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Is there a Documentay on the construction the Lincoln Tunnel? I am curious to know how the tunnel was built. Just a thought that occured to me ...not sure why but now i need to know!

PaullyInNYC

They may have videos at the New York Public Library. You should check there to see if they have any video documentaries of the construction of the Lincoln Tunnel. Or I would google it and see what a search enginge comes up with

TheMan

The tunnel was designed by Ole Singstad and construction began on the first tube in 1934. It opened to traffic in 1937, charging $0.50 per passenger car. The costs of construction were about $80 million. Omero C. Catan, a salesman from Manhattan, drove the first car through the tunnel, after waiting in line for 30 hours.

The original design called for two tubes. The second was added in the 1940s, at a cost of $80 million. It opened on February 1, 1945, with Michael Catan, brother of Omero, selected to be the first to lead the public through the tube.[1]

A third tube was proposed by the Port Authority, but initially opposed by the City of New York, which was trying to get the Port Authority to help pay for the road improvements that the City would need to handle the additional traffic. A compromise was worked out, and the third tunnel was finally finished in May 1957.

Click here to check out the history of the Lincoln Tunnel and an old picture of when it was first under construction:

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MzTekila

I think they should design another tunnel other then the holland and licoln tunnels in and out of new jersey! Just a thought...

lauren

Yea except MZtekila even if they built another tunnel or bridge you really think that would take care of the traffic and congestion of cars coming into and out of new york city?