The following is a list of some tunnels in the United States of America. More tunnels may be found in each state than are included on this list.
Alabama 5th Avenue North Tunnel, Birmingham. Completed in 1909, this road tunnel runs beneath the former Birmingham Terminal Station site, now occupied by the Red Mountain Expressway. John H. Bankhead Tunnel, a road tunnel, US 98 under the Mobile River in Mobile. Blount Tunnel, a rail tunnel near Blount Springs. Brocks Gap Tunnel, a CSX rail tunnel in Hoover near Birmingham, under Shades Mountain. Cooks Springs Tunnel, a Norfolk Southern rail tunnel near Cooks Springs, on the main line between Birmingham and Anniston. Coosa Tunnel a rail tunnel on an active Norfolk Southern line. In Shelby County. Hardwick Tunnel, a rail tunnel on the ATN Railway near Wattsville. Hayden Tunnel, an active rail tunnel located near Hayden. Jefferson Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel in Jefferson County. Laney Tunnel, an active rail tunnel on the ATN Railway near Glencoe. Completed in 1851 and reinforced in 2010. Oak Mountain Tunnel a rail tunnel on an active Norfolk Southern rail line. In Shelby County. Palisade Tunnel, a road tunnel on the Homewood side of Red Mountain. The one-way tunnel provides west-bound access to Palisades Boulevard from Oxmoor Road. Red Mountain Tunnel, a proposed road tunnel project that was meant to link Birmingham to its southern neighbors. The tunnel idea was abandoned and eventually the Red Mountain Expressway Cut was built instead. Roper Tunnel, a rail tunnel on the ATN Railway near Trussville. Tunnel Springs Tunnel, an abandoned rail tunnel near Tunnel Springs. The masonry tunnel was completed in 1899 and abandoned in 1994. George C. Wallace Tunnel, twin road tunnels, road tunnels, I-10 under the Mobile River in Mobile. Waldo Tunnel, Former ACL tunnel on the CSX Lineville Sub. Weathers Tunnel, a rail tunnel on the CSX near Weathers.
Alaska Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel, , rail (Alaska Railroad) and highway (Portage Glacier Road), near Whittier Portage Lake Tunnel, automobile, Portage Glacier Road, near Whittier
Arizona Claypool Tunnel, abandoned highway tunnel next to US 60, just east of Superior (replaced by the adjacent Queen Creek Tunnel) Poland Tunnel, abandoned pedestrian tunnel between the ghost towns of Poland and Walker, south of Prescott Mule Pass Tunnel, 1,400-ft long, road SR 80, Bisbee, Arizona Deck Park Tunnel, 2,887-ft twin road tunnels, Interstate 10, Phoenix Queen Creek Tunnel, 1,200-ft road US 60, just east of Superior Verde Canyon Railroad Tunnel, railway tunnel, Yavapai County
Arkansas Bobby Hopper Tunnel, twin tunnels, Interstate 49, Washington County Cotter Tunnel, rail tunnel under US 62, MNA Railroad, northwest of Cotter, Marion County Crest Tunnel, rail tunnel under State Highway 14, MNA Railroad, northwest of Omaha, Boone County Cricket Tunnel, rail tunnel under old U.S. Route 65, MNA Railroad, south of Omaha, Boone County Pyatt Tunnel, rail tunnel under County Road 408, MNA Railroad, southeast of Pyatt, Marion County
California
Colorado Alameda Parkway, short tunnel on the access road to the Upper North parking lot at Red Rocks Amphitheater Alpine Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, , Denver, South Park and Pacific Railroad, northeast of Pitkin, under the Continental Divide Boulder Canyon Tunnel, Colorado State Highway 119 west of Boulder Clear Creek Canyon tunnels (six, including one abandoned), US 6 west of Golden Colorado National Monument west of Grand Junction Rim Rock Drive (two tunnels) Tunnel on Glade Park Road near Culvert Arch Crystal Wall Tunnel, Colorado State Highway 14 west of Fort Collins Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, Colorado Midland Railway, now part of an aqueduct, under the Continental Divide near Hagerman Pass Hagerman Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, Colorado Midland Railway, under the Continental Divide near Hagerman Pass Interstate 70 / US Route 6 (listed west to east): Beavertail Mountain Tunnel, twin tunnels, milepost 50 east of Palisade No Name Tunnel, twin tunnels, Glenwood Canyon project, milepost 118 east of Glenwood Springs Hanging Lake Tunnel, twin tunnels, Glenwood Canyon project, milepost 125 east of Glenwood Springs Reverse Curve Tunnel, westbound only, Glenwood Canyon project, milepost 127 east of Glenwood Springs Eisenhower-Johnson Memorial Tunnel, twin tunnels under the Continental Divide, mileposts 213-216 near Loveland Pass northeast of Dillon Veterans Memorial Tunnels, twin tunnels, milepost 242 east of Idaho Springs Mesa Verde National Park, Mesa Top Ruins Road between mileposts 4 and 5, 0.28 miles long Midland Tunnels (four), on County Road 371 north of Buena Vista Million Dollar Highway (US 550) Ouray Tunnel, 2.6 miles south of Ouray Snow shed at Curran Gulch, 5.3 miles south of Ouray Moffat Tunnel, rail tunnel, Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Denver and Salt Lake Railway), under the Continental Divide near Rollins Pass ; also a water tunnel Wolf Creek Pass Tunnel, US 160 between South Fork and Pagosa Springs
Connecticut Heroes Tunnel, twin tunnels, Wilbur Cross Parkway/State Route 15, West Rock Ridge State Park, in New Haven Pequabuck Tunnel, rail tunnel, originally Hartford, Providence and Fishkill Railroad, Plymouth Pitkin Street Tunnel, road tunnel between Elm and State streets, downtown New Haven Shepaug, Litchfield and Northern Railroad, abandoned rail tunnel in Washington, now a rail trail Taft Tunnel, rail tunnel, Providence and Worcester Railroad (originally part of Norwich and Worcester Railroad), , in Lisbon (oldest active railroad tunnel in the United States)
District of Columbia
9th Street Tunnel, under the National Mall (one-way southbound from Constitution Avenue NW to I-395), NW to SW DC 12th Street Tunnel, under the National Mall (one-way northbound from I-395 and Independence Avenue SW to Constitution Avenue NW), SW to NW DC 16th Street NW tunnel, twin tunnels, under Scott Circle NW, NW DC Barney Circle tunnel, twin tunnels, Southeast Boulevard SE under Barney Circle SE. Also a third tunnel, the ramp from the northbound John Philip Sousa Bridge to westbound Southeast Boulevard SE. Part of Southeast Freeway (Interstate 695). SE DC (four) Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park road culverts under the Canal: # 1 (mile 1.3), near Canal Road NW and Foxhall Road NW, NW DC # 2 (mile 3.1), Abner Cloud house (a.k.a. Fletcher's Boat House), Canal Road NW south of Arizona Avenue NW, NW DC (# 3 and # 4 are in Maryland) Connecticut Avenue NW tunnel, twin tunnels, under Dupont Circle NW, NW DC E Street Expressway NW tunnel under Virginia Avenue NW, NW DC First Street Tunnel, twin (two tracks) rail tunnel, Amtrak south from Washington, under First Street NE and First SE on Capitol Hill, NE and SE DC K Street NW tunnel, twin tunnels, under Washington Circle NW, NW DC Massachusetts Avenue NW tunnel, twin tunnels, under Thomas Circle NW, NW DC (two) Third Street Tunnels, Interstate 395 southern portion, twin tunnels, under the National Mall Capitol reflecting pool, SW and NW DC northern portion, twin tunnels, under Massachusetts Ave NW and H Street NW, NW DC Virginia Avenue Tunnel, rail tunnel, former Baltimore and Potomac Railroad tunnel now used by CSX RF&P Subdivision, under Virginia Avenue SE, SE DC West Leg of Inner Loop (Interstate 66) tunnel under Juárez Circle NW (intersection of New Hampshire Avenue NW, Virginia Avenue NW, and 25th Street NW), NW DC Beach Drive tunnel
Florida
Henry E. Kinney Tunnel/New River Tunnel, twin tunnels, US 1 under New River in Fort Lauderdale Port of Miami Tunnel, twin tunnels, State Road 886, beneath Biscayne Bay, connecting MacArthur Causeway on Watson Island with PortMiami on Dodge Island
Georgia Brushy Mountain Tunnel (first named Divide Tunnel) on the Silver Comet Trail, which is the former Right-of-Way of Seaboard System rail line. Brushy Mountain Road runs perpendicular and above the tunnel. Located south of Braswell, Georgia and also about 6 miles east of Rockmart, Georgia. (two) Chetoogeta Mountain Tunnels, rail tunnels just east of Tunnel Hill, Georgia active CSX Transportation rail tunnel abandoned Western & Atlantic Railroad rail tunnel, now a rail trail and historic site Krog Street Tunnel, in Atlanta Windy Hill ramp tunnel Exit ramp from I-75 north to Windy Hill Rd. Smyrna GA
Hawaii Hospital Rock Tunnels, twin tunnels, Interstate H-3, Oahu John H. Wilson Tunnels, twin tunnels, State Route 63/Likelike Highway between Kaneohe and Honolulu, Oahu, goes under the Koʻolau Range (two) Nu‘uanu Pali Tunnels, each twin tunnels, State Route 61/Pali Highway between Kailua and Honolulu, Oahu; :Image:Pali Tunnels.jpg Tetsuo Harano Tunnels, twin tunnels, Interstate H-3, Oahu
Idaho St. Paul Pass Tunnel/Taft Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, in use 1908–1980, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad Tunnel Number 20, between Shoshone County, Idaho and Mineral County, Montana, now part of Milwaukee Road Rail Trail, , el.
Illinois Chicago Freight Subway, rail tunnel system under the Chicago Loop, mostly abandoned LaSalle Street Tunnel, streetcar tunnel, LaSalle Street under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned Milwaukee-Dearborn Subway, rail transit tunnel, 1951, long, CTA 'L' Blue Line under Milwaukee Avenue and Dearborn Street in Chicago State Street Subway, rail transit tunnel, 1943, long, CTA 'L' Red Line under State Street in Chicago Tunnel Hill State Trail tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, former Cairo and Vincennes Railroad tunnel now part of Tunnel Hill State Trail, used as a hiking and bike rail trail, between Tunnel Hill and Vienna in Johnson County Van Buren Street Tunnel, streetcar tunnel, Van Buren Street under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned Washington Street Tunnel, streetcar tunnel, Washington Street under the Chicago River in Chicago, abandoned Winston Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, long, abandoned and partially collapsed former Chicago Great Western Railway tunnel, 9 miles west of Elizabeth in Jo Daviess County East Dubuque rail tunnel, coming off Mississippi River Illinois Central RR Bridge in East Dubuque. Still in use. The 851 foot tunnel makes a 90° turn.
Indiana Burton Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1907, long, French Lick Scenic Railway (historical railroad), west of French Lick and northwest of the French Lick Municipal Airport in Orange County Duncan Tunnel/Edwardsville Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1881, long (longest in the state), , Norfolk Southern Railway under Edwardsville Hill (part of The Knobs), including portion of Interchange 118 on I-64, near Edwardsville in Floyd County Indian Springs Tunnel/Crane Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1890, long, Indiana Rail Road (INRD), under County Road 161 within the grounds of the Crane Naval Surface Warfare Center, northwest of Indian Springs in Martin County Marengo Tunnel/Corndra Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1882, long, Norfolk Southern Railway, under Cornelison Ln and Goodman Ridge Rd between Temple and Marengo in Crawford County Marine Drive Tunnel, rail tunnel, long, single-lane tunnel runs beneath a railroad trellis, roughly connecting Madison Avenue and 29th Street on the south side Anderson, Indiana in Madison County Patton Tunnel/Taswell Tunnel, rail tunnel, long, Norfolk Southern Railway, under Tunnel Hill Road between Taswell and English in Crawford County Ritner Tunnel/The Big Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1857, long, CSX railroad under Tunnel Hill, along the East Fork of the White River, east of Tunnelton and west-southwest of Fort Ritner in Lawrence County Willow Valley Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1900, long, CSX railroad, under State Road 650 south of Willow Valley in Martin County
Iowa Harmon Tunnel, road tunnel under Backbone Ridge, built as a millrace, 1858, widened for road use, 1925, long,Harmon Tunnel on Bridgehunter.com Pammel State Park, Madison County, Iowa,Pammel Park operated by Madison County Conservation Board southwest of Winterset, Iowa
Kentucky