Queen Creek Tunnel
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The Queen Creek Tunnel is a 1,217-foot-long (371 m) tunnel on US 60 in the Superstition Mountains, just east of Superior, Arizona. Completed in 1952, the Queen Creek Tunnel links Phoenix with Safford by way of Superior and Globe/Miami. It replaced the smaller Claypool Tunnel that had been built in 1926. The new tunnel was cut through the solid rock of the Queen Creek gorge, approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) from the 4,625-foot (1,410 m) mountain summit.. It is 22 feet (6.7 m) in height and 42 feet (13 m) wide at its base. The cost of the tunnel at the time of its construction was $550,000 and it was built by the Fisher Contracting Company.
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Location: 33.305, -111.081, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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Ray mine ⓘ
copper mine located in Arizona -
Claypool Tunnel ⓘ
abandoned tunnel near Superior, Arizona -
Queen Creek Tunnel ⓘ
highway tunnel near Superior, Arizona
Tunnel and Waterfall 2 (4308370762)
Tunnel and Waterfall 1 (4307638205)
Tunnel and Queen Creek (4308383334)Tunnel and Waterfall 2 (4308370762)Tunnel and Waterfall 1 (4307638205)Tunnel and Queen Creek (4308383334)
Pinal County-Queen Creek Tunnel-Hwy 60 in Pinal County-1952-2Pinal County-Queen Creek Tunnel-Hwy 60 in Pinal County-1952-2
2021 U.S. Route 60, Queen Creek Tunnel, west portal, close
2021 U.S. Route 60, Queen Creek Tunnel, east portal close| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | mine | Ray mine | copper mine | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Claypool Tunnel | tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Queen Creek Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Tunnel and Waterfall 2 (4308370762) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tunnel and Waterfall 1 (4307638205) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tunnel and Queen Creek (4308383334) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tunnel and Waterfall 2 (4308370762) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tunnel and Waterfall 1 (4307638205) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tunnel and Queen Creek (4308383334) | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pinal County-Queen Creek Tunnel-Hwy 60 in Pinal County-1952-2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Pinal County-Queen Creek Tunnel-Hwy 60 in Pinal County-1952-2 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 2021 U.S. Route 60, Queen Creek Tunnel, west portal, close | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 2021 U.S. Route 60, Queen Creek Tunnel, east portal close | Commons | ||
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