Near Springdale in Washington County, Utah — The American Mountains (Southwest)
Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel and Highway, Utah
National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, June 12, 2014
1. Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel and Highway, Utah Marker
Inscription.
Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel and Highway, Utah. National Historic Civil Engineering Landmark. This 5,613- foot-long tunnel, the longest vehicular tunnel in the National Park System, was blasted through the towering sandstone cliffs above Pine Creek Canyon. Construction required extraordinary access through cliff-face galleries for blasting and excavation. The tunnel and the 25-mile-long highway, completed between 1927 and 1930, promoted the "NPS-Rustic" style of engineering and landscape architecture used throughout the National Park System. , Constructed: 1927 – 1930 Designated: 2011 . This historical marker was erected by American Society of Civil Engineers. It is Near Springdale in Washington County Utah
This 5,613- foot-long tunnel, the longest vehicular tunnel in the National Park System, was blasted through the towering sandstone cliffs above Pine Creek Canyon. Construction required extraordinary access through cliff-face galleries for blasting and excavation. The tunnel and the 25-mile-long highway, completed between 1927 and 1930, promoted the "NPS-Rustic" style of engineering and landscape architecture used throughout the National Park System.
Location. 37° 13.051′ N, 112° 58.337′ W. Marker is near Springdale, Utah, in Washington County. Marker is on Zion Park Boulevard, 0.2 miles east of Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, on the right when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Springdale UT 84767, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 6
2. Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel and Highway, Utah Marker
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, June 12, 2014
3. Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel and Highway, Utah Marker
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, June 12, 2014
4. Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, June 12, 2014
5. Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, June 12, 2014
6. Zion Mt. Carmel Highway
Photographed By Bill Kirchner, June 12, 2014
7. Zion Mt. Carmel Highway
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on June 20, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. This page has been viewed 684 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7. submitted on June 20, 2014, by Bill Kirchner of Tucson, Arizona. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.