Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel

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The Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel is a historic, mile-long roadway tunnel carved through sandstone cliffs in Utah’s Zion National Park, renowned for its dramatic engineering and scenic views along the park’s main east–west route.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf highway tunnel ⓘ
historic place ⓘ
road tunnel ⓘ
builtBy National Park Service ⓘ
U.S. Bureau of Public Roads ⓘ
carriedBy State Route 9 (Utah) ⓘ
connects Zion Canyon area ⓘ
linked to: Zion Canyon

Zion National Park east entrance ⓘ
linked to: Zion National Park
constructionEndDate 1930 ⓘ
constructionMethod drilled and blasted through rock ⓘ
constructionStartDate 1927 ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
designedTo improve access to Zion National Park ⓘ
provide direct route to Bryce Canyon and Grand Canyon regions ⓘ
hasFeature gallery windows cut into the cliff face ⓘ
limited vertical clearance ⓘ
narrow lane width ⓘ
hasNearbyEntrance Zion National Park east entrance station ⓘ
hasNearbyFeature Zion–Mount Carmel Highway switchbacks ⓘ
hazard height restrictions for large vehicles ⓘ
width restrictions for large vehicles ⓘ
length approximately 1.1 miles ⓘ
approximately 1.8 kilometers ⓘ
locatedIn United States ⓘ
Utah ⓘ
Washington County, Utah ⓘ
Zion National Park ⓘ
maintainedBy U.S. National Park Service ⓘ
material sandstone ⓘ
notableFor dramatic engineering ⓘ
historic construction methods ⓘ
scenic views ⓘ
openingDate 1930 ⓘ
orientation roughly east–west ⓘ
ownership federal government of the United States ⓘ
parkRoadNumber State Route 9 NERFINISHED ⓘ
partOf Zion–Mount Carmel Highway ⓘ
passesThrough Navajo Sandstone cliffs ⓘ
linked to: Navajo Sandstone
regulation requires permit and escort for oversized vehicles ⓘ
roadwayType two-lane road ⓘ
routeFunction main east–west route through Zion National Park ⓘ
scenicDesignation part of a scenic drive ⓘ
speedLimit reduced speed limit ⓘ
state Utah ⓘ
tourismImportance major visitor attraction in Zion National Park ⓘ
trafficControl escort system for oversized vehicles ⓘ
trafficDirection bidirectional ⓘ

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Zion National Park → knownFor → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel ⓘ
East Entrance → hasNearbyFeature → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel eastern portal ⓘ
linked to: Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel
Canyon Overlook Trail → startingPointNear → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel east entrance ⓘ
linked to: Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel
Zion–Mount Carmel Highway → hasStructure → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel ⓘ
State Route 9 (Utah) → passesThrough → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel ⓘ
State Route 9 (Utah) → hasStructure → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel ⓘ
Utah State Route 9 → hasStructure → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel ⓘ
Utah State Route 9 → passesThrough → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel ⓘ
Zion National Park east entrance station → adjacentTo → Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel corridor (eastern side of park) ⓘ
linked to: Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel
Zion–Mount Carmel Scenic Byway → passesThrough → Zion–Mt. Carmel Tunnel ⓘ
linked to: Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel
Zion–Mount Carmel Scenic Byway → knownFor → Zion–Mt. Carmel Tunnel ⓘ
linked to: Zion–Mount Carmel Tunnel