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Wheeling Tunnel
Westbound tunnel entrance
Overview
LocationWheeling, West Virginia
Coordinates40°04′22″N 80°43′11″W / 40.0727192°N 80.719621°W / 40.0727192; -80.719621 (Wheeling Tunnel)
RouteWheeling TunnelWheeling Tunnel I-70 / US 250
Operation
Work begunAugust 22, 1963 (1963-08-22)[1]
OpenedDecember 7, 1966 (1966-12-07)[2]
OperatorWVDOH
Vehicles per day59,600 (2009 AADT)[3]
Technical
Length0.27 mi (430 m)
No. of lanes2 each
Operating speed45 mph (72 km/h)

The Wheeling Tunnel is a set of twin tunnels named for and located in Wheeling, West Virginia. The tunnels are 0.27 miles (430 m) long each, cutting through Wheeling Hill, and each carries two lanes of Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 250. The tunnels originally took three years to construct, costing $6.9 million. Reconstruction of the tunnel, originally planned to take a total of 6 months, took over three years to complete between 2007 and 2010, at a cost of $13.7 million.

  1. ^ "Break Ground for Wheeling Tunnel". The Washington Observer. Washington, Pennsylvania. Associated Press. August 23, 1963. Retrieved January 24, 2011.
  2. ^ Connors, Fred (March 12, 2007). "W.Va. Courts Tile Makers". The Intelligencer & Wheeling News Register. Retrieved January 24, 2011.[dead link] Alt URL
  3. ^ I70 - Ohio to Pennsylvania (PDF) (Map). West Virginia Department of Transportation. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 21, 2011. Retrieved January 24, 2011.

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