Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel

For the tunnel on Interstate 476 traversing Blue Mountain, an extension of New Jersey's Kittatinny Mountain, see Lehigh Tunnel.

Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel
The eastern portal of the Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel
Interactive map of Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel
Overview
LocationKittatinny Mountain
Route I-76 / Penna Turnpike
CrossesKittatinny Mountain
Operation
OperatorPennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Technical
Length4,727 feet (1,441 m)
No. of lanes4 (two in each direction)

The Kittatinny Mountain Tunnel is a 4,727 ft (1,441 m) tunnel which carries the Pennsylvania Turnpike through Kittatinny Mountain in Franklin County, Pennsylvania. One of seven tunnels completed for the turnpike, and one of four still in use today, it is located 600 feet (180 m) west of the Blue Mountain Tunnel, separated by the Gunter Valley.

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