Oregon
| name | location | type | length (ft) | opened | notes | ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arch Cape Tunnel | US 101, 8 mi (13 km). south of Cannon Beach | automobile | 1228.1 | 1937 | goes through Arch Cape | |
| Cape Creek Tunnel | Lane County on US 101 | automobile | 714 | 1931? | refs disagree over year and length 1228.1' vs. 714' | |
| Cornelius Pass Tunnel | Portland | railway abandoned |
4100(?) | March 21, 1911 | now owned by State of Oregon, but maintained by PWRR; closed by fire September 1994 – July 1998 | |
| Cornell Tunnel No. 1 | Portland | automobile | 497.1 | 1940 | NW Cornell Road | |
| Cornell Tunnel No. 2 | Portland | automobile | 247.1 | 1941 | NW Cornell Road | |
| Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel | Sunset Highway southwest of Vernonia | automobile | 772 | 1940 | formerly called "Sunset Tunnel" | |
| Elk Creek Tunnel | Douglas County on OR 38 | automobile | 1080.1 | 1938? | refs disagree over year | |
| Elk Rock Tunnel | Clackamas County under OR 43 | rail | 1396 | 1921 | single track S-shaped route | |
| Knowles Creek Tunnel | Lane County on OR 126 | automobile | 1430.2 | 1958 | ||
| Mitchell Point Tunnel | Columbia River Gorge west of Hood River | automobile, 2 lane | 385 | 1915 | closed in 1937, demolished in 1966, part of Historic Columbia River Highway | |
| Mosier Twin Tunnels | Columbia River Gorge east of Mosier (near The Dalles) | automobile, 2 lane | 350 (combined) | 1921 | part of Historic Columbia River Highway | |
| Oneonta Tunnel | Columbia River Gorge near Multnomah Falls | automobile, 2 lane | 125 | 1914 | part of Historic Columbia River Highway | |
| Peninsular Tunnel | Portland | railroad | Union Pacific Railroad | |||
| Robertson Tunnel | Portland | light commuter rail twin tunnels |
16,368 | 1998 | MAX Light Rail | |
| Rocky Butte Tunnel | NE Rocky Butte Rd. Portland |
automobile | 370.0? | 1939 | through Rocky Butte; refs disagree over length | |
| Salt Creek Tunnel | Lane County on OR 58 | automobile | 904.9 | 1939 | ||
| Tooth Rock Tunnel | I-84 near Cascade Locks State Park | automobile interstate |
827.1? | 1936 | where Historic Columbia River Highway goes through Tooth Rock; refs disagree over length | |
| Vista Ridge Tunnels | Sunset Highway/US 26, Portland | automobile twin tunnels |
1001.0 | 1969 | 3 lanes each direction, 6% grade, curved | |
| Walcott Tunnel | Washington County at 45°42′25″N 123°15′44″W / 45.70694°N 123.26222°W / 45.70694; -123.26222 | railroad | ||||
| West Burnside Tunnel | Portland | automobile | 230.0 | 1940 | W Burnside Road | |
| West Side CSO Tunnel | Portland | sewer | 18000 | 2006 | Waterfront Park |
- Many unnamed, numbered railroad tunnels exist within Oregon.
Read more about this topic: List Of Tunnels In The United States
Famous quotes containing the word oregon:
“When Paul Bunyan’s loggers roofed an Oregon bunkhouse with shakes, fog was so thick that they shingled forty feet into space before discovering they had passed the last rafter.”
—State of Oregon, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
“In another year I’ll have enough money saved. Then I’m gonna go back to my hometown in Oregon and I’m gonna build a house for my mother and myself. And join the country club and take up golf. And I’ll meet the proper man with the proper position. And I’ll make a proper wife who can run a proper home and raise proper children. And I’ll be happy, because when you’re proper, you’re safe.”
—Daniel Taradash (b. 1913)
“The Oregon [matter] and the annexation of Texas are now all- important to the security and future peace and prosperity of our union, and I hope there are a sufficient number of pure American democrats to carry into effect the annexation of Texas and [extension of] our laws over Oregon. No temporizing policy or all is lost.”
—Andrew Jackson (1767–1845)