_at_the_north_portal_of_the_Lehigh_Tunnel_in_East_Penn_Township,_Carbon_County,_Pennsylvania.jpg) Entrance to the Lehigh Tunnel heading southbound | |
| Overview | |
|---|---|
| Location | Washington Township, Lehigh County, and East Penn Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40°46′44″N 75°39′08″W / 40.7789°N 75.6523°W |
| Route |   I-476 / Penna Turnpike NE Extension |
| Crosses | Blue Mountain |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | February 14, 1989[1] |
| Opened | November 9, 1991[1] |
| Operator | Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission[2] |
| Traffic | Automotive |
| Character | Road |
| Technical | |
| Length | 4,380 feet (1,340 m)[1] |
| No. of lanes | 4[1] |
| Operating speed | 55 mph (89 km/h)[3] |
The Lehigh Tunnel is a pair of road tunnels that carries the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (Interstate 476) under Blue Mountain north from U.S. Route 22 in the Lehigh Valley to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area between mileposts 70.7 to 71.5.[4]
- ^ a b c d "Through Seven Decades: A Brief History of the PA Turnpike". The Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Archived from the original on October 30, 2012. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Homepage". The Pennsylvania Turnpike. The Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission. Retrieved March 16, 2013.
- ^ "Commission OKs raising turnpike speed limit (road watch)". Delaware County Daily Times. April 17, 2005.
- ^ Kunda, John. "'Pike Tunnel: An Engineering Triumph." Allentown, Pennsylvania: The Morning Call, February 15, 1957, p. 5 (subscription required).