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The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel that connects Brooklyn with Manhattan. The tunnel carries a toll road which crosses under the East River at its mouth. The tunnel passes close to Governors Island but does not allow vehicles to reach the island.


Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel
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 The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel comprises two tubes carrying four lanes of traffic. At 9,117 feet (2,779 meters) in length, it is the longest continuous underwater vehicular tunnel in North America. The roadway through the tunnel is the unsigned Interstate 478.

The Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel was opened to traffic in 1950. It is owned by the City of New York and operated by the Triborough Bridge and Tunnel Authority, an affiliate agency of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority. The name refers to the either ends of the tunnel, one emerging in Brooklyn while the other at Battery Park.


Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Toll Plaza
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel Toll Plaza
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 Initially a bridge was proposed in place of the tunnel, but it was rejected by many, as the bridge would spoil the view of the Manhattan skyline. On 8 December, 2010, New York State legislators voted to rename the Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel after former Governor Hugh Carey.

Using the Brooklyn-Battery Park Tunnel

The toll charges for using the tunnel is $6.50 each way for two-axle passenger vehicles, with a $1.70 discount for holders of the E-ZPass.

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