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Overview | |
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Location | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
Coordinates | 763-4-1, 870+00 west portal 763-4-1, 912+25 east portal |
Route | I-376 / US 22 / US 30 (Parkway East) |
Start | I-376 Squirrel Hill interchange |
End | Nine Mile Run valley and Commercial St. Bridge |
Operation | |
Work begun | 1945 |
Constructed | Twin bore, concrete with ceramic tile lining |
Opened | June 5, 1953 |
Owner | PennDOT |
Operator | PennDOT |
Traffic | automobile |
Toll | none |
Vehicles per day | 106,000 |
Technical | |
Length | 4,225 feet (1,288 m) |
No. of lanes | 4 |
Operating speed | 55 mph |
Tunnel clearance | 13.5 feet (4.1 m) |
Width | 28 feet (8.5 m) |
Grade | 2.5% (east to west) |
Route map | |
The Squirrel Hill Tunnel is a tunnel in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. It serves as an eastern gateway to the city for I-376 and was completed in 1953 after 8 years of construction and at a cost of US$18 million. At the time of opening it was the single largest investment by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation. It is 4,225 feet (1,288 m) long and is a twin-bore tunnel with 8 cross passages.