Airport Tunnel (Los Angeles)
The Airport Tunnel (Los Angeles), also known as the Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel, is a highway tunnel in Los Angeles, carrying Sepulveda Boulevard underneath the two runways (25L/25R) and taxiways on the south side of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). This section of Sepulveda is a part of California State Route 1. The tunnel was the first tunnel in the United States to run under an airport runway.[1]
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| Overview | |
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| Other name(s) | Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel, Sepulveda Tunnel, LAX Tunnel |
| Location | Los Angeles International Airport, Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 33°56′25″N 118°23′46″W |
| Status | Open |
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| Crosses | Runways and taxiways on the south side of Los Angeles International Airport |
| Start | Near .svg.png){kind=small} |
| End | Near Century Boulevard |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | 1949 |
| Opened | 1953 |
| Owner | CalTrans City of Los Angeles |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,909 feet (582 m) |
| No. of lanes | 6 (3 in each direction) |
| Operating speed | 40 mph |
| Tunnel clearance | 15–15.08 feet (5–5 m) (northbound) 15.17 feet (5 m) (southbound) |
| Width | 80 feet (24 m) |
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