Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel & Highway - Springdale UT
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nomadwillie
N 37° 12.717 W 112° 57.372
12S E 326420 N 4120177
The Zion – Mount Carmel Highway is a 25-mile long road in Washington and Kane counties in southern Utah. Work began in 1927 on a total of 25 miles (40 km) of road, which was completed in 1930.
Waymark Code: WM15T0G
Location: Utah, United States
Date Posted: 02/20/2022
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The Zion – Mount Carmel Highway is a 25-mile (40 km) long road in Washington and Kane counties in southern Utah. The highway features a 5,613-foot (1,711 m) tunnel that follows the profile of the Pine Creek Canyon wall at a consistent distance of 21 feet (6.4 m) from the outside face of the rock to the centerline of the tunnel. The west portal is framed by a masonry facade of cut sandstone, while the east portal is a naturalistically formed hole in the rock, entered directly from a bridge. Construction proceeded using mining techniques rather than traditional tunneling techniques, starting from a stope and working outward to the portals.
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Zion National Park
Type of structure/site: Road
Date of Construction: 1927 - 1930
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: MacDonald,Thomas
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Civil Engineers
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Secondary Web Site: [Web Link]
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