Lincoln Tunnel, Manhattan
New Jersey entrance to Lincoln Tunnel
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| Overview | |
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| Location | Weehawken, New Jersey to Midtown Manhattan, New York City, US |
| Coordinates | 40°45′45″N 74°00′40″W / 40.7625°N 74.0111°WCoordinates: 40°45′45″N 74°00′40″W / 40.7625°N 74.0111°W |
| Status | Open |
| Route |
 Route 495 (NJ side) NY 495 (NY side)
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| Crosses | Hudson River |
| Operation | |
| Constructed | March 1934 – December 1937 (center tube) 1937–1938, 1941–1945 (north tube) 1954–1957 (south tube) |
| Opened | December 22, 1937 (Center tube) February 1, 1945 (North tube) May 25, 1957 (South tube) |
| Owner | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Operator | Port Authority of New York and New Jersey |
| Traffic | Automotive |
| Character | Limited-access |
| Toll | (eastbound only) As of December 6, 2015; Cars $15.00 for cash, $12.50 for Peak (E-ZPass), $10.50 for Off-peak (E-ZPass) |
| Vehicles per day | 108,655 (2011, "AADT") |
| Technical | |
| Length | 7,482 ft (2,281 m) (north) 8,216 ft (2,504 m) (center) 8,006 ft (2,440 m) (south) |
| No. of lanes | 6 |
| Operating speed | 35 miles per hour (56 km/h) |
| Lowest elevation | −97 feet (−30 m) |
| Tunnel clearance | 13 feet (4.0 m) |
| Width | 21.5 feet (6.6 m) |
The Lincoln Tunnel is an approximately 1.5-mile-long (2.4 km) set of three tunnels under the Hudson River, connecting Weehawken, New Jersey and Midtown Manhattan in New York City. An integral conduit within the New York Metropolitan Area, it was designed by Norwegian-born civil engineer Ole Singstad and named after U.S. President Abraham Lincoln. It is one of two automobile tunnels built under the river, the other being the Holland Tunnel. In 2016, the Lincoln Tunnel carried a daily average of approximately 52,632 motor vehicles (or 19,210,919 for the year).
The 8,216-foot (2,504-metre) center tube opened in 1937, followed by the 7,482-foot (2,281-metre) north tube in 1945. The 8,006-foot (2,440-metre) south tube was the last to open, in 1957.
The tunnel is part of NJ 495 on the western half of the river, and the unsigned NY 495 on the eastern half of the river.
The tunnel was originally to be named Midtown Vehicular Tunnel, but the planners eventually decided that the new tunnel deserved a name that was of similar importance to that of the George Washington Bridge, and named it after Abraham Lincoln.
Designed by Ole Singstad, the tunnel was funded by the New Deal's Public Works Administration. Construction began on the first tube (now the center of the three tubes) in March 1934. It opened to traffic on December 22, 1937, charging $0.50 per passenger car. The cost of construction was $85 million.
The original design called for two tubes. Work on a second tube, north of the first one, was halted in 1938 but resumed in 1941. Due to war material shortages of metal, completion was delayed for two years. It opened on February 1, 1945.
A third tube was proposed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey due to increased traffic demand but initially opposed by the City of New York, which was trying to get the Port Authority to help pay for the road improvements that the City would need to handle the additional traffic. Eventually, a compromise was worked out, and the third tube opened on May 25, 1957 to the south of the original two tunnels. Although the three portals are side by side in New Jersey, in New York City the north tube portal is near Eleventh Avenue between 38th and 39th Streets. This portal is one block west of the other two tunnels' portals, which emerge side by side at Tenth Avenue between 38th and 39th Streets.
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