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Cobble Hill Tunnel
Disused tunnel in Brooklyn, New York / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
"Atlantic Avenue Tunnel" redirects here. For the active Long Island Rail Road tunnels, see Atlantic Branch.
The Cobble Hill Tunnel (also known as the Atlantic Avenue Tunnel) is an abandoned Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) tunnel beneath Atlantic Avenue in Brooklyn, New York City, running through the neighborhoods of Downtown Brooklyn and Cobble Hill. When open, it ran for about 2,517 feet (767 m) between Columbia Street and Boerum Place.[2] It is the oldest railway tunnel beneath a city street in North America that was fully devoted to rail.[3][4][lower-alpha 1] It is also deemed the oldest subway tunnel in the world by the Guinness Book of World Records.[7]
Quick Facts Location, Coordinates ...
Atlantic Avenue Tunnel | |
![]() The tunnel in 2009 | |
Location | Brooklyn, New York City |
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Coordinates | 40°41′25.6″N 73°59′42.5″W |
Built | 1844 |
Architect | Asa Stebbins |
Architectural style | Roman, Italianate, Queen Anne |
NRHP reference No. | 89001388[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 7, 1989 |
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