Montague Street Tunnel
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| Montague Street Tunnel | |
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 Brooklyn ventilation building |
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| Carries | 2 tracks of the BMT Fourth Avenue Line (N R trains) of the New York City Subway |
| Crosses | East River |
| Locale | Manhattan, New York and Brooklyn, New York |
| Maintained by | Metropolitan Transportation Authority |
| Opened | August 1, 1920 |
| Coordinates | 40°41′53″N 74°00′20″W / 40.69806°N 74.00556°WCoordinates: 40°41′53″N 74°00′20″W / 40.69806°N 74.00556°W |
The Montague Street Tunnel carries the N R trains of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It opened to revenue service on Sunday, August 1, 1920 at 2 am with a holiday schedule, the same day as the 60th Street Tunnel. Regular service began Monday, August 2, 1920. The two new tunnels allowed passengers to make an 18-mile (29 km) trip from Coney Island, through Manhattan on the BMT Broadway Line, to Queens for a 5 cent fare.[1] The original construction cost was $9,867,906.52, almost twice that of the 60th Street Tunnel.
Construction of the tunnel began on October 12, 1914, using a tunneling shield in conjunction with compressed air. The tunnel was designed by civil engineer Clifford Milburn Holland, who would later serve as the first chief engineer of the Holland Tunnel.[2][3] The north tube of the tunnel was holed through on June 2, 1917 and the south tube was holed through on June 20, 1917.[4][5]
On December 27, 1920, more than ten thousand passengers were forced to evacuate the tunnel. Power to the third rail was shut off after a shoe beam on a train approaching Whitehall Street fell and caused a short circuit, stranding ten subway trains inside the tunnel.[6]
Use of the Montague Street Tunnel, the Cranberry Street Tunnel or a combination of the two tunnels were considered as alternatives in lieu of constructing a new tunnel under the East River for the proposed Lower Manhattan – Jamaica/JFK Transportation Project.[7][8] Use of the existing tunnel was considered as an option because the Montague Street Tunnel had surplus capacity, having carried N trains during the reconstruction of the Manhattan Bridge from 1986 until 2004.[9][10]
References
- ^ "New Subway Link Opens; Service Started Through Queens and Montague Street Tubes". The New York Times. August 1, 1920. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9801E6D71131E433A25752C0A96E9C946195D6CF. Retrieved 2010-02-13.
- ^ "Work Begins on New Tubes Under River". The New York Times. October 11, 1914. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9506E5D8153FE233A25752C1A9669D946596D6CF. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ Aronson, Michael (June 15, 1999). "The Digger Clifford Holland". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1999/06/15/1999-06-15_the_digger_clifford_holland.html. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ "New River Tunnel Opened". The New York Times. June 3, 1917. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9502EEDF133BEE3ABC4B53DFB066838C609EDE. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ "Last Down-town Tunnel Holed Through". nycsubway.org. http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/psr_montague.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ "Thousands Penned in River Tunnel". The New York Times. December 28, 1920. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=940DE4DB143CE533A2575BC2A9649D946195D6CF. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ "Airport Link Options Narrowed to Four". Lower Manhattan Development Corportation. 2004-02-05. http://www.lowermanhattan.info/news/study_of_four_lower_47023.aspx. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ Dunlap, David W.; Baker, Al (May 4, 2004). "Rail Tunnel Is Considered For L.I. Link To Manhattan". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2004/05/04/nyregion/rail-tunnel-is-considered-for-li-link-to-manhattan.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ Rogers, Josh (February 6, 2004). "Debating L.I.R.R.-Link Options". Downtown Express. http://www.downtownexpress.com/de_39/debatinglirrlink.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ Pierre-Pierre, Garry (April 10, 1996). "Neglect of Manhattan Bridge Takes Toll in Time and Money". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1996/04/10/nyregion/neglect-of-manhattan-bridge-takes-toll-in-time-and-money.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
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