Eisenhower Memorial Bore
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The Eisenhower Memorial Bore is one of the twin highway tunnels carrying Interstate 70 under the Continental Divide in Colorado, forming part of the Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel complex.
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
highway tunnel
ⓘ
road tunnel ⓘ |
| carries |
Interstate 70 traffic
ⓘ
vehicular traffic ⓘ |
| constructionStart | 1968 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Continental Divide of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| directionOfTraffic | westbound ⓘ |
| elevationAtEastPortal |
approximately 11,013 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,357 meters ⓘ |
| elevationAtWestPortal |
approximately 11,158 feet
ⓘ
approximately 3,401 meters ⓘ |
| formsPartOf | east–west transcontinental route of I-70 ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
emergency exits
ⓘ
lighting system ⓘ ventilation system ⓘ |
| hasSignificance |
major transportation link between eastern and western Colorado
ⓘ
one of the highest vehicular tunnels in the Interstate Highway System ⓘ |
| hasTwinStructureWith | Johnson Memorial Bore ⓘ |
| lanes | 2 ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 1.7 miles
ⓘ
approximately 2.7 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Colorado
ⓘ
United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| locatedOn | Interstate 70 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedUnder | Continental Divide NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mountainRange | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Dwight D. Eisenhower NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedForRole | 34th President of the United States ⓘ |
| opened | 1973 ⓘ |
| operator | Colorado Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| owner | Colorado Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Dwight D. Eisenhower Highway system
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Eisenhower–Johnson Memorial Tunnel NERFINISHED ⓘ Interstate Highway System NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough |
Clear Creek County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Summit County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| state | Colorado ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles only ⓘ |
| tunnelType | bored tunnel ⓘ |
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