- Clark Street Tunnel
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Clark Street Tunnel 
Emergency exit, Furman Street, BrooklynCarries 2 tracks of the IRT Broadway – Seventh Avenue Line (2 3 trains) of the New York City Subway Crosses East River Locale Manhattan, New York and Brooklyn, New York Maintained by Metropolitan Transportation Authority Total length 5,900 ft. station-to-station, 3,100 ft. underwater Opened April 15, 1919 Coordinates 40°42′02″N 74°00′12″W / 40.70056°N 74.00333°WCoordinates: 40°42′02″N 74°00′12″W / 40.70056°N 74.00333°W The Clark Street Tunnel carries the 2 3 trains of the New York City Subway under the East River between the boroughs of Manhattan and Brooklyn. It was opened for revenue service on Tuesday, April 15, 1919, relieving crowding on the Joralemon Street Tunnel and providing passengers with a direct route to travel between Brooklyn and the west side of Manhattan.[1] It is about 5,900 feet long, with about 3,100 feet underwater.
Construction of the tunnel began on October 12, 1914, using a tunneling shield in conjunction with compressed air. The tunnel was designed by civil engineer Clifford Milburn Holland, who would later serve as the first chief engineer of the Holland Tunnel.[2][3] The north tube was holed through on November 28, 1916.[4]
On December 28, 1990, an electrical fire in the Clark Street Tunnel trapped passengers on a subway train for over half an hour, killing two people and injuring 149 passengers.[5]
References
- ^ "New Subway Service Between Brooklyn and Manhattan Boroughs". The New York Times. April 13, 1919. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=950DE0DC1F3BE03ABC4B52DFB2668382609EDE. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
- ^ "Work Begins on New Tubes Under River". The New York Times. October 11, 1914. http://query.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=9506E5D8153FE233A25752C1A9669D946596D6CF. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ Aronson, Michael (June 15, 1999). "The Digger Clifford Holland". Daily News (New York). http://www.nydailynews.com/archives/news/1999/06/15/1999-06-15_the_digger_clifford_holland.html. Retrieved 2010-07-02.
- ^ "Under-River Tunnel Headings Meet". nycsubway.org. http://www.nycsubway.org/articles/psr_oldslip.html. Retrieved 2010-02-28.
- ^ McFadden, Robert D. (December 29, 1990). "2 Subway Riders Die After Blast". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1990/12/29/nyregion/2-subway-riders-die-after-a-blast.html. Retrieved 2009-09-05.
Crossings of the East River Upstream
Cranberry Street Tunnel
Clark Street Tunnel
Downstream
Montague Street Tunnel
Categories:- East River
- Railway tunnels in New York City
- New York City Subway infrastructure
- Tunnels completed in 1919
- New York City transportation stubs
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