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The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, officially the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel and commonly referred to as the Battery Tunnel or Battery Park Tunnel, is a tolled tunnel in New York City that connects Red Hook in Brooklyn with the Battery in Manhattan. The tunnel consists of twin tubes that each carry two traffic lanes under the mouth of the East River.
- Hugh L. Carey Tunnel
- I-478 Toll (unsigned)
- Battery Tunnel
Jul 10, 2023 · Updated Jul 10, 2023. When the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel (formerly Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel) opened in 1950, it was the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in North America. It still is. Two ventilation buildings in lower Manhattan, a third near the Brooklyn portal, and a fourth just off Governors Island provide a complete air change in ...
6 days ago · The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel connecting Brooklyn’s Red Hook to Manhattan’s Battery Park opened on May 25, 1950. Upon its construction, it has been featured in popular movies, served an...
The New York Aquarium is closed and construction on the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel begins. Interrupted by WWII, the tunnel is completed and opened to the public in 1950. Robert Moses calls for the destruction of the aquarium building, describing it as “an ugly wart on the main axis leading…to the Statue of Liberty.”
Aug 22, 2013 · The Brooklyn Battery Tunnel (now called the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel) is a structure built on a massive scale. Extending just over 9,000 feet, the tunnel is the longest continuous underwater road...
The Joralemon Street Tunnel ( / dʒəˈrælɛmən /, ju-RAL-e-mun ), originally the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, is a pair of tubes carrying the IRT Lexington Avenue Line ( 4 and 5 trains) of the New York City Subway under the East River between Bowling Green Park in Manhattan and Brooklyn Heights in Brooklyn, New York City.
The Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, officially the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel and commonly referred to as the Battery Tunnel or Battery Park Tunnel, is a tolled tunnel in New York City that connects Red Hook in Brooklyn with the Battery in Manhattan. The tunnel consists of twin tubes that each carry two traffic lanes under the mouth of the East River.
