East Side Trolley Tunnel

The East Side Trolley Tunnel, also known as the East Side Transit Tunnel or the College Hill Tunnel, is a bi-directional tunnel in Providence, Rhode Island, United States, originally built for trolley use in 1914, and now used for public transit buses. The East Side Trolley Tunnel could be considered the first bus rapid transit link in North America, because of its exclusive and continuous bus use since 1948.

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Location: 41.8269, -71.4082, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  King Phillip's Cave ⓘ
  Cave in Massachusetts, United States

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  East Side Railroad Tunnel ⓘ
  former railroad tunnel in Rhode Island

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  East Side Trolley Tunnel ⓘ
  American mass transit tunnel

Frameless

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No cable-cars on College Hill

Photograph of the then-new East Side Trolley Tunnel published in Providence Magazine

East end of East Side Trolley Tunnel, August 1990

West entrance shelter, East Side Trolley Tunnel, 2006

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East Side Trolley Tunnel west entrance

The East Side Trolley Tunnel in Providence, RI, as photographed from Thayer Street

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	cave		King Phillip's Cave	show cave, protected area	Wikidata
site	tunnel		East Side Railroad Tunnel	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		East Side Trolley Tunnel	tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Pvdbustunnel		Commons
commons	image		No cable-cars on College Hill		Commons
commons	image		Photograph of the then-new East Side Trolley Tunnel published in Providence Magazine		Commons
commons	image		East end of East Side Trolley Tunnel, August 1990		Commons
commons	image		West entrance shelter, East Side Trolley Tunnel, 2006		Commons
commons	image		Providence20June071914ShelterTunnel		Commons
commons	image		Providence20June071914Date		Commons
commons	image		Providence20June071914ShelterA		Commons
commons	image		East Side Trolley Tunnel west entrance		Commons
commons	image		The East Side Trolley Tunnel in Providence, RI, as photographed from Thayer Street		Commons