Eisenhower Memorial Tunnel
General Information
| Structural Type: |
Tunnel
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| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel
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| Other name(s): | Straight Creek Tunnel |
| Built: | 1968 - 1973 |
| Status: | in use |
Geographic Information & Related Structures
| Location: |
Clear Creek County, Colorado, USA, North America Summit County, Colorado, USA, North America |
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| For |
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| Part of: | |
| Next to |
Johnson Memorial Tunnel (1979)
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Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 2 725.2 m |
Chronology
| 5 March 1968 | Beginning of construction. |
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Notes
With the East portal 3401 m above sea level the Eisenhower / Johnson Memorial Tunnels are the world's highest road tunnel.
Participants
Owner
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Internal Information
| Structure-ID: | s0019289 |
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| Created: | 03/02/2006 |
| Last Updated: | 05/03/2013 |