Holland Tunnel

Holland Tunnel

The Holland Tunnel is a special road that goes under the Hudson River. It connects Hudson Square and Lower Manhattan in New York City to Jersey City, New Jersey. Many cars use it every day to travel between New York and New Jersey.

The tunnel is named after Clifford Milburn Holland, the main engineer who helped design it. It was the first tunnel in the world to have a special system to keep the air clean. This is very important because cars produce fumes that can make the air dirty.

The Holland Tunnel has two tubes, like two big tunnels side by side. One tube is for cars going east, and the other is for cars going west. Each tube is big enough for cars to drive comfortably with two lanes of traffic. The tubes are made of strong steel rings covered with concrete and are about 29.5 feet wide.

People have used the Holland Tunnel since it opened in 1927. At that time, it was the longest underwater tunnel for cars in the world. Today, it is still very busy and important for people traveling between New York and New Jersey. The tunnel is managed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey.