Submitted by ILovePublicLibraries t3_11b68u8 in Connecticut
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smkmn13 t1_j9w6j2s wrote
Cool tunnel, but I hate waiting if there's a line of cars. I feel like they could add a retro-looking stoplight (lol) and not lose the charm
coolducklingcool t1_j9w7sj5 wrote
Are tunnels like these really that rare? There was one by where I used to live in Danbury, there’s one in Newtown…
Aromatic_Tower_405 t1_j9w9mgy wrote
There’s tunnels everywhere lol.
soulofsoniy t1_j9waabl wrote
There’s also the tunnel near Katz Deli in New Haven on the merrit
RededHaid t1_j9wb5ov wrote
I know there's one in Madison and one in (or just South of) Suffield.
coolducklingcool t1_j9wbrya wrote
Right. That’s why this post confused me.
404freedom14liberty t1_j9wck1a wrote
I wonder what road that is located on.
smkmn13 t1_j9weu90 wrote
SavageWatch t1_j9wfuhx wrote
There is a walking trail that goes over this tunnel. There is also a walking trail that goes under the Merritt Parkway in Wallingford.
LazyEstablishment69 t1_j9wghnp wrote
There's one in Coventry by the waterfall, Vernon isn't special.
glgirieh t1_j9wh98c wrote
Shoot, I ride my bike through the Hop River trail and I go through a tunnel on a bike path.
Essigucha t1_j9whl9s wrote
I believe there is a huge tunnel on RT 15 between Woodbridge and Hamden. We always played the try to hold your breath trough the whole tunnel game as a kid. It’s been a real long time though.
RededHaid t1_j9wng0o wrote
Coventry is Special?
flytweed t1_j9wnklz wrote
If this counts as a tunnel, then New Haven has at least 3 other tunnels under buildings/ city blocks
Sonakstyle t1_j9woqik wrote
Tons of tunnels
me00lmeals t1_j9woykj wrote
That one is legendary
indiejonesRL t1_j9wp643 wrote
How do you quantify “one of the only”? Because I feel like there are a lot of these kinds of tunnels in CT.
11Pump t1_j9wpsva wrote
More than that.
midmodmad t1_j9wqjzv wrote
There are plenty of them wherever train tracks are.
burnthamt t1_j9wrh2a wrote
Theres at least one in Putnam, theres one in Portland, theyre everywhere
coolducklingcool t1_j9wrkc9 wrote
Yeah, so the OP confused me. Or was this like a troll post and I missed the joke lol
burnthamt t1_j9wrlng wrote
I can tell you're being sarcastic but for those that don't know its Tunnel Road
burnthamt t1_j9wrwi6 wrote
Do people not take turns driving through?
burnthamt t1_j9ws51j wrote
Thats not a tunnel like this is. Its a metal train bridge. And technically its in Eagleville, which is in Mansfield
smkmn13 t1_j9wsx2v wrote
They do, it just takes forevvvver if you've got more than one or two cars waiting. A light would be far more efficient (although perhaps more dangerous? Don't know).
Extreme-Cupcake5929 t1_j9wvui5 wrote
Disastrous_Fun_8050 t1_j9wvvlp wrote
To each their own
Alive-Worldliness-27 t1_j9wvzdn wrote
They have one in gold Greenwich that runs under the train tracks
govshutdown t1_j9wvzwt wrote
Technically the truth
Haydechs t1_j9wwwmz wrote
To the right you can also see one of the only types of street signs in Connecticut as well
Acceptable_Band_9400 t1_j9wxio9 wrote
There's two in Greenwich that I know of.
WonderChopstix t1_j9wyffu wrote
One of the only...?
60 percent of the time it works everytime
7755ghhh t1_j9wyu7p wrote
Wallingford
SnooAvocados9343 t1_j9x0czq wrote
You clearly haven't driven to CT often. These are very common specially on back roads
Davydicus1 t1_j9x1sfx wrote
At the intersection of Bread and Milk, but if you go there for bread and milk you’ll be pretty disappointed.
AfterMoonSet t1_j9x23ax wrote
Oh the Heroes Tunnel. I once saw a truck stuck right in front of it heading towards NY. I was heading North, noticed there were no cars heading in the other direction, emerged from the tunnel, and was like, "Ohhhh, there is the idiot".
auntiemaury t1_j9x2qgd wrote
Heroes tunnel?
auntiemaury t1_j9x2v59 wrote
I used to live on Bread and Milk in Coventry. So many people said "......can you spell that?" So I started saying "what you run to the store for before a snowstorm"
Historical_Ice6993 t1_j9x3wh5 wrote
1 danbury 1 Brookfield 1 bethel lol
Synapse82 t1_j9x5i3d wrote
This is so common in CT that I’m confused. But I did giggle. Thanks.
sporky211 t1_j9x89h5 wrote
Every time I drive through this I have a small panic attack even going 5 mph up to it
Garizondyly t1_j9xduns wrote
There a few tunnels along that trail + rails to trails. I like the really dark one
decorlettuce t1_j9xgaa4 wrote
i hate this tunnel a lot
Bluebeacheyes t1_j9xmdom wrote
New Haven tunnel.
coastal_girl14 t1_j9xtl45 wrote
There's a pretty long one on the Merritt/Wilbur Cross near New Haven.
HockeyandTrauma t1_j9xztjp wrote
Looks like by post history this person is just karma farming.
spiked_macaroon t1_j9y0y9a wrote
There's a great one in Mystic that leads to a beach.
GoOnNoMeatNoPudding t1_j9y2j6d wrote
I literally drive through a tunnel everyday in the most random part of CT.
There is a tunnel on our highway systems.
This dude doesn’t leave his town or smoke some good weed to think it’s one of the few here.
GoOnNoMeatNoPudding t1_j9y2p0a wrote
OP just posts random shit to the wall and hopes it sticks. Look at their profile page it reeeeeeeeeeeks of karma shoring captions
0xCUBE t1_j9y2v67 wrote
Even on RT-15 in New Haven…the heroes tunnel is fairly large
Strict_Lingonberry_1 t1_j9y7u4m wrote
Reminds me - I need to post that pic I took of one of the only Dunkin Donuts in the state….
tipsybasketball t1_j9yalbq wrote
This tunnel is a pain in the ass, I will always try to find a way around.
itsamecatty t1_j9yaznx wrote
This person posts the same shit all over the Facebook town pages and gets the same kind of comments haha
gh1993 t1_j9yb9mt wrote
Otherwise known as the slam on your brakes tunnel
smurphy8536 t1_j9yhlna wrote
Just follow the railroads and you’ll find a lot more.
Dinglemeshivers t1_j9ymkpu wrote
There’s one of these in Lisbon
Kodiak01 t1_j9yoao5 wrote
Doubt it's a single lane, one car at a time, bidirectional tunnel though.
TreeEleben t1_j9ystwt wrote
East hampton, Portland and Guilford have them too. These stone tunnels/bridges are on all of the old abandoned and currently in use train lines.
Joansz t1_j9z36mo wrote
Wallingford has a single lane bi-directional tunnel on Rte 150. It's controlled by a light on either side.
laptopAccount2 t1_j9z37si wrote
Do you mean bonafide tunnels or small bridges with one lane under them? Not the same thing. There are only a handful of tunnels in CT, even if you include the tunnel twisters waterslide, which should only count as one tunnel.
In most places they just blasted the rock out of the way instead of digging a tunnel through the Earth.
premiumcaulk t1_j9z57z6 wrote
That name is ridiculous. That tunnel can ruin your day with one stupid person.
And let's be real. It's the orange tunnel.
bjt1021 t1_j9z5wut wrote
Beep beep beeep beep beeeeeeep
Aware_Department_657 t1_j9z85ch wrote
OP said tunnels, not one lane tunnels.
SnooRevelations6632 t1_j9zdjf4 wrote
You consider that a real tunnel? It’s like 10 feet long
Kodiak01 t1_j9zemk7 wrote
The one in Vernon isn't, unfortunately. It's supposed to be cars stopping and taking turns to go through. Recently some idiots have tried blowing past the line only to get stopped halfway through and forced to back out.
gouse47 t1_j9zgojf wrote
There is 2 in west haven just like this.
LazyEstablishment69 t1_j9zlwvb wrote
I didn't make that claim, op did. You must be from Vernon to be trigger
Alive-Worldliness-27 t1_j9zmdrl wrote
Hamilton ave in Greenwich and Arch street in Old Greenwich?
LazyEstablishment69 t1_j9zn7qp wrote
Whether it is in Coventry or Storr is debatable, but not in Mansfield. But it passes a tunnel for me.
burnthamt t1_j9zofqp wrote
Storrs is in Mansfield. And the waterfall is the town line.
IndicationOver t1_j9zor7n wrote
Huh?
RededHaid t1_j9zpvmq wrote
You have issues with Rein’s?
ReverseHpot t1_j9zsc4i wrote
This is what I called it growing up lol
NLCmanure t1_j9ztm9k wrote
Airline Trail Overpass in Salmon River State Forest.
Witty_Implement_882 t1_j9zv3q5 wrote
There’s one in Wallingford, it’s one of the oldest in the state
roo-ster t1_j9zydvn wrote
Don't be fooled. Those were painted by Wile E. Coyote.
meroisstevie t1_ja00b6j wrote
Devils hopyard too
bigfishstix t1_ja05gcu wrote
On the Merrit and in Meriden.
LloydChristmas666666 t1_ja064np wrote
Bravo OP. bravo.
coastal_girl14 t1_ja0a3t5 wrote
Lol. Firstly, it's not one lane as there's traffic in both directions separated by concrete. Secondly, a one lane tunnel is still....a tunnel.
coastal_girl14 t1_ja0a81b wrote
LazyEstablishment69 t1_ja0cpri wrote
Who? lol
Queasy-Detective-878 t1_ja0druy wrote
One in Greenwich too
RededHaid t1_ja0gs9z wrote
Not sure about the Establishment69 part, but wow
legendary_fool t1_ja0hkk2 wrote
One in Redding too!
OrePhan t1_ja0mpxr wrote
I’m one of the only people in CT
s2g-unit t1_ja0oxf6 wrote
I'm from Montreal but spent my summers in Redding at my Uncle's (still go often). Where was that tunnel. I remember a small tight tunnel as a kid.
Steady_Habits_CT t1_ja0oz7m wrote
Talk about a misleading title!
I don't know this structure, but I differentiate between a tunnel under a natural object--Lincoln Tunnel, Holland Tunnel, Ted Williams Tunnel, etc. and a crossing underneath a man-made object. There isn't enough in this photo to know whether what is likely a railroad track was built up or if this is a naturally occurring obstacle. Along the MetroNorth tracks in a fairfield County there are multiple structures similar to this startong just over the NY line, underneath elevated railroad tracks.
Most important is that CT has a pair of serious tunnels on the Wilbur Cross. The tunnel in this photo isn't particularly unique. .
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LazyEstablishment69 t1_ja0u4oz wrote
Vernon warrior are offended for not being special.
Surprise_Euphoric t1_ja0xpbn wrote
It’s cute or whatever
RededHaid t1_ja10969 wrote
Why would they be?
LazyEstablishment69 t1_ja111xk wrote
You're special, there happy?
MaxHound22 t1_ja11hr1 wrote
These are all over the state
auntiemaury t1_ja11n3w wrote
The why is it so short yet I feel like I'm gonna die in here tunnel
MaxHound22 t1_ja11v0x wrote
Those aren’t that rare either. There are a lot of railroad crossings like that
kb06418 t1_ja1bih8 wrote
Which Babe ruth crashed his sports car on. https://www.ghtbl.org/ruth-crash/
RededHaid t1_ja1dcjd wrote
I get it. Tunnel. Troll.
magica12 t1_ja2oqy9 wrote
Then there’s the tunnel in Hartford that always seems to have an accident in it early in the morning
AndMarmaladeSkies t1_j9w6j0m wrote
Add it here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Tunnels_in_Connecticut