Holland Tunnel

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The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River that connects Lower Manhattan in New York City with Jersey City in New Jersey and is a major commuter route between the two states.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf road tunnel
toll tunnel
underwater tunnel
vehicular tunnel
addedTo National Register of Historic Places
architect Clifford Milburn Holland
carries automobile traffic
motor vehicles
category Road tunnels in the United States
Tunnels in New Jersey
Tunnels in New York City
connects Jersey City NERFINISHED
Lower Manhattan
New Jersey
New York
constructionStartDate 1920
country United States
designation National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
endPoint Jersey City, New Jersey NERFINISHED
engineer Amadee B. Montroy
Clifford Milburn Holland
Ole Singstad
hasFeature mechanical ventilation system
laneConfiguration 2 lanes per tube
length about 1.6 miles
about 2.6 kilometers
locatedIn Hudson County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
Hudson River
Manhattan
New Jersey
New York
New York City
maintainedBy Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
namedAfter Clifford Milburn Holland
notableFor one of the first mechanically ventilated vehicular tunnels
NRHPListingDate 1993
numberOfLanes 4
numberOfTubes 2
opened 1927
openingDate 1927-11-13
operator Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
ownedBy Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
partOf Interstate Highway System
cross-Hudson River crossings
startPoint Canal Street, Manhattan
toll yes
tollCollection eastbound only
electronic tolling
trafficDirection bidirectional

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