Motors Entering St. Clair Tunnel, Port Huron, Mich.
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| Motors Entering St. Clair Tunnel, Port Huron, Mich. |
Year: 1910 |
Publisher: F. M. Kirby & Co. |
Type(s): Postcard |
Identifier(s): A655 |
Language: English |
Source: Mike Skreptak Collection; Dexter Box |
Notes: c. 1910; the St. Clair Tunnel was the first underwater tunnel built in North America; designed by Joseph Hobson, it was opened in 1891 by the St. Clair Tunnel Company, a subsidiary of the Grand Trunk Railway; the tunnel was 6,025 feet (1,836 m) long and 19 feet, 10 inches wide; it was replaced by a new tunnel which opened in 1994; railway engines 1305 and 1309 are entering the tunnel. |
Subject(s): St. Clair Tunnel (Sarnia Port Huron) Grand Trunk Railway Tunnels Railways Hobson, Joseph, Designer St. Clair Tunnel Company (Sarnia) St. Clair River Railway Engines |
Place(s): Port Huron (Michigan) |
Rights: Public Domain |
Repository: University of Windsor. Leddy Library |
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