Followed By
Source Wikipedia: Lincoln Tunnel
Operated By
Source Wikipedia: Holland Tunnel
Pioneered By
Source Wikipedia: Holland Tunnel
Sources
1. Wikipedia: Holland Tunnel
WikipediaFourth paragraph, opening-date sentence
Construction of the Holland Tunnel started in 1920, and it opened in 1927.
Second paragraph, second sentence (ventilation first)
It was the world's first mechanically ventilated tunnel, with a ventilation system designed by Ole Singstad, who oversaw the tunnel's completion.
Introduction, operator
The tunnel is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and carries Interstate 78.
Designations
The tunnel was designated a National Historic Civil and Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1982 and a National Historic Landmark in 1993.
Operated By: Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Infobox, operator field
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Pioneered By: Clifford Milburn Holland, Article lead
named for Clifford Milburn Holland, its initial chief engineer
In Group: Road Tunnels, Lead sentence
The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River that connects Hudson Square and Lower Manhattan in New York City in the east to Jersey City, New Jersey, in the west.
View the Source Wikipedia: Lincoln Tunnel
WikipediaFollowed By: Lincoln Tunnel, First-tunnel sentenceQuote, Followed By: Lincoln Tunnel, First-tunnel sentence
The first trans-Hudson vehicular tunnel, the Holland Tunnel downstream connecting Jersey City, New Jersey, with Lower Manhattan, was under construction at the time.
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