Facts
- Overview
- Tunnel on US 26
- Location
- Washington County, Oregon
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built in 1940
- Design
- The tunnel was originally known as the Sunset Tunnel until 2002. It was renamed in honor of Dennis L. Edwards, an Oregon Department of Transportation worker who was killed on January 28, 1999 when part of the tunnel collapsed while he was inspecting it for damage caused by heavy rains. The tunnel was closed for five weeks for repairs, and renamed for Edwards three years later.
From Wikipedia Entry on Dennis L. Edwards Tunnel - Dimensions
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Total length: 799.9 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +45.73069, -123.25210 (decimal degrees)
45°43'50" N, 123°15'08" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/480384/5064156 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Timber
- Inventory number
- BH 30181 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Sources
- Michael Goff - michael [dot] goff [at] odot [dot] state [dot] or [dot] us