Holland Tunnel

Holland Tunnel

Eastbound in the Holland Tunnel in December 2019
Overview
Other name(s)	Holland Vehicular Tunnel Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel Canal Street Tunnel
Location	Jersey City, New Jersey–Lower Manhattan, New York City
Route	I-78 Toll (full length) Route 139 (NJ side)
Crosses	Hudson River
Operation
Opened	November 13, 1927; 96 years ago (1927-11-13)
Operator	Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
Toll	(Eastbound only) As of January 7, 2024: Cars $17.63 (Tolls-by-Mail) $15.38 for Peak (E-ZPass) $13.38 for Off-peak (E-ZPass) (Peak hours: Weekdays: 6–10 a.m., 4–8 p.m.; Sat. & Sun.: 11 a.m. – 9 p.m.) These toll rates: view talk edit [1]
Vehicles per day	89,792 (2016)[2]
Technical
Length	8,558 feet (2,608.5 m) (westbound) 8,371 feet (2,551.5 m) (eastbound)
No. of lanes	4
Tunnel clearance	12.6 feet (3.84 m)
Width	20 feet (6.1 m)
Depth of tunnel below water level	93 feet (28.3 m) below MHW
Route map
Holland Tunnel
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. National Historic Landmark
New York State Register of Historic Places
Video of an eastbound trip through the tunnel
Location	Jersey City, New Jersey and Lower Manhattan, New York City
Built	1920
Architect	Clifford Holland
NRHP reference No.	93001619
NYSRHP No.	06101.007028
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	November 4, 1993[3]
Designated NHL	November 4, 1993
Designated NYSRHP	November 4, 1993

The Holland Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the Hudson River that connects Hudson Square and Lower Manhattan in New York City in the east to Jersey City, New Jersey in the west. The tunnel is operated by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey and carries Interstate 78. The New Jersey side of the tunnel is the eastern terminus of NJ Route 139. The Holland Tunnel is one of three vehicular crossings between Manhattan and New Jersey; the two others are the Lincoln Tunnel and George Washington Bridge.

Plans for a fixed vehicular crossing over the Hudson River were first devised in 1906. However, disagreements prolonged the planning process until 1919, when it was decided to build a tunnel under the river. Construction of the Holland Tunnel started in 1920, and it opened in 1927. At the time of its opening, it was the longest continuous underwater tunnel for vehicular traffic in the world.

The Holland Tunnel was the world's first mechanically ventilated tunnel. Its ventilation system was designed by Ole Singstad, who oversaw the tunnel's completion. Original names considered for the tunnel included Hudson River Vehicular Tunnel and Canal Street Tunnel, but it was ultimately named the Holland Tunnel in memory of Clifford Milburn Holland, its initial chief engineer who died suddenly in 1924 prior to the tunnel's opening.