Pitkin Tunnel
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The Pitkin Tunnel or Pitkin Street Tunnel is a below-ground-level, roofed but not entirely enclosed roadway, in downtown New Haven, Connecticut, United States. It accommodates simultaneous motor vehicle traffic in both directions. The tunnel runs from the eastbound one-way Elm Street between Church and Orange Streets, with the southbound lanes of State Street between Court and Chapel Streets across from State Street station. It passes under Orange Street. It runs under or next to the New Haven City Hall and County Courthouse and the Federal Courthouse on Church Street, the local Emergency Operations Center, and at least three more buildings that house banks and the headquarters of United Illuminating, the electric utility serving much of New Haven and Fairfield counties.
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Location: 41.3067, -72.9241, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry ⓘ
historic granite quarry on Quarry Road in Branford, Connecticut -
Heroes Tunnel ⓘ
road tunnel in Woodbridge, Connecticut -
Pitkin Tunnel ⓘ
tunnel in New Haven, Connecticut
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | mine | 1887 | Norcross Brothers Granite Quarry | quarry | Wikidata |
| site | tunnel | Heroes Tunnel | tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Pitkin Tunnel | tunnel | Wikidata | |