Boring news: Crews punching a tunnel through Oregon cliffside

by News Staff

Sat, January 15th 2022, 4:00 PM UTC

A headlamp shows the drilling equipment in the tunnel in December 2021. (ODOT/CC by 2.0)

Mitchell Point Tunnel on the Historic Columbia River Highway in Hood River County, Oregon. Built in 1915, the tunnel conducted travelers through the Gorge on the Oregon side until 1953, when the tunnel was closed and filled. Construction of Interstate 84 in 1966 destroyed the tunnel. (ODOT/CC by 2.0)

Mitchell Point Tunnel on the Historic Columbia River Highway in Hood River County, Oregon.{ }Built in 1915, the tunnel conducted travelers through the Gorge on the Oregon side until 1953, when the tunnel was closed and filled. Construction of Interstate 84 in 1966 destroyed the tunnel. (ODOT/CC by 2.0)

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A headlamp shows the drilling equipment in the tunnel in December 2021. (ODOT/CC by 2.0)

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