{"id":233456,"date":"2026-05-16T02:12:21","date_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:12:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/233456\/"},"modified":"2026-05-16T02:12:21","modified_gmt":"2026-05-16T02:12:21","slug":"a-look-back-at-the-hugh-l-carey-tunnel-as-its-designated-as-a-landmark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ny\/233456\/","title":{"rendered":"A Look Back at The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel as It’s Designated as a Landmark"},"content":{"rendered":"

The 1.7-mile tunnel that connects Brooklyn and Manhattan was designated as a Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers.<\/p>\n

The Hugh L. Carey Tunnel<\/a> on Thursday was designated a New York Metropolitan Historic Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Metropolitan Transportation Authority officials celebrated the commemoration with a plaque unveiling outside the tunnel’s ventilation building in lower Manhattan.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The tunnel, formerly known as the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel, has twin tubes that includes four lanes of traffic and is a vital connection between Brooklyn and Manhattan, serving more than 60,000 vehicles each weekday, including 30 different express bus routes that operate between Manhattan and Staten Island or Brooklyn, according to the MTA.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Hugh L. Carey Tunnel is designated an American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE) Historical Civil Engineering Landmark with a plaque presentation at the Manhattan Blower Building on May 14, 2026. Photo: Supplied\/MTA, Marc Hermann <\/p>\n

\u201cToday\u2019s dedication is a welcome recognition of the innovative engineering that went into construction of this tunnel, a critical link in the city\u2019s vehicular transportation network,\u201d said MTA Bridges and Tunnels President Catherine Sheridan. \u201cThis is a truly meaningful honor.\u201d<\/p>\n

The tunnel is the fourth MTA-owned property to be granted landmark status by the ASCE. The first segment of the New York City subway, which ran nine miles from City Hall to 145th Street and Broadway, was designated as a National Historic Civil and Mechanical Engineering Landmark in 1977, and the Triborough\/Robert F. Kennedy Bridge Project and Grand Central Terminal were named National Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks in 1986 and 2012, respectively.<\/p>\n

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\nAmong the attendees at the tunnel\u2019s groundbreaking was President Franklin D. Roosevelt, who ceremonially broke ground for the construction. October 28, 1940. Photo: Supplied\/MTA <\/p>\n

President Franklin D. Roosevelt presided over the groundbreaking ceremonies for what was originally called the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel on October 28, 1940. Expected to last four years, the project took 10 years to finish due to labor and materials shortages during World War II. The tunnel opened to traffic on May 25, 1950, when the one-way toll was 35 cents. The current one-way toll is $12.03 (or $7.46 with E-ZPass).<\/p>\n

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\nCaulking the cast iron tunnel lining. Construction of the tunnel required more than 13 million hours of labor by workers including surveyors, engineers, draftsmen, laborers, sandhogs, ironworkers, carpenters, and electricians. April 10, 1947. . Photo: Supplied\/MTA <\/p>\n

\u201cThe Hugh L. Carey Tunnel was designed and built by past generations of civil engineers and we gratefully acknowledge their foresight and commitment to build infrastructure for our future,\u201d said ASCE Metropolitan Section President Ivan L. Guzman. \u201cNow the tunnel joins other great engineering marvels in our area\u2014including the Brooklyn Bridge, the first New York City Subway, and the Statue of Liberty\u2014that have been recognized by American Society of Civil Engineers as local, national, and international historic civil engineering landmarks. These achievements are a powerful reminder that civil engineers do not simply build structures, we build the foundation of society, connecting communities, driving economic growth, and shaping the quality of life for generations to come.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\nNew York City Mayor William O\u2019Dwyer receiving the well wishes of the crowd as he led the official parade of cars into the Manhattan portal of the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel on May 25, 1950, for the tunnel\u2019s opening. Photo: Supplied\/MTA <\/p>\n

The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel was the fourth major vehicular tunnel to open in New York City, following the Holland Tunnel in 1927, Lincoln Tunnel in 1937 and the Queens-Midtown Tunnel in 1940.<\/p>\n

In 2012, the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel was renamed in honor of former New York Governor and Congressman Hugh L. Carey, who died the year before in 2011.<\/p>\n

The 1.7-mile tunnel remains the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in the United States and the second longest in the world, behind the 14.5-mile Seikan Tunnel in Japan.<\/p>\n

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\nThe Brooklyn side of the Hugh L. Carey Tunnel. Photo: Supplied\/Famartin via Wikimedia Commons <\/p>\n

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