|
JOHNSON TUNNEL (12.13.06) |
Welcome to I-70's Johnson Tunnel. It spent four years chewing a gigantic,1.697 mile-long gopher hole
through the Continental Divide in Colorado and opened in 1979. It
handles eastbound traffic and compliments the Eisenhower Tunnel, which sits just north, was finished in 1973 and now handles westbound traffic. Everyone refers to both tunnels as "the Eisenhower Tunnel," thus slighting Edwin C. Johnson,
a former Colorado govenor and U.S. Senator. Oh and by the way, the
tunnels sit at an average elevation of 11,112 feet, making them the highest
tunnels for motorized vehicles in the whole wide world. How do you like them apples,
Switzerland?
Powered by AkoComment Tweaked Special Edition v.1.4.1 |
Be first to comment this article
