Great Northern Tunnel

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The Great Northern Tunnel is a 1-mile (1.6 km) double-tracked railway tunnel under downtown Seattle, Washington, completed by the Great Northern Railway in 1905, and now owned by the BNSF Railway, on its Scenic Subdivision. At the time it was built, it was the tallest and widest tunnel in the United States, at 28 feet (8.5 m) high and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.
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Location: 47.604, -122.333, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Battery Street Tunnel ⓘ
  • Beacon Hill Tunnel (Seattle, Washington) ⓘ
    rail tunnels in Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel ⓘ
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  • Great Northern Tunnel ⓘ
    rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Mount Baker Tunnel ⓘ
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  • State Route 99 Tunnel ⓘ
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Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle showing the material yard at south end, site of King (CURTIS 2092)Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle showing the material yard at south end, site of King (CURTIS 2092)
Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle.Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle.
Cartoon on the start of work on the Great Northern tunnel in Seattle, 1903Cartoon on the start of work on the Great Northern tunnel in Seattle, 1903
Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1544)Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1544)
Construction of the Great Northern Railway tunnel, Seattle, ca 1903 (TRANSPORT 251)Construction of the Great Northern Railway tunnel, Seattle, ca 1903 (TRANSPORT 251)
Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1546)Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1546)
Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1545)Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1545)
Seattle - North Portal of Great Northern Tunnel from above 01Seattle - North Portal of Great Northern Tunnel from above 01
Great Northern Tunnel - PlaqueGreat Northern Tunnel - Plaque
Great Northern Tunnel - North PortalGreat Northern Tunnel - North Portal
    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitetunnelBattery Street TunneltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBeacon Hill Tunnel (Seattle, Washington)railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGreat Northern Tunnelrailway tunnel, BNSF RailwayWikidata
    sitetunnelMount Baker Tunnelroad tunnel, Washington State Department of TransportationWikidata
    sitetunnelState Route 99 Tunneltransport megaproject, road tunnel, Washington State Department of TransportationWikidata
    sitetunnelUniversity Link Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageConstruction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle showing the material yard at south end, site of King (CURTIS 2092) Commons
    commonsimageConstruction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle. Commons
    commonsimageCartoon on the start of work on the Great Northern tunnel in Seattle, 1903 Commons
    commonsimageConstruction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1544) Commons
    commonsimageConstruction of the Great Northern Railway tunnel, Seattle, ca 1903 (TRANSPORT 251) Commons
    commonsimageConstruction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1546) Commons
    commonsimageConstruction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1545) Commons
    commonsimageSeattle - North Portal of Great Northern Tunnel from above 01 Commons
    commonsimageGreat Northern Tunnel - Plaque Commons
    commonsimageGreat Northern Tunnel - North Portal Commons
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