Lincoln Tunnel

The Lincoln Tunnel is a 2.5 -kilometer-long road tunnel, the Weehawken (New Jersey) to New York (New York City ) connects and performs under the Hudson River. With 108 655 vehicles per day, he is one of the busiest tunnel in the world, even if the numbers since 2009 ( 110 951 ) are declining.

It is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which charges a toll of currently up to $ 13 for cars, traveling East to Manhattan. If you pay cash 13 USD must be paid. For so-called E- ZPass users, there is a tiered tariff system. The toll is $ 10.25 in the period from 6 h to 10 h and 16 on weekdays and from 11 h to 21 h on weekends h to 20 h. Outside these hours, the toll for E- ZPass users is $ 8.25.

History

The construction work for the first tube began under the direction of Othmar Ammann early 1934 and was completed with the opening end of 1937. Additional tubes were added in 1945 and 1957.

Traffic

Each of the three tubes has two lanes. Through the north tube of the traffic flows from Manhattan to Weehawken, by the south tube in the opposite direction. The flow of traffic through the central tube is dynamically controlled. In the morning rush hour, both tracks are passable only in the direction of Manhattan, where a trace is reserved only for buses. In the late afternoon the tube is open only for vehicles to New Jersey. Outside these hours, the two tracks in the oncoming traffic are passable.

The entrance to the north tube is located in Manhattan at the height of 39th Avenue Street/11th. About 250 meters south-east of it, on 10th Avenue between 38th Street and 39th Street, is the tunnel portal of the intermediate tube and the south tube, leading from the several ramps directly into the Port Authority Bus Terminal.

The driveway at the west portal is running due to the large difference in height as a helix. Directly above the portal is a baseball and football stadium

Passage through the tunnel

Eastern portal of the north tube in Manhattan

Ventilation building on the side of Manhattan

Data

  • Central tube Opening: December 22, 1937
  • Length: 2504 m
  • North tube Opening: February 1, 1945
  • Length: 2280 m
  • South tube Opening: May 25, 1957
  • Length: 2440 m
  • Roadway width: 6.55 m
  • Headroom: 3,96 m
  • Outer tunnel diameter: 9.4 m
  • Maximum depth between mean high water level and roadway: 29.5 m
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