Battery Tunnel

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The Battery Tunnel, officially known as the Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel, is a vehicular tunnel in New York City that runs under the East River to connect Brooklyn with Lower Manhattan.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf vehicular tunnel
alsoKnownAs Brooklyn Battery Tunnel
Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel
builtFor automobile traffic
connects Brooklyn
Lower Manhattan
Manhattan
constructionStartDate 1940
country United States
crosses East River
designedBy Ole Singstad
endPoint Battery Park, Manhattan
hasNumberOfLanes 4
hasNumberOfTubes 2
hasSpeedLimit approximately 45 mph
hasTollCollection electronic tolling
hasVentilationBuildings yes
isOneOf longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnels in North America
length approximately 2,779 meters
approximately 9,117 feet
locatedIn East River
New York City
New York State
locatedInBorough Brooklyn
Manhattan
maintainedBy MTA Bridges and Tunnels
namedAfter The Battery (Battery Park)
officialName Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel
opened 1950
openingDate May 25, 1950
operator MTA Bridges and Tunnels
Metropolitan Transportation Authority
ownedBy City of New York
linked to: New York City
partOf New York City highway system
passesUnder New York Harbor
previousTollCollection toll booths
roadType interstate connector
serves vehicular traffic
startPoint Red Hook, Brooklyn
linked to: Red Hook
toll yes
trafficDirection bidirectional
usedBy buses
cars
trucks

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Brooklyn–Battery Tunnel alsoKnownAs Battery Tunnel
Manhattan–Brooklyn connectedBy Battery Tunnel