North Main Street (41°49′37.0″N71°24′29.5″W / 41.826944°N 71.408194°W / 41.826944; -71.408194 (West Portal))
Operation
Opened
1914
Rebuilt
1948
Technical
Length
2,160 feet (660 m)
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East Side Trolley Tunnel (Providence)
The East Side Trolley Tunnel, also known as the East Side Transit Tunnel or the College Hill Tunnel,[1][2][3]: 82 is a bi-directional tunnel in Providence, Rhode Island, originally built for trolley use in 1914, and now used for public transit buses. The East Side Trolley Tunnel could be considered the first bus rapid transit link in North America, because of its exclusive and continuous bus use since 1948.
^Sebree, Mac; Ward, Paul (1974). The Trolley Coach in North America. Los Angeles: Interurbans. pp. 227–228. LCCN 74020367.
^"Providence's College Hill Tunnel Flooded, Closed". New England Cable News. Associated Press. November 21, 2014. Retrieved 2020-02-07.
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