The Conception and Skill of the Modern Road-maker is strikingly illustrated in the construction of a tunnel for motor-cars, extending a mile through solid sandst one, which is a feature of the Zion-Mount Carmel highway, in the western part of the United States. This tunnel is nearing completion. In addition to the boring of the tunnel, galleries are opened up every thousand feet, which will make it possible for tourists on this highway to look out into the inspiring panorama of Zion Canyon, one of the most magnificent stretches of scenery in the entire country. The dotted line indicates the route of the two-way illuminated tunnel. -Photo by courtesy of General Motors.
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Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 261, 31 July 1929, Page 9
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112The Conception and Skill of the Modern Road-maker is strikingly illustrated in the construction of a tunnel for motor-cars, extending a mile through solid sandst one, which is a feature of the Zion-Mount Carmel highway, in the western part of the United States. This tunnel is nearing completion. In addition to the boring of the tunnel, galleries are opened up every thousand feet, which will make it possible for tourists on this highway to look out into the inspiring panorama of Zion Canyon, one of the most magnificent stretches of scenery in the entire country. The dotted line indicates the route of the two-way illuminated tunnel. -Photo by courtesy of General Motors. Dominion, Volume 22, Issue 261, 31 July 1929, Page 9
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