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Description: Sponsored by Blinkist: Use my special link to start your free 7 day trial with Blinkist and get 25% off a Premium membership blinkist.com/itshistory As one of the busiest vehicular tunnels in the world and a cousin tunnel to the highly successful Holland Tunnel, the Lincoln Tunnel sees over 100,000 cars every single day and around 21 million a year. It connects New York to New Jersey and serves as an incredibly strong connection between the two states— today on It’s History, we will discover the story of the Lincoln Tunnel. Join this channel to get access to perks: youtube.com/channel/UCzIZ8HrzDgc-pNQDUG6avBA/join IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash. » CONTACT KultAmerica@mediakraft.tv facebook.com/kultamerica » CREDIT Scriptwriter - Imana Schoch Editor - Kamil Krawiec Host - Ryan Socash Sponsored By Blinkist Chapters A word from Blinkist – 00:55 What led up to the Lincoln Tunnel? – 01:05 How did the Holland Tunnel inspire the Lincoln Tunnel? – 3:10 Were there any other underwater tunnels proposed?– 3:41 Port Authority versus The Joint Tunnel Commission of New York - 3:58 Why was the Lincoln Tunnel built? - 3:59 New York’s growing traffic problem - 5:46 How did the Holland Tunnel and Lincoln Tunnels impact each other? - 6:54 Picking a location for the Lincoln Tunnel - 7:45 Lincoln Tunnel’s financial struggles - 9:06 How was the Lincoln Tunnel funded? - 9:53 The engineer behind the Lincoln Tunnel - 10:43 Building the Lincoln Tunnel - 13:36 Why was the Lincoln Tunnel renamed? - 16:43 How did the Lincoln Tunnel’s ventilation system work? - 17:13 The Lincoln Tunnel’s first tour - 17:27 The Lincoln Tunnel’s Grand Opening - 18:12 Building the second and third tubes - 19:19 Other events at the Lincoln Tunnel - 20:32 » SOURCES newsweek.com/lincoln-tunnel-flood-construction-deaths-history-started-1518414 dailymail.co.uk/news/article-8531587/Water-floods-Lincoln-Tunnel-motorists-stuck-rush-hour-traffic.html newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lincoln_Tunnel worldbook.com/behind-the-headlines/Opening-the-Lincoln-Tunnel portfolio.panynj.gov/2015/07/14/the-building-of-the-lincoln-tunnel-titans-work-beneath-the-hudson encyclopedia.com/history/dictionaries-thesauruses-pictures-and-press-releases/lincoln-tunnel britannica.com/topic/Lincoln-Tunnel newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Lincoln_Tunnel#History panynj.gov/bridges-tunnels/en/lincoln-tunnel/history.html untappedcities.com/2021/08/17/secrets-lincoln-tunnel-talk peoplepill.com/people/ole-singstad ppolinks.com/hoboken32340/2011_049_0124_proposed_tunnel_1930.pdf nytimes.com/1923/02/21/archives/new-tunnel-firm-may-build-3-tubes-darwin-r-james-believes-funds.html books.google.com/books?id=N9jlz-AAPfMC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false » NOTICE Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word/spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.