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OVERALL VIEW OF WEST PORTAL AND GUARDRAIL, LOOKING SOUTHEAST - Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Tunnel, Two miles east of Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, Springdale, Washington County, UT
Photographer
Fraser, Clayton B., creator
Title
OVERALL VIEW OF WEST PORTAL AND GUARDRAIL, LOOKING SOUTHEAST - Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Tunnel, Two miles east of Zion Canyon Scenic Drive, Springdale, Washington County, UT
Description
Nevada Construction Company; Bureau of Public Roads; Finch, J B; Mitchell, R R; Campbell, K B; Jones, T A; Scott, R N; Gregory, Herbert E; Cement Gun Construction Company; US Geologrical Service; US Bureau of Mining; Crane, W R; Reynolds-Ely Construction Co; Case Construction Company; Shea and Shea; Jurale, James, historian; Fraser, Clayton B, photographer; Anderson, Michael, historian; Grogan, Brian C, photographer
Depicted place Utah; Washington County; Springdale
Date 1984
date QS:P571,+1984-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Dimensions 4 x 5 in.
Current location
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Accession number
HAER UTAH,27-SPDA.V,3A-1
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This file comes from the Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS), Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) or Historic American Landscapes Survey (HALS). These are programs of the National Park Service established for the purpose of documenting historic places. Records consist of measured drawings, archival photographs, and written reports.

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  • Significance: The 5,613-foot long, rock-faced Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel with concrete spines was completed in 1930 and retains structural integrity. It is one of the most spectacular manmade sites at Zion National Park and is the only one of its kind in the Rocky Mountain Region.

The tunnel is the longest constructed vehicular tunnel in the National Park system (5,613'), and in the western United States at the time of its completion. Aspects of its construction are unique, such as initial boring through side galleries rather than entrance portals. The tunnel is also significant for its association with the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, the most expensive and one of the most difficult highways constructed by the National Park Service at its completion in 1930.

  • Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N200
  • Survey number: HAER UT-39-A
  • Building/structure dates: 1930 Initial Construction
  • Building/structure dates: 1951 Subsequent Work
  • Building/structure dates: 1958 Subsequent Work
Source https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/ut0271.photos.159082p
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