Interior Of Bankhead Tunnel Under Mobile River, Mobile, Alabama

Interior Of Bankhead Tunnel Under Mobile River, Mobile, Alabama

Color print interior view of the Bankhead Tunnel under Mobile River in Mobile, AL. Traffic lanes with double white lines in center. White walls of tunnel with blue striping. Lights on side and top of tunnel. Printed on front: 'Interior Of Bankhead Tunnel Under Mobile River, Mobile, Ala., Photo...

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Main Author: Carter's News Agency
Format: Electronic
Published: Troy University Library
Subjects:
Alabama postcards
Online Access:http://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/3441
format Electronic
collection Wade Hall Postcard Collection
building Troy University Library
publisher Troy University Library
topic Alabama postcards
spellingShingle Alabama postcards
Interior Of Bankhead Tunnel Under Mobile River, Mobile, Alabama
Carter's News Agency
fulltopic Alabama postcards
Mobile (Ala.); Rivers -- Alabama; Roads -- Alabama
Geography and Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns; Business and Industry -- Transportation
Alabama; Mobile; Bankhead, Tallulah
Cities & towns; Tunnels; Rivers; Roads; Water
For information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History.
description Color print interior view of the Bankhead Tunnel under Mobile River in Mobile, AL. Traffic lanes with double white lines in center. White walls of tunnel with blue striping. Lights on side and top of tunnel. Printed on front: 'Interior Of Bankhead Tunnel Under Mobile River, Mobile, Ala., Photo By Mobile Press Register, 1B-H398.' Printed on back: 'Bankhead Tunnel, named after a distinguished Alabama statesman, is the first engineering feat of its kind in the deep South. A four million dollar, self-liquidating traffic artery under Mobile River, which reduces by seven and one half miles the distance between the city and points north and east on the Old Spanish Trail. Total length 3389 feet, under river portion 1147 feet, width of roadway 21 feet, headroom 13 feet 6 inches. Opened to traffic Feb. 20, 1941. Carter's News Agency, Mobile, Ala., Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C. T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)'
spelling Interior Of Bankhead Tunnel Under Mobile River, Mobile, AlabamaColor print interior view of the Bankhead Tunnel under Mobile River in Mobile, AL. Traffic lanes with double white lines in center. White walls of tunnel with blue striping. Lights on side and top of tunnel. Printed on front: 'Interior Of Bankhead Tunnel Under Mobile River, Mobile, Ala., Photo By Mobile Press Register, 1B-H398.' Printed on back: 'Bankhead Tunnel, named after a distinguished Alabama statesman, is the first engineering feat of its kind in the deep South. A four million dollar, self-liquidating traffic artery under Mobile River, which reduces by seven and one half miles the distance between the city and points north and east on the Old Spanish Trail. Total length 3389 feet, under river portion 1147 feet, width of roadway 21 feet, headroom 13 feet 6 inches. Opened to traffic Feb. 20, 1941. Carter's News Agency, Mobile, Ala., Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C. T. Art-Colortone" Post Card (Reg. U. S. Pat. Off.)'Carter's News AgencyCureteich19402005Troy University Library Mobile (Ala.); Rivers -- Alabama; Roads -- AlabamaGeography and Environment -- Human Environment -- Cities and Towns; Business and Industry -- TransportationAlabama; Mobile; Bankhead, TallulahCities & towns; Tunnels; Rivers; Roads; WaterFor information on using this for a K-12 assignment, go to Alabama Moments in American History.This collection may be protected under Title 17 of the U.S. copyright law. Wade Hall Postcard Collection, Troy University Library, Special Collections.Troy University (Troy, Ala.) Library; University of Alabama Library (Digitization)Box 1, ADAtscwhp001143ADAtscwhp001143.1, ADAtscwhp001143.2 imageeng jpeghttp://cdm17217.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/troy2/id/3441
title Interior Of Bankhead Tunnel Under Mobile River, Mobile, Alabama
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