Lincoln Tunnel

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road tunnel underwater tunnel vehicular tunnel

The Lincoln Tunnel is a major vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River connecting Midtown Manhattan in New York City with Weehawken, New Jersey.

Aliases (2)

Lincoln Tunnel Helix ×2
Lincoln Tunnel approach ×1

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	road tunnel → underwater tunnel → vehicular tunnel →
borough	Manhattan →
carries	New Jersey Route 495 (eastbound approach) → New Jersey Route 495 (westbound exit) → vehicular traffic →
category	Road tunnels in New Jersey → Road tunnels in New York City → Tunnels in Manhattan → Underwater tunnels in the United States →
connects	Midtown Manhattan → New Jersey → New York City → Weehawken, New Jersey →
constructionMethod	shield tunneling →
constructionStart	1934 →
country	United States →
hasToll	yes →
hasVentilationSystem	yes →
isMajorCrossingOf	Hudson River →
length	approximately 1.5 miles → approximately 2.4 km →
locatedIn	Hudson River →
lowestElevation	approximately 97 feet below mean high water →
maintainedBy	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey →
namedAfter	Abraham Lincoln →
near	Lincoln Tunnel Helix → Midtown Manhattan Theater District → Weehawken Port Imperial area →
numberOfLanes	6 →
numberOfRoadways	3 →
numberOfTubes	3 →
opened	1937-12-22 → 1945-02-01 → 1957-05-25 →
operator	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey →
owner	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey →
partOf	interstate highway network access between New York and New Jersey →
regionServed	New York metropolitan area →
riverCrossed	Hudson River →
state	New Jersey → New York →
terminusEast	Midtown Manhattan →
terminusWest	Weehawken, New Jersey →
tollDirection	eastbound only →
tollSystem	E-ZPass → electronic toll collection →
trafficType	automobiles → buses → trucks →

Referenced by (12)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Public Works Administration → Public Works Administration → Public Works Administration →	notableProject
Union City, New Jersey ("Lincoln Tunnel approach") →	adjacentTo
Gateway Region of New Jersey →	contains
Weehawken, New Jersey ("Lincoln Tunnel Helix") →	hasLandmark
Hudson County, New Jersey →	hasTransportationInfrastructure
Manhattan →	hasTunnelConnection
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey →	manages
Lincoln Tunnel ("Lincoln Tunnel Helix") →	near
Port Authority of New York and New Jersey →	operates
Weehawken, New Jersey →	traversedBy