Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel

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Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel is one of four original Pennsylvania Turnpike tunnels still in active use. A second tube was bored in the late 1960s to ease traffic conditions. The Tuscarora Mountain tunnels measure 1.1 miles (1.8 km) in length and are the second-longest active tunnels on the Pennsylvania Turnpike system. The 1.3-mile-long (2.1 km) Sideling Hill Tunnel is the longest overall, but was abandoned in 1968. Allegheny Mountain Tunnel is the longest in active use. The Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel sits on the Huntingdon/Franklin County line.

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Tuscarora Tunnel
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, road tunnelUnited States
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Location: 40.0892, -77.8446, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Blue Mountain Tunnel
    tunnel in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Conococheague Mountain Tunnel
    proposed railroad tunnel in Pennsylvania, US
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    tunnel in Pennsylvania, United States
  • Sideling Hill Tunnel
    abandoned highway tunnel in Pennsylvania, United States of America
  • Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel
    tunnel in Pennsylvania, USA
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    sitetunnelBlue Mountain Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelConococheague Mountain Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelKittatinny Mountain TunneltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelSideling Hill Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelTuscarora Mountain TunnelPennsylvania Turnpike Commission, road tunnelWikidata
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