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The Blue Mountain Tunnel is one of two tunnels through Blue Mountain in
Pennsylvania Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern, Appalachian, and Great Lakes regions of the United States. It borders Delaware to its southeast, ...
, located west of Newburg. It is one of seven tunnels completed for the
Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a toll highway operated by the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (PTC) in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. A controlled-access highway, it runs for across the state. The turnpike's we ...
mainline, and at in length, is the shortest of the four still in use today. The Blue Mountain Tunnel is to the east of the
Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel The Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel is a tunnel through Kittatinny Mountain in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. It is one of seven tunnels completed for the Pennsylvania Turnpike The Pennsylvania Turnpike (Penna Turnpike or PA Turnpike) is a t ...
, separated by the Gunter Valley. It was originally completed in 1940 with only one two lane section. An additional section was added in the 1960s carrying two additional lanes.


See also

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Lehigh Tunnel The Lehigh Tunnel is a pair of road tunnels that carries the Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension (Interstate 476) under Blue Mountain north from U.S. Route 22 in the Lehigh Valley to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre area between mileposts 70.7 to ...
, on the
Pennsylvania Turnpike Northeast Extension Interstate 476 (I-476) is a auxiliary Interstate Highway of I-76 in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The highway runs from I-95 near Chester north to I-81 near Scranton, serving as the primary north–south Interstate corridor through ...
, also cuts through Blue Mountain; but was given a different name to prevent confusion with the Blue Mountain tunnel farther west.


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{{Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Toll tunnels in Pennsylvania Transportation buildings and structures in Franklin County, Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission Road tunnels in Pennsylvania