Quiz: How Was the Holland Tunnel Built? Test Your Knowledge
Quiz: How Was the Holland Tunnel Built? Test Your Knowledge
This subaqueous NYC tunnel is both an ASCE and ASME landmark. Do you know why?
In today’s world, the Holland Tunnel may be associated with traffic jams and disgruntled drivers, but in November 1927, the tunnel first opened to a celebration of cheerful honking. While the novelty of driving underwater may have worn off, the outstanding engineering behind the Holland Tunnel is still used to this day, making it more than worthy of being a civil and mechanical engineering landmark.
Without giving too much away, this tunnel connecting Canal Street in lower Manhattan with 12th and 14th streets in Jersey City, N.J., was the world’s first long underwater tunnel designed for motor vehicles, with an innovative ventilating system to boot. The chief engineer, Clifford Milton Holland, solved unprecedented tunnel engineering problems along with his team, but tragically passed away from a heart attack before seeing the project completed. The tunnel was named after him shortly after his death.
How much do you know about this NYC underwater tunnel’s construction? Test your knowledge with this quiz!
Without giving too much away, this tunnel connecting Canal Street in lower Manhattan with 12th and 14th streets in Jersey City, N.J., was the world’s first long underwater tunnel designed for motor vehicles, with an innovative ventilating system to boot. The chief engineer, Clifford Milton Holland, solved unprecedented tunnel engineering problems along with his team, but tragically passed away from a heart attack before seeing the project completed. The tunnel was named after him shortly after his death.
How much do you know about this NYC underwater tunnel’s construction? Test your knowledge with this quiz!
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