Airport Tunnel (Los Angeles)
The northern portal of the Airport Tunnel at night | |
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| Location | Los Angeles International Airport Los Angeles, California |
| Coordinates | 33°56′25″N 118°23′46″W / 33.94028°N 118.39611°W |
| Status | Open |
| Route | SR 1 / Sepulveda Boulevard |
| Crosses | Runways and taxiways on the south side of Los Angeles International Airport |
| Start | Near I-105 |
| End | Near Century Boulevard |
| Operation | |
| Work begun | October 1949 |
| Opened | April 21, 1953 |
| Owner | Caltrans City of Los Angeles |
| Technical | |
| Length | 1,909 feet (582 m) |
| No. of lanes | 6 (3 in each direction) |
| Operating speed | 40 mph (64 km/h) |
| Tunnel clearance | 15–15.08 feet (4.57–4.60 m) (northbound) 15.17 feet (4.62 m) (southbound) |
| Width | 80 feet (24 m) |
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The Airport Tunnel, also known as the Sepulveda Boulevard Tunnel, is a highway tunnel in Los Angeles, carrying Sepulveda Boulevard underneath the two runways (25L/25R) and taxiways on the south side of the Los Angeles International Airport (LAX). This section of Sepulveda is a part of California State Route 1. The tunnel was the first in the United States to run under an airport runway.