Heroes Tunnel, New Haven

Name: Heroes Tunnel
Address: New Haven, United States

#169 among attractions in New Haven

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Heroes Tunnel is a 1,200-foot-long, twin-tube tunnel carrying Route 15 through West Rock Ridge in New Haven, Connecticut, opened in 1949. It is the only highway tunnel to pass beneath a natural land feature in New England, although there are other types of vehicular tunnels in the region. ()

Coordinates: 41°20'44"N, 72°58'10"W

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West New Haven (West Rock)New Haven United States

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Day trips

Heroes Tunnel – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: The Course at Yale, West Rock Ridge State Park, Friends of Beaver Pond Park, Edgerton.

2.1 miSW
Golf
The Course at Yale, New Haven
53 min walk • The Yale Golf Course, or Yale University Golf Course, is a golf course in New Haven, Connecticut owned and operated by Yale University. Yale is home to the men and women's Yale Golf Team and hosts three collegiate invitational tournaments each year.
1.6 miN
Park
West Rock Ridge State Park, New Haven
41 min walk • West Rock Ridge State Park is a public recreation area located in New Haven, Hamden, and Woodbridge, Connecticut. The state park is named for the 400-to-700-foot trap rock West Rock Ridge, which is part of the Metacomet Ridge extending from Long Island Sound to the Vermont border.
2 miSE
41°19'42"N • 72°56'20"W
Friends of Beaver Pond Park, New Haven
51 min walk • Park
2.4 miE
Park
Edgerton, New Haven
60 min walk • Edgerton Park, also known as the Frederick F. Brewster Estate, is a 20-acre public park on Whitney Avenue, straddling the New Haven–Hamden town line in Connecticut. It is site of the demolished Victorian home of Eli Whitney II, known as "Ivy Nook". In 1909, it became the estate of industrialist Frederick F.
1.9 miN
Nature, Natural attraction, Mountain
Regicides Trail, New Haven
48 min walk • Regicides Trail is a Blue-Blazed hiking trail, about 7 miles long, roughly following the edge of a diabase, or traprock, cliff northwest of New Haven, Connecticut.
2.4 miSE
Romanesque revival architecture
New Haven Armory, New Haven
63 min walk • The New Haven Armory is a historic building at 270–290 Goffe Street in the Dixwell neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Developed between 1928 and 1930, the armory served the Connecticut National Guard and the Second Company Governor's Foot Guard.
1.8 miNE
Italianate architecture, Greek Revival architecture
Alphonso Johnson House, Hamden
47 min walk • The Alphonso Johnson House is a historic house at 1 Gilbert Avenue in Hamden, Connecticut. Built in 1859, it is one of the town's few 19th-century brick houses, and a distinctive example of transitional Greek Revival-Italianate architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992.
1.8 miE
Neoclassical architecture
Hamden Bank & Trust Building, New Haven
47 min walk • The Hamden Bank & Trust Building is a historic commercial building at 1 Circular Drive in Hamden, Connecticut. Built in 1927, it is a fine local example of Classical Revival architecture. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. Used as a bank for many years, it now houses professional offices.
2.2 miS
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Edgewood Park Historic District, New Haven
56 min walk • Edgewood Historic District is a historic district located in the west-central portion of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
1.3 miS
41°19'40"N • 72°57'42"W
Beecher Park, New Haven
34 min walk • Park
2 miSE
Neighbourhood, Colonial revival architecture
Beaver Hills Historic District, New Haven
51 min walk • The Beaver Hills Historic District is a 97-acre historic district in the Beaver Hills neighborhood of New Haven, Connecticut. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986. In 1986, it included 235 contributing buildings.