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Eisenhower Tunnel Description (564 words)
Centerline to centerline, the two tunnels are approximately 115 feet apart at the east ventilation building entrance, 120 feet apart at the west ventilation building entrance, and some 230 feet at the widest point of separation under the mountain.
The length of the westbound (north) tunnel is 1.693 miles, and the length of the eastbound (south) tunnel is 1.697 miles (outside face to outside face of the ventilation buildings).
The average grade of both tunnels is 1.64 percent rising toward the west (rising 1.64 feet for each 100 feet on the horizontal).
Eisenhower Tunnel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (272 words)
The Eisenhower Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel located on Interstate 70 approximately 60 miles (100 kilometers) west of Denver, Colorado.
The tunnel was built under the Continental Divide, and at 11,158 feet (3,401 m), is the highest vehicular tunnel in the world.
The eastern end of the tunnel is under and surrounded by the Loveland ski area.
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