Cumberland Gap Tunnel (nearby modern route)
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The Cumberland Gap Tunnel is a modern highway tunnel that carries U.S. Route 25E beneath the historic Cumberland Gap, providing a safer and more direct route between Kentucky and Tennessee.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Cumberland Gap Tunnel (nearby modern route) canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | highway tunnel ⓘ |
| carries | U.S. Route 25E NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connects |
Kentucky
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crossesUnder | Cumberland Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedTo |
improve highway safety
ⓘ
reduce travel time across Cumberland Gap ⓘ |
| engineeringType | bored tunnel ⓘ |
| fundedBy | federal and state funds ⓘ |
| hasDirection |
northbound tube
ⓘ
southbound tube ⓘ |
| hasEmergencyExits | yes ⓘ |
| hasLanes | 4 ⓘ |
| hasLighting | yes ⓘ |
| hasNumberOfTubes | 2 ⓘ |
| hasVentilationSystem | yes ⓘ |
| isToll | no ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 0.9 miles
ⓘ
approximately 1.4 kilometers ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Appalachian Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bell County, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ Claiborne County, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ Cumberland Gap NERFINISHED ⓘ Cumberland Gap National Historical Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maintainedBy |
Kentucky Transportation Cabinet
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Tennessee Department of Transportation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Cumberland Gap Pass
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia state border ⓘ historic Wilderness Road route ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Middlesboro, Kentucky NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyTown | Cumberland Gap, Tennessee NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opened | 1996 ⓘ |
| openedBy | federal and state transportation agencies ⓘ |
| openedToTraffic | 1996 ⓘ |
| partOf |
U.S. Highway System
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
U.S. Route 25E corridor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesThrough | Pine Mountain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesUnder | state line between Kentucky and Tennessee ⓘ |
| purpose |
provide more direct route between Kentucky and Tennessee
ⓘ
provide safer route between Kentucky and Tennessee ⓘ |
| region |
Southern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
Southeastern United States
|
| replaced | surface highway route over Cumberland Gap ⓘ |
| status | in use ⓘ |
| trafficType | motor vehicles ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.