University Link Tunnel

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The University Link tunnel is a 3.15-mile (5.07 km) light rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States. The twin-bore tunnel carries Link light rail service on the 1 Line from the Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel to University of Washington station via Capitol Hill station. It was constructed as part of the University Link Extension of Central Link from 2009 to 2012. The 21 ft-wide (6.4 m) tunnels are lined with precast gasketed concrete segments connected with steel bolts and was excavated using three tunnel-boring machines in 2011 and 2012. Light rail service began on March 19, 2016.

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Location: 47.6199, -122.32, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  • Beacon Hill Tunnel (Seattle, Washington) ⓘ
    rail tunnels in Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel ⓘ
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  • Great Northern Tunnel ⓘ
    rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States
  • Mount Baker Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel in Seattle, Washington, USA
  • State Route 99 Tunnel ⓘ
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    TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
    sitetunnelBattery Street TunneltunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelBeacon Hill Tunnel (Seattle, Washington)railway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelDowntown Seattle Transit Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    sitetunnelGreat Northern Tunnelrailway tunnel, BNSF RailwayWikidata
    sitetunnelMount Baker Tunnelroad tunnel, Washington State Department of TransportationWikidata
    sitetunnelState Route 99 Tunneltransport megaproject, road tunnel, Washington State Department of TransportationWikidata
    sitetunnelUniversity Link Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
    commonsimageTBM Ready To Roll (5735795637) Commons
    commonsimageTBM Ready To Roll (5735795637) Commons
    commonsimageUniversity Link Tunnel construction aerial 2012 (2) Commons
    commonsimageUniversity Link Tunnel construction aerial 2012 (2) Commons
    commonsimageCapitol Hill Link Station tunnel cross section 2012-11-04 Commons
    commonsimageCapitol Hill Link Station tunnel cross section 2012-11-04 Commons
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