New York City’s Underwater Highway Explained

Claim your SPECIAL OFFER for MagellanTV here: Start your free trial TODAY so you can watch Secrets of the maginot line, and the rest of MagellanTV’s history collection: A tunnel between Brooklyn and the Battery in Lower Manhattan was one of several traffic-relief projects in the late 1930s conceived by Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia to remedy vehicular congestion on New York City’s existing thoroughfares. Extending just over 9,000 feet, the tunnel is the longest continuous underwater road in North America. Upon its construction, it has been featured in popular movies, served an essential purpose in one of the city’s darkest days, and was even the cause of some destruction. This New York City tunnel has been a part of many historic moments. Join this channel to get access to perks: IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban De