Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

The Baltimore Harbor Tunnel is a pair of two-lane road tunnels carrying I-895 under the Patapsco River southeast of downtown Baltimore, Maryland.

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Type: Tunnel
Description: tunnel in Baltimore, Maryland, United States
Also known as: “Harbor Tunnel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort McHenry and NS Savannah.

Fort McHenry

Fort

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Fort McHenry is a historical American coastal pentagonal bastion fort on Locust Point, now a neighborhood of Baltimore, Maryland. It is best known for its role in the War of 1812, when it successfully defended Baltimore Harbor from an attack by the British Royal Navy from the Chesapeake Bay on September 13–14, 1814. Fort McHenry is situated 4,100 feet northwest of Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

NS Savannah

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NS Savannah was the first nuclear-powered merchant ship, launched on July 21, 1959, two years after the Soviet ice-breaker Lenin, the first nuclear-powered civilian vessel. NS Savannah is situated 1 mile east of Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

Lazaretto Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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The Lazaretto Point Light was a historic lighthouse in Baltimore harbor. Though long demolished, a replica stands near its original site. Lazaretto Lighthouse is situated 2,900 feet north of Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Locust Point and Canton.

Locust Point

Neighborhood

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Locust Point is a peninsular neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland. Located in South Baltimore, the neighborhood is entirely surrounded by the Locust Point Industrial Area; the traditional boundaries are Lawrence street to the west and the Patapsco River to the north, south, and east. Locust Point is situated 1½ miles northwest of Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

Canton

Neighborhood

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Canton is a historic waterfront neighborhood in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. The neighborhood is along Baltimore's outer harbor in the southeastern section of the city, roughly 2 miles east of Baltimore's downtown district and next to or near the neighborhoods of Patterson Park, Fell's Point, Highlandtown, and Brewers Hill. Canton is situated 2 miles north of Baltimore Harbor Tunnel.

Southeast Baltimore

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Southeast Baltimore, fittingly, covers the areas in the southeast of Baltimore, ranging from industrial wastelands to charming neighborhoods both quiet and hip.

Baltimore Harbor Tunnel

Categories: road tunnel and transportation
Location: Baltimore, Central Maryland, Maryland, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

39.25427° or 39° 15′ 15″ north

Longitude

-76.57108° or 76° 34′ 16″ west

Open location code

87F57C3H+PH

GeoNames ID

4357374

Wikidata ID

Q2429388

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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

“Baltimore Harbor Tunnel” goes by many names.

German: “Baltimore Harbor Tunnel”
German: “Baltimore-Harbor-Tunnel”

Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Fairfield and Fairfield Area.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Fort McHenry Angle and Maryland Transportation Authority Police Fort McHenry Tunnel.

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