On I-540
Look at the landscape straight ahead. A small hill, not unlike the millions of other hills in Arkansas.
Apparently it was too big of a hill to go over.
They burrowed through. It’s .3 of a mile long and the only highway tunnel in Arkansas.
Filed under: out of state on May 9th, 2008
Good observation Cheryl. It’s not a high hill. Why didn’t they go over it? Why didn’t they just dig part of it away to make it a bit smaller? Surely that would have been easier than building a tunnel under it.
Reasons for tunnels versus other: topographical, environmental, political, and other unknowns
Right Helianthus43!
I love the tunnel picture. It certainly gives the highway personality. I need to get my map out. Are all of these pictures on the way to Branson? I think Millard and I need to take a trip to Branson and see some shows. The traffic is so overwhelming though. We probably need to do that before school is out. And . . . . I hope we go down the same highway that these pictures are of. (grammar!!!!!)
This tunnel is just south of Fayetteville on I-540. So, no, not on the way to Branson (from here anyway.)