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Bankhead Tunnel

U.S. Route 98, under the Mobile River
Mobile, Mobile County, Alabama

Bankhead Tunnel Mobile Alabama
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Named for John Hollis Bankhead, an Alabama politician and U.S. Senator, the tunnel was built in sections and floated to the proper positions, then sunk. It opened to the public on February 20, 1941.

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Bankhead Tunnel