List of tunnels in the United States


The following is a list of some tunnels in the United States of America. More tunnels may be found in each state than are included on this list.

Alabama

Alaska

Arizona

Arkansas

Colorado

Connecticut

District of Columbia

Florida

Georgia

Windy Hill ramp tunnel Exit ramp from I-75 north to Windy Hill Rd. Smyrna GA

Hawaii

Idaho

Illinois

Indiana

Iowa

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland

Massachusetts

Michigan

Minnesota

Missouri

Nebraska

Nevada

New Jersey

New Mexico

New York

New York City Subway tunnels:
Other tunnels in New York City:
Other tunnels in New York State:

North Carolina

  • Beaucatcher Tunnel, 1929, US 70/Tunnel Road through Beaucatcher Mountain, just east of downtown Asheville,
  • Cowee Tunnel, rail tunnel, Great Smoky Mountains Railroad, just northwest of Dillsboro in Jackson County
  • Jarrett's Tunnel, rail tunnel, McDowell County,
  • I-40 tunnels, 1 westbound, 2 eastbound, near mile marker 6, opened 1968.
  • Blue Ridge Parkway tunnels from the 1930s, numbering 25 :
  • *Little Switzerland Tunnel, milepost 333.4, 575 feet
  • *Wildacres Tunnel, milepost 336.8, 350 feet
  • *Twin Tunnel #1, milepost 344.5, 350 feet
  • *Twin Tunnel #2, milepost 344.7, 407 feet
  • *Rough Ridge Tunnel, milepost 349.0, 182 feet
  • *Craggy Pinnacle Tunnel, milepost 364.4, 246 feet
  • *Craggy Flats Tunnel, milepost 365.5, 403 feet
  • *Tanbark Ridge Tunnel, milepost 374.4, 843 feet
  • *Grassy Knob Tunnel, milepost 397.4, 802 feet
  • *Pine Mountain Tunnel, milepost 399.1, 1462 feet
  • *Ferrin Knob Tunnel #1, milepost 400.9, 605 feet
  • *Ferrin Knob Tunnel #2, milepost 401.3, 457 feet
  • *Ferrin Knob Tunnel #3, milepost 401.5, 402 feet
  • *Young Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, milepost 403.0, 418 feet
  • *Fork Mountain Tunnel, milepost 404.0, 392 feet
  • *Little Pisgah Ridge Tunnel, milepost 406.9, 583 feet
  • *Buck Spring Tunnel, milepost 407.3, 468 feet
  • *Frying Pan Tunnel, milepost 410.1, 582 feet
  • *Devil's Courthouse Tunnel, milepost 422.1, 721 feet
  • *Pinnacle Ridge Tunnel, milepost 439.7, 859 feet
  • *Lickstone Ridge Tunnel, milepost 458.8, 406 feet
  • *Bunches Bald Tunnel, milepost 459.3, 290 feet
  • *Big Witch Tunnel, milepost 461.2, 353 feet
  • *Rattlesnake Mountain Tunnel, milepost 465.6, 415 feet
  • *Sherrill Cove Tunnel, milepost 466.2, 590 feet

North Dakota

  • Cartwright Tunnel, located in McKenzie County, is the first and only railroad tunnel in North Dakota. It was built in 1913 but a train never traveled through it.

Ohio

Oklahoma

  • Jenson Tunnel, located in LeFlore County, is the first and only railroad tunnel in Oklahoma. It was built through Backbone Mountain during the mid 1880s in Indian Territory by the Fort Smith & Southern Railway. It is still in operation today, primarily used by the Kansas City Southern Railway.

Oregon

  • Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.

Puerto Rico

Rhode Island

South Carolina

South Dakota

Tennessee

Texas

Utah

Vermont

Virginia

Washington

West Virginia

Wisconsin

Wyoming