Great Northern Tunnel

The Great Northern Tunnel is a 1-mile (1.6 km) double-tracked railway tunnel under downtown Seattle, Washington, completed by the Great Northern Railway in 1905, and now owned by the BNSF Railway, on its Scenic Subdivision. At the time it was built, it was the tallest and widest tunnel in the United States, at 28 feet (8.5 m) high and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.

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  Battery Street Tunnel ⓘ
  

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  Beacon Hill Tunnel (Seattle, Washington) ⓘ
  rail tunnels in Seattle, Washington, United States

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  Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel ⓘ
  pair of tunnels for light rail and buses under 3rd Avenue in Downtown Seattle

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  Great Northern Tunnel ⓘ
  rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States

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  Mount Baker Tunnel ⓘ
  tunnel in Seattle, Washington, USA

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  State Route 99 Tunnel ⓘ
  highway tunnel in Seattle, Washington

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  University Link Tunnel ⓘ
  rail tunnel in Seattle, Washington, United States

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Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle showing the material yard at south end, site of King (CURTIS 2092)

Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle.

Cartoon on the start of work on the Great Northern tunnel in Seattle, 1903

Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1544)

Construction of the Great Northern Railway tunnel, Seattle, ca 1903 (TRANSPORT 251)

Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1546)

Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1545)

Seattle - North Portal of Great Northern Tunnel from above 01

Great Northern Tunnel - Plaque

Great Northern Tunnel - North Portal

Type	Subtype	Date	Description	Notes	Source
site	tunnel		Battery Street Tunnel	tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Beacon Hill Tunnel (Seattle, Washington)	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Downtown Seattle Transit Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Great Northern Tunnel	railway tunnel, BNSF Railway	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Mount Baker Tunnel	road tunnel, Washington State Department of Transportation	Wikidata
site	tunnel		State Route 99 Tunnel	transport megaproject, road tunnel, Washington State Department of Transportation	Wikidata
site	tunnel		University Link Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle showing the material yard at south end, site of King (CURTIS 2092)		Commons
commons	image		Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle.		Commons
commons	image		Cartoon on the start of work on the Great Northern tunnel in Seattle, 1903		Commons
commons	image		Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1544)		Commons
commons	image		Construction of the Great Northern Railway tunnel, Seattle, ca 1903 (TRANSPORT 251)		Commons
commons	image		Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1546)		Commons
commons	image		Construction of Great Northern Railroad tunnel beneath downtown Seattle (CURTIS 1545)		Commons
commons	image		Seattle - North Portal of Great Northern Tunnel from above 01		Commons
commons	image		Great Northern Tunnel - Plaque		Commons
commons	image		Great Northern Tunnel - North Portal		Commons