Bankhead Tunnel

The Bankhead Tunnel, formally the John H. Bankhead Tunnel, is a road tunnel in Mobile, Alabama that carries Government Street under the Mobile River from Blakeley Island to the downtown Mobile business district. It is named for John H. Bankhead, an Alabama politician and U.S. Senator who was also the grandfather of actress Tallulah Bankhead. It, like the larger George Wallace Tunnel a few blocks downriver from it, was constructed in Mobile at the shipyards of the Alabama Drydock and Shipbuilding Company (ADDSCO), from 1938-1940. The eastern end of the Bankhead Tunnel features a large "flood door" that can be closed to prevent water from Mobile Bay flooding the tunnel during surges from hurricanes or tropical storms. It was added to the Alabama Register of Landmarks and Heritage on January 25, 1977.

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  Bankhead Tunnel ⓘ
  Tunnel in Mobile, Alabama

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  George Wallace Tunnel ⓘ
  road tunnel

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1973 George Wallace Tunnel

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Bankhead Tunnel Entrance (NBY 3759)

Bankhead Tunnel Mobile Alabama

Bankhead Tunnel Mobile Alabama

Bankhead Tunnel Going West

Bankhead Tunnel Going West

Inside Bankhead Tunnel

Inside Bankhead Tunnel

Bankhead Tunnel, Mobile, Alabama

Bankhead Tunnel June 2019

Bankhead Tunnel June 2019

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	tunnel		Bankhead Tunnel	road tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel	1973	George Wallace Tunnel	road tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Bankhead Tunnel Entrance (NBY 3759)		Commons
commons	image		Bankhead Tunnel Mobile Alabama		Commons
commons	image		Bankhead Tunnel Mobile Alabama		Commons
commons	image		Bankhead Tunnel Going West		Commons
commons	image		Bankhead Tunnel Going West		Commons
commons	image		Inside Bankhead Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Inside Bankhead Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Bankhead Tunnel, Mobile, Alabama		Commons
commons	image		Bankhead Tunnel June 2019		Commons
commons	image		Bankhead Tunnel June 2019		Commons