Interior of Bankhead Tunnel under Mobile River, Mobile, Ala.
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...
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Postcards Interior of Bankhead Tunnel under Mobile River, Mobile, Ala. |
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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. |
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Interior of Bankhead Tunnel under Mobile River, Mobile, Ala.TransportationTunnelsMobile (Ala.)Mobile County (Ala.)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.Still Imagepostcards640bfd96-b843-40fb-a82e-c6c648e25489https://digitalcollections.samford.edu/documents/detail/18972https://images.quartexcollections.com/samford/thumbnails/preview/640bfd96-b843-40fb-a82e-c6c648e25489p-od002307Cruse Postcard CollectionEnglish1940-1949This digital image is the property of the Samford University Library and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Special Collection, Samford University Library. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this or other images in this collection, please contact the Samford University Special Collection department at scdept@samford.edu. |
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Interior of Bankhead Tunnel under Mobile River, Mobile, Ala. |
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Interior of Bankhead Tunnel under Mobile River, Mobile, Ala. |
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Transportation Tunnels Mobile (Ala.) Mobile County (Ala.) |
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