6 points NaOH 1 day ago 5 comments
WarOnPrivacy 1 day ago | parent
The article is worth reading if you aren't familiar (I wasn't).
It's the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel in Whittier, Alaska. It was built during WWII and opened up Anchorage to overland travel. It seems almost primitive compared to interstate hwy tunnels.
simmonmt 50 minutes ago | parent
The town is pretty wild too. Well, in a not wild sort of way - at least in winter.
It's one thing to read most residents live in the same apartment building. For me what really brought it home was seeing for sale flyers on the bulletin board in the coffee shop: "For sale: a table. Questions see Bob in apt 23".
The sight of an indoor playground complete with swing set was fun too.
mlmonkey 55 minutes ago | parent
Isn't Whittier (the town that the tunnel leads to) also interesting in its own right? IIRC, the entire town is in one big building; and in winter everyone is basically shut in. There's a school inside, grocery store, post office, police, fire, etc. etc. Going from memory here.
alexchantavy 30 minutes ago | parent
Brought me back to my childhood and reminded me of this tunnel-hold-breath bit: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTqjq5sWkpQ
mstade 14 minutes ago | parent
When I read 2.5 miles I thought that's... not very long? I'm sure I've driven through much longer tunnels in Norway. Turns out I have: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%A6rdal_Tunnel
I had no idea it's the longest road tunnel in the world though, that's pretty baller.