List of tunnels in California
The following is a list of tunnels in California.
Rail
Mass transit
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San Fernando Tunnel c.1900
- Altamont Corridor Express
- (two) Niles Canyon Tunnels
- BART
- Balboa Park station complex
- Berkeley Hills Tunnel, rapid transit tunnel, BART beneath Grizzly Peak between Orinda and Oakland
- Berkeley Subway, beneath Berkeley
- Broadway Subway in Oakland, including the Oakland Wye
- Fremont Central Park Subway, underneath Lake Elizabeth
- Market Street Subway twin level rapid transit and light rail tunnel beneath Market Street in San Francisco (shared with Muni Metro)
- Milpitas station
- Lundy/Sierra tunnel
- Silicon Valley BART extension Phase 3 (planned)
- Transbay Tube, rapid transit tunnel, BART beneath San Francisco Bay between Oakland and San Francisco
- San Francisco International Airport extension
- Caltrain
- (five) Bayshore Cutoff, originally built by the Southern Pacific railroad, tunnel 5 abandoned in 1956
- Downtown Rail Extension (proposed)
- Transbay Transit Center train box
- Los Angeles Metro Rail
- (three) Crenshaw/LAX Line (under construction)
- Figueroa Tunnel, on the E Line
- Flower Street tunnel, carrying the A and E Lines to the 7th Street/Metro Center station
- L Line subway, between Indiana and Pico/Aliso stations
- Los Angeles Subway, including the B Line and D Line
- Regional Connector (under construction)
- Metrolink
- San Fernando Tunnel, rail tunnel, Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Southern Pacific Railroad), Santa Clarita[1]
- (three) Simi Valley Tunnels/Santa Susana Tunnels, rail tunnels, Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Southern Pacific Railroad), between Los Angeles and Simi Valley through the Santa Susana Mountains; the longest and westernmost is Tunnel No. 26[2]
- San Francisco Municipal Railway (Muni Metro)
- Central Subway (under construction)
- Sunset Tunnel, light rail tunnel beneath Buena Vista Park
- Twin Peaks Tunnel, light rail tunnel beneath Twin Peaks
- Market Street Subway twin level rapid transit and light rail tunnel beneath Market Street in San Francisco (shared with BART)
- Sonoma–Marin Area Rail Transit
- Cal Park Hill Tunnel, beneath California Park, also features a pedestrian/bicycle path
- Puerto Suello Hill Tunnel, commuter rail tunnel
- San Diego State University Transit Center, the only subway station in the San Diego Trolley system
- Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority light rail tunnel under San Jose Diridon station
- (two) Western Pacific Railroad tunnels, rail tunnels, Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Western Pacific Railroad), one 4,500 feet (1,400 m) long and the other 450 feet (140 m) long, used by Altamont Corridor Express in Niles Canyon, Alameda County[3]
Abandoned
- Belmont Tunnel/Toluca Substation and Yard
- Alto Tunnel, former North Pacific Coast Railroad tunnel
- Shepherd Canyon, used by the Sacramento Northern Railway
- (five) Summit, Laurel, Zayante, Tunnel 5, and Mountain Charlie Tunnels; built by the South Pacific Coast Railroad (Tunnel 7 daylighted c. 1950s)
Freight and intercity rail
- Fort Mason Tunnel, former rail tunnel beneath Fort Mason, San Francisco
- Point Richmond Tunnel, carrying BNSF freight parallel to the road tunnel in Point Richmond
- Summit Tunnel (Tunnel No. 6), abandoned rail tunnel, Central Pacific Railroad, one of a number through the Donner Pass area of the Sierra Nevada[4]
- The Big Hole, Tunnel No. 41, built to replace Tunnel No. 6 through the Donner Pass and carrying the Union Pacific Railroad
- (34) Feather River Route, including:
- Chilcoot Tunnel
- Spring Garden Tunnel
- Keddie Wye, tunnels Tunnel No. 31 and No. 32 in the wye complex
- Mission Tunnel, below Mission Santa Cruz and used by the Santa Cruz, Big Trees and Pacific Railway
- Tehachapi Loop Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1876, Union Pacific Railroad (formerly, Southern Pacific Railroad), just north of State Route 58 between Tehachapi and Bakersfield
Excursion
- (two) California Western Railroad, popularly called the Skunk Train
Automotive
Robin Williams Tunnel, southern portal
Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel
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- Dornan Tunnel,[5] carrying Gerrard Avenue in Point Richmond parallel to the rail tunnel
- Escondido Freeway (SR 15), cut-and-cover tunnel between Polk and Orange Avenues in East San Diego (Teralta Park covers the freeway)
- Gaviota Tunnel, northbound US 101, Santa Barbara County
- Lighthouse Avenue Tunnel,[6][7] Monterey
- Tom Lantos Tunnels/Devil's Slide Tunnels, twin tunnels, SR 1 beneath Devil's Slide between Pacifica and Montara
- Wawona Tunnel, Wawona Road (SR 41), Yosemite National Park, the longest road tunnel in California at 4,233 feet (1,290 m)
Alameda County
- 11th Street Tunnel, under the Oakland Museum of California in Oakland
- Caldecott Tunnel, quad tunnels, SR 24 beneath Grizzly Peak between Orinda and Oakland
- Northbrae Tunnel, former East Bay Electric Lines rail tunnel, current road tunnel joining Solano Avenue and Sutter Street beneath Marin Circle, Berkeley
- Posey and Webster Street Tubes, twin immersed tubes, SR 61 beneath the Oakland Estuary between Alameda and Oakland
Los Angeles County
- Airport Tunnel, twin tunnels, Sepulveda Boulevard (SR 1) beneath Runways 7L/25R and 7R/25L at Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles
- (two) Angeles Crest Highway Tunnels, Angeles Crest Highway/State Route 2, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, northeast Los Angeles County between La Cañada Flintridge and Wrightwood
- Angeles Forest Highway Tunnel/Singing Springs Tunnel/Hidden Springs Tunnel, Angeles Forest Highway/County Road N3, San Gabriel Mountains National Monument, north Los Angeles County between La Cañada Flintridge and Palmdale
- Broadway Tunnel extended Broadway further north, later demolished
- Kanan Dume Tunnel, north of Malibu
- Malibu Canyon Tunnel
- Figueroa Street Tunnels, northbound Arroyo Seco Parkway (SR 110), four tunnels beneath Elysian Park, Los Angeles
- Foothill Freeway (I-210), cut-and-cover tunnel between Glendale Freeway and Angeles Crest Highway (both part of State Highway 2) in La Cañada Flintridge (Memorial Park covers the freeway)
- Griffith Park Tunnel, Vermont Canyon Road/Mount Hollywood Drive in Griffith Park, Los Angeles
- Long Beach Airport tunnels, two sets of twin tunnels for Lakewood Boulevard (SR 19) and Spring Street under runway 12/30 at Long Beach Airport, Long Beach
- McClure Tunnel, SR 1 located at the western terminus of I-10 in Santa Monica
- Newhall Pass Tunnels, two tunnels about 550 feet (170 m) each, southbound truck bypass lanes of the Golden State Freeway (I‑5), in Santa Clarita and Los Angeles[8]
- Orange Freeway (SR 57), northbound (only) at its interchange with the Pomona Freeway (SR 60) in Diamond Bar
- Santa Ana Freeway Tunnel, northbound (only), US 101 at its interchange with the San Bernardino Freeway (SR 10) in downtown Los Angeles
- Second Street Tunnel, beneath Bunker Hill, downtown Los Angeles
- Third Street Tunnel, beneath Bunker Hill, downtown Los Angeles
- Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel, Sepulveda Boulevard under Mulholland Drive at the north end of Sepulveda Pass, Los Angeles
- Van Nuys Airport Tunnel, twin tunnels, Sherman Way under runway 16R/34L at Van Nuys Airport, west San Fernando Valley, Los Angeles
Marin County
- Baker-Barry Tunnel, single lane tunnel, Bunker Rd, Sausalito
- Robin Williams Tunnel/Waldo Tunnel, twin tunnels, US 101 and SR 1, Sausalito
San Francisco
- Broadway Tunnel, twin tunnels, Broadway beneath Russian Hill
- MacArthur Tunnel, SR 1 beneath the Presidio of San Francisco (Golden Gate National Recreation Area)
- Masonic Tunnel, carrying Geary Boulevard under Masonic Avenue
- Presidio Parkway
- Stockton Street Tunnel, beneath a portion of Chinatown
- Yerba Buena Tunnel, twin tunnels, I-80 near the middle of the San Francisco–Oakland Bay Bridge complex, Yerba Buena Island
Abandoned
- Kennedy Tunnel, former road above the extant Caldecott Tunnel (see above)
Utility
- Angeles Tunnel
- Claremont Tunnel
- Hetch Hetchy
- (three) Inland Feeder
- Arrowhead West Tunnel
- Arrowhead East Tunnel
- Riverside Badlands Tunnel
- Mile Rock
- San Jacinto Tunnel
- South Bay Aqueduct
Mining
- Burro Schmidt Tunnel, mining tunnel, east of Red Rock Canyon State Park, eastern Kern County
See also
References
- "Watkins "New Series" Stereoview Titles". Carletonwatkins.org. 2011. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- 769 - From West Portal Tunnel 26 to Simi Valley Station on YouTube
- "Livermore History - Railroads 1". eLivermore.com. 2003. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- Van Nostrand's Eclectic Engineering Magazine (1870). "Tunnels of the Pacific Railroad". Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
- Rogers, Robert (11 February 2013). "Dornan tunnel in Point Richmond closed after workers find concrete at risk of failure". East Bay Times. Retrieved 26 February 2019.
- "Wreck shuts down Lighthouse Tunnel". Monterey Herald. 7 December 2007. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- Schmalz, David (3 September 2015). "Lighthouse tunnel partially closing tonight to replace lights". Monterey County Weekly. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
- "Governor Schwarzenegger Announces the Early Reopening of I-5 at Newhall Pass". California Office of the Governor. Retrieved 25 March 2013.
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