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Wheeling Tunnel

Interstate 70Road tunnels in West VirginiaTunnels completed in 1966U.S. Route 250
WB on I 70 at the Wheeling Tunnel
WB on I 70 at the Wheeling Tunnel

The Wheeling Tunnel is a set of twin tunnels named for and located in Wheeling, West Virginia. The tunnels are 0.27 miles (430 m) long each, cutting through Wheeling Hill, and each carries two lanes of Interstate 70 and U.S. Route 250. The tunnels originally took three years to construct, costing $6.9 million. Reconstruction of the tunnel, originally planned to take a total of 6 months, took over three years to complete between 2007 and 2010, at a cost of $13.7 million.

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Wheeling Tunnel
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Wheeling Tunnel

Wheeling Tunnel
26003 Wheeling
West Virginia, United States
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WB on I 70 at the Wheeling Tunnel
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