New York City's Underwater Highway Explained
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A tunnel between Brooklyn and the Battery in Lower Manhattan was one of several traffic-relief projects in the late 1930s conceived by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia to remedy vehicular congestion on New York City’s existing thoroughfares. Extending just over 9,000 feet, the tunnel is the longest continuous underwater road in North America. Upon its construction, it has been featured in popular movies, served an essential purpose in one of the city’s darkest days, and was even the cause of some destruction. This New York City tunnel has been a part of many historic moments.
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IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.
Chapters:
00:00 Introduction: A tunnel for traffic-relief project
02:36 Proposals for a crossing
03:19 Robert Moses was asked for funding
04:29 Stopping the Bridge project
05:57 Ole Singstad directed construction
07:28 The world’s longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel
08:09 Destruction of Little Syria
10:40 the first significant rehabilitation in its history
12:24 instrumental in providing aid during 9/11
13:35 The tunnel was closed before hurricane sandy
15:21 E-ZPass and Tolls
16:09 Brooklyn Battery Tunnel in Pop Cutlure
16:35 Closing: Tunnel Authority broke ground with the Brooklyn Battery Bridge.
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» SOURCES
Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel.” Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 15 June 2022, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brooklyn%E2%80%93Battery_Tunnel#:~:text=A%20vehicular%20tunnel%20under%20the,Bridge%20and%20the%20Brooklyn%20Bridge.
Lambert, Audra, et al. “The Top 10 Secrets of NYC's Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel - Page 2 of 10.” Untapped New York, 16 Feb. 2021, https://untappedcities.com/2017/09/25/the-top-10-secrets-of-nycs-brooklyn-battery-tunnel/2/?displayall=true.
“Brooklyn Battery Bridge.” NYPAP, https://www.nypap.org/preservation-history/brooklyn-battery-bridge/.
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel (I-478), http://www.nycroads.com/crossings/brooklyn-battery/.
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Monroe, Lea. “The Cave Boat Tour You Can Only Take in New York Will Bring out Your Inner Adventurer.” OnlyInYourState, 25 May 2018, https://www.onlyinyourstate.com/new-york/cave-boat-ny/.
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