the lincoln tunnel got its name by being named after abraham lincoln.
the lincoln tunnel got its name by being named after abraham lincoln.
how did the lincoln tunnel get its name?
named after abraham lincoln
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the lincoln tunnel is an approximately tunnel under the hudson river, connecting weehawken, new jersey on the west bank with midtown manhattan in new york city on the east bank. it was designed by ole singstad and named after abraham lincoln. the tunnel consists of three vehicular tubes of varying lengths, with two traffic lanes in each tube. the center tube contains reversible lanes, while the northern and southern tubes exclusively carry westbound and eastbound traffic, respectively.
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traffic exiting the lincoln tunnel in manhattan typically uses either dyer avenue or the lincoln tunnel expressway. dyer avenue runs in between ninth and tenth avenues and exists in three segments: 30th–31st streets, 34th–36th streets, and 40th–42nd streets. the lincoln tunnel expressway, a bidirectional divided highway that passes below street level, connects the southernmost section of dyer avenue with the lincoln tunnel. the primary entrance roadways for the lincoln tunnel are galvin avenue, as well as the lincoln tunnel expressway and the southern two sections of dyer avenue. galvin avenue runs in between to tenth and eleventh avenues and carries traffic southbound from 42nd to 40th streets.
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