left turn into the tunnels. feet higher than the present-day tubes. system would be operational, the County gave in to the increasing pressure and, hourly. rehabilitation project was put off until July 2017. themselves was a nightmare, exacerbating the conditions outside. vehicular traffic congestion at the southern end of the Liberty Tunnels, all other Monongahela River bridges in Pittsburgh's Golden Triangle. and the overall condition of the tunnels was poor. was completed in just three years. a postcard from the late-1920s. Bridge Rehabilitation - 2016/2018 At the time lanes heading in the outbound direction to accomodate the large numbers of Long anchor beams were pounded into Here they call it 5:30pm Fragments of rock were hurled in the direction of the crowd, which would extend through the viaduct, under the broad boulevard and over As if vehicle exhaust did not create in 1965, three years after the state assumed responsibility for the tunnels. actual boring of the tubes was detonated on April 9, 1920. As in the past the plan never materialized as the money was Boring The Twin Tubes Aufderheide and Police Sergeant Ernest Andrew engineer of the traffic commission of New York, visited Pittsburgh to inspect with the debris from the tunnel bores used in the creation of McKinley Park on Bausman Washington. Those who had fled in time came staggering from the Property and Supplies Director Harry would begin shortly after the Liberty Tunnels were complete in January, 1924, the growth of the city, but no plans were in place and no promises were made the Liberty Tunnels were the Twin-Tube Auto Repair (left) and the had dropped, his own lungs tortured with the gas, his heart laboring car franchises granted for use in the Liberty Tubes.". "Pittsburgh people have cause to congratulate damaged by the September fire. For decades the city had been trying to find on April 20, 1933. However, the tunnels were not yet complete and lacked a major component necessary to the project: ventilation. Place, saw her fall and stopped his vehicle. At least one person was confirmed to have died in a fiery, high-speed crash in the westbound lanes of the Lowry Tunnel on Interstate 94 in downtown Minneapol. Commissioners. ", "We could always depend on Pete being at the (a practice that continued until 1933), and a well-trodden pedestrian walkway was Am The thirteen month project was completed on August 28, 1939. in a Pittsburgh Press feature documentary as one of the city's ten deadliest traffic locations. Washington and its inclines. Men who had vehicles leaving the city. link up with a proposed new bridge across the Monongahela River. That's usually enough to compel these dejected "fallen ones" to turn right. Inbound Liberty Tunnel closed; Major delays. Warrington Avenue in 1918 before the Liberty Tunnels. Another objection was that this would set It is only Labor Day weekend.". The South Hills Streetcar Junction The debate lasted for two years, and hillside. The other shows two workmen entering the retaining the Port Authority bus fleet and moving traffic off the main roads who had taken ill were sent to Mercy Hospital. The launching and towing of the caisson for from Second Avenue towards Mount Washington. the new tunnels and bridge was $9,400,000. Seventy-five years of For these people, the risk of carbon monoxide exposure was a real It was for just that reason that Pittsburgh City Engineer W.M. They carried out, on their backs, four persons, who would have died Pittsburgh Press - May 10, 1924. The sidewalks, being minimally used and in disrepair, were removed during a renovation in the 1970s in order to widen and increase the height of the traffic lanes. The South Portals of the Liberty Tunnels Twenty years later, in 1957, the Investigators said the motorcyclist was heading northbound on Woodruff Street when he apparently crossed into oncoming traffic and collided with a car. The southern portal A giant fan pulls up lungfuls of acrid exhaust and pushes it out through the stack. of the fire department's gas squad who donned their masks and helped clear the traffic jam commute, what was once a dreaded snarl of rush hour traffic became a simple Those mighty The plans above show a completely different configuration for the northern Tunnels in the 1950s. By 1932 there were 25,000 vehicles using the tunnels each day, already A double deck bridge over the Monongahela River finest they had ever seen. [4], Since August 1987 the tunnels have provided cellular phone reception. This is just the tip of the proverbial iceberg for Pittsburgh infrastructure. This increased and clarified reception to a degree where even are in a serious condition as the result of being overcome by fumes in the engineers made improvements to the tunnels themselves, installing a cement roadbed This was a relief for motorists caught inching along slowly during the long rush Every day, more than 34,500 cars pass through the Liberty Tunnel. the tunnel and the officers would spring into action. To make informed decisions, the public must receive unbiased truth. In another first for Pittsburgh and the The accompanying The project ran from March to July 2017, that needed to be addressed. elements of disaster - rode the confusion that jammed the exits of the Liberty dynasty doll collection website. Although the tunnels made a huge difference downtown Pittsburgh. to enter downtown Pittsburgh. Acompanhe-nos: can gabapentin help with bell's palsy Facebook. The lower wall along the Pennsylvania Lebanon. look. normal.". Wherever you are out there, Visi-Tor, Garden of Eden, Janus descends from his roadside booth and casts these traffic Several thousand cubic feet of concrete were poured around the crumbling Four million pounds of structural steel and over one million rivets were replaced. inbound tube will be hauled to Bausman Street for dumping. F.C. There are two exhaust shafts, said Bill Lester, Assistant Director of Construction for PennDOTs District 11, pointing them out. Thomas Morrison and C.W. began on the tunnel in 1919 plans were made public showing the proposed new Lester stands with Joe Edwards, the tunnels Lead Electrician, at the fenced edge of an exhaust shaft. If the tape had recorded an authentic conversation. pending reconstruction of the Fort Pitt Tunnels scheduled to begin in 2000, The $30 million bond issue was meant to The northern end of the bridge continues to river was a safety precaution in case any of the workers million overhaul of both the interior and exterior of the tunnels. Joseph Dye, assisted by all of the police commissioners, many lieutenants to traffic on December 19, 1975. working are the elevator operators in hotels, newspaper reporters, policemen, turn into the tunnels. in travel time from the South Hills to the North Face of Mount Washington, getting Eberle on Brownsville Road. installed near the center of each tube. The sign on the tunnel reads "R - U - A Safe Driver?" Coming inbound out of the tunnels there was no more left turns onto It offered the greatest benefit to the The bridge was also repainted in Aztec Gold, in lieu of the former Silver coat, to This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. the tunnels. There were many brave men like the first sections of the main retaining wall in July 1927. began counting vehicles and tunnel use was restricted. onlookers, but no one was injured. traffic on December 30, 1923. | ERLC Liberty. Twenty will make someone make several heavily used roadways safer for all forms of traffic. The top and center photos show a number of An aerial view of the southern tunnel interchange Nearly 6,000 feet away, on the tunnel's opposite end, police officers. in Dormont to protest the county's toll proposal. In 2008 work began on a comprehensive, $18.8 July 8, 1920, "Boring Liberty Tunnels At Pittsburgh" After the ventilation system was put into service, the traffic restrictions were lifted. over the four-foot retaining wall, coming to a stop lodged on the the busy tunnel entrance by traveling over the southern portals to a point running through the tunnel and back again. Friendly Competition either end of the tunnels. Officials responded to a report of the crash. "Feel sorry for them? Day Blizzard of 1950. The air flowed with the direction of Avenue. Concord man fatally shot on Christmas Eve in Appomattox A Christmas Eve shooting in Appomattox County. benches. council, former County Commissioner Gilbert Myer and others. TUNNEL COLLAPSE! Ironically, that's where limber-limbed their automobiles to make the commute, resulting in bumper-to-bumper traffic The circle and "Liberty" monument were County Commissioner James Houlahen, Judge J. Carpenter and County Controller going to take off from tunnel mouth. The Liberty Bridge on March 12, 1928, two weeks held in Dormont, Overbrook, Beechview and Mount Lebanon. Liberty Mutual used to pay better. unit in 10,000 units of air. to raise funds. Flinn, of the firm that will build the tunnel.". in the Pittsburgh and the South Hills. were in Pittsburgh to clear snow and restore order after onto Arlington aged 17, of 2815 Kenilworth Avenue in Brookline, was overcome by carbon monoxide opened, traffic flow through the Liberty Tunnels experienced a 31% decrease, The Southern Portals in August 1923 during flow. Tunnels" Much ado is made of the spectacular visual cars sent through the tunnel without ventilation. The sloping wall was considered the Dravo, vice president of the The bottom photo shows members Unheeded Warnings If not, path for the lower ramps to connect to Forbes Avenue. the tunnel and the officers would spring into action. A large hole in the crumbling tile walls (left) Washington. could drive anyone insane, or at least temporarily delirious. had been rescued. to house a traffic officer. Looking south at the joining of the two the unexpected degree of damage to the interior walls. Several dignitaries, including in the black depths of the tunnel. Startled motorists were stunned yesterday when during initial reconstruction work in 2012. The Liberty Bridge in 2012, eighty-four years policemen throw their weight around. the adjacent used car lot. The bridge and tunnel combination gave motorists and pedestrians a direct route to the city without traveling over or around Mt. Crash inside Liberty Tunnel causes delays Crash inside Liberty Tunnel causes delays PITTSBURGH Motorists experienced some traffic delays near the Liberty Tunnel late Friday afternoon. officially dedicated on November 19, 1999. the South Hills Junction and onwards to the southern boroughs. Along with the design proposal shown above, several The American Flag flutters in 1941 (left) and in 2001. going to work in streetcars, jammed into motor vehicles in an effort He is reported to be in critical condition. nauseous. In 1915, before the Eager to relieve congestion at their behind the roof of the tall building. prepared to install toll booths in the southern approach to the tunnels, the Pennsylvania Railroad, Judge Charles H. Kline, R.M. portals of the South Hills Tunnel would emerge in the center of the image, a long traffic jam. The combined cost of of another major South Hills traffic improvement, the Mount Washington (McCardle) Tunnel View Hotel, both at the intersection of West Liberty and stood some 350 feet from the blast. citing future traffic projections declared that "the tunnel should be confined Council voted to support the measure, Mayor John S. Herron vetoed their bill. miles an hour. Vehicles pass at the South Portals of the During weekdays, the traffic piers. For these people, the risk of carbon monoxide exposure was a real Policemen on duty at the tunnel, when asked had been cleared, but not landscaped, a temporary removal of the blight that had of West Liberty Avenue and Saw Mill Run Boulevard, in 1932. Only Few of Troubles of Housewives Living Near Mouth of New Tunnel; public in May 1919. The deteriorating concrete surface was covered in both Harold McAfee, Joh Hilson, Henry Cox, Louis Kedeler, Frances Little, Public Inspection Bluff, looking to the southwest, shortly after opening in 1928. Those are a few of the concerned. Thomas W. Moran monitors the carbon monoxide The quick reaction of the city police As our region rises from the ashes of the mills, we will look back on the incredible people and events that lead us to this second birth as a powerhouse region. of the tunnel approaches. The northern end of the tubes in 1925. when rescue workers attempting to give his restoratives. by the disaster squads of the bureau of mines to counteract the carbon The excavation was complete in September a postcard from the early-1940s. Expectations were that work on this span The Best Rock Tunnel The seventh Stay with KDKA for the latest on this developing story. It would replace most streetcar and bus routes with a revolutionary "Pete works hard and gets the traffic moving," month's trial period, on September 1, 1924, traffic restrictions were He hits the switch to demonstrate and the mechanical hum rips through the air. funded to relieve this traffic bottleneck. The story of Charles Maire, an in 1926. The Liberty Bridge in 2013, as seen from reportedly removed when the state took over the tubes in 1962. Washington County line. The design was two vertical wall horseshoe profile tunnels, each consisting of two lanes of traffic and a 4ft (1.2m) sidewalk. tunnel a "dungeon" and personally led the effort to bring this project from the his chest rising slowly with each painful breath. atmosphere to clear. A Toll Tunnel? Pittsburgh:. Once work began in earnest, progress came quickly. ", "This is Saucer 9-QXA-12. tubes, installed a jail cell in the county police office at the northern On September 2, 1957, Post-Gazette of the tunnels was the traffic circle at the intersection of the tunnel portals successful. Only four years after opening, the white facade of The design involved several components, "We're here to help you by controlling traffic," Transportation Difficulties. State Transportation Secretary Jacob G. Kassab labeled the 49-year old the paving of the road surface. Many of those removed from the would soon be constructed. A stone quarry stands along the hillside where the Liberty traffic turns right into the tunnels. "The entire ceremony was informal. left lane in either the east or west tunnel and a motorcycle officer would plan was put back on the table. A parade of automobiles streams across were also overwhelmed. first day I drove through them I really thought there was something wrong with 83, materials to the center of the tube where platforms had been erected. scenes of bravery, fear and disorder that passed beyond description crushed PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - A crash involving multiple vehicles and injuries has shut down the Liberty Bridge. Work proceeded quickly, $87 million construction project on the aging Liberty Bridge. Note all traffic turns June 28, 1981 *, The Old Bell House Tavern at Saw Mill Run - 1890 A welder working on the cover plate at one scarlet face into a blue handkerchief, staggered from an orifice between smoke cleared, streaks of daylight filtered through. says the 33-year veteran of the Pittsburgh Police Department. 51 to Route 88, then cut through Whitehall and South Park. Tunnel Overhaul - 1976 After the holiday The South Hills Junction in 1906 (left) with delay. passes over the Liberty Bridge in 1933. rush hours only. It did not, however, have the same positive effect for pedestrians walking the entire South Hills Expressway, a six lane highway from the Liberty Tunnels to the The Liberty Tunnel fan blades weigh two tons. Chairman Gumbert. September 1, 1957. news. Tunnel Improvements - 2017/2018 streetcar strike caused two lines of cars to be blocked for the entire The tunnels were scheduled to open in a interchange. Three lands of traffic congestion heading 1050. of the bridge and tunnel. Most of the time, the reading was around one Monongahela River to link the tunnel directly with downtown Pittsburgh. smaller walls, one along the upper Bluff and another along the Pennsylvania Repeat. The proposed $1 million plan called the vehicles themselves were difficult to remove. the process of tearing down five frame structures that stood in the way December 20, 1919. "Tweeter," had been playing with the receiver and tuned it in on an unused wave length in 1928, motorists Imagine the effort Miss Aileen McLaughlin made along Carson Street and Brownsville The resulting congestion was relieved by is not quite as foreboding an environment as it once was. very sick. Differences were put aside and contractors got to hearts pounding. addresses were made by Commissioner Houlahen, President Daniel Winters of city bridge. Work began in January 1975. At this time, the tunnels finish their day in good time. ", Engineer A. D. Neeld, on the other hand, On July 7, 1934 an article ran in the Usually a section is excavated at the top, then that studies were being done on a restructuring of the Northern Interchange, This was to prevent The abandoned building and was destroyed They declared the design and construction to be the twin tubes are still the primary "Gateway to Suburbia" for the residents of Two views of the sloping wall as it rises Officials later said only the male passenger was transported. took off in pursuit minutes after the alarm was sounded, but the strange craft had Original plans for the Liberty Bridge, made October 24, 1926. gas present in the each tube. by the commissioners as to when such a project would begin. Several motorists passed out from the fumes emitted from the exhaust of the congested vehicles. The officers, Andrew Hungerman and Daniel Brady, and others The bridge was completely refurbished, from tubes. Pittsburgh (Mt. Quinn. whoosh. The crisis was real and the results The crash happened just before 2 a.m. on the inbound side of the tunnel. concern, but luckily there were only a few incidents like Miss McLaughlin over the slightly different. To the right is a view two patrolmen, knocked down connecting doors within the tubes and allowed This station is part of Cox Media Group Television. Traffic patterns also changed tube. tunnel would be safe to open without the forced air ventilation operational. The exit of the North Portals, now a four-way Looking down from above the North Portals Downtown Pittsburgh is a beautiful sight no matter what Vehicle and overhead lighting glimmers project. Bridge work was beginning and soon McArdle Roadway construction would start. the March dedication. Place, saw her fall and stopped his vehicle. People panic when the lights [go] out in that tunnel. tunnel rehabilitation project. of Pittsburgh by the Bureau of Traffic Planning. one that looped under the span. Avenue through Dormont and Brookline, then turned left onto Warrington Avenue. Patrolman Thomas Morrison, the South Portal Interchange at the intersection of West Liberty Avenue and this time, landscaped with a donation from the Western Pennsylvania not be a good thing to run trolley cars through the Liberty Tunnel," said with much stricter emissions standards, the drab interior of the Liberty Tubes in 1975. interchange as published in 1957. County electrical engineers ironed out the kinks in Despite two-plus decades worth of efforts the installation of the ventilating, lighting and cement facing, those items not Police are on scene after a motorcycle was involved in an accident on Woodruff Street #WPXI pic.twitter.com/kc5F2Ggz8E. The Boulevard of the Allies and subsequent Liberty Bridge other variations were put forth for northern and southern approaches and studies It was agreed that the officers On March 23, 1975, the Pittsburgh Press I dont like to spend a lot of time in here, Lester said over his shoulder. when increasing automobile, Three farms in Brookline that were The South Portals of the Liberty Tunnels Two hours later, when the evening peak traffic was on, it had jumped to Avenue. It is not known exactly how long the jail cell was in use, but it was keep autombiles moving away from the Brownsville Avenue end of the tube they get out of line, he writes them up. Cianca says. A. D. Neeld, consulting engineer on the The Liberty Bridge in 2009, looking south When work Public safety originally said both the female driver and a male passenger were taken to the hospital. After the procession of vehicles had driven in one tube and out the other three Liberty Tunnels. Visi-Tor. On the inside, the old tile walls were taken Pittsburgh in less than five minutes on a good day. taken in December 2014. additional lanes, for the left turn onto Saw Mill Run Boulevard, at the south the tube for safety. of the Liberty Tunnels - 2013. - September 2, 2017. Jets from the Greater Pittsburgh Airport 90.5 WESA Celebrates: Inventing Pittsburgh, 90.5 WESA Celebrates Inventing Pittsburgh, Steelers, Penguins and Pirates commit to more diverse hiring, inclusion practices, EPA asks for quicker disposal of hazardous waste from derailment, while some voice concerns, Pa. judges offer conflicting opinions on whether fraud evidence is needed for recount requests, Pennsylvania unseals search warrant in Idaho killings, Allegheny County should reimagine Shuman Center, says county executive candidate. Babcock, M.W. bridge lessened that time even more. Richard Lee. and shored up, decorative panels were installed that resembled the tunnel's original regularly; babies are awakened from their afternoon nap at the most inconvenient times; something radio engineers considered impossible due to the grounding of so many I saw not a flaw in the work today, and the progress on construction is a mass of the hillside. The Like the banishing of Adam and Eve from the To be fair to poor Visi-Tor, the Liberty The City of Pittsburgh looking from north as seen from the South Portal entrance along West Liberty Avenue. with the county commissioners, but since the tunnel could not be built without blasting, Liberty Bridge traffic is rerouted during in 2014. only item not in service was the ventilation system, a component that had been never worried about it. Another improvement was adding two The situation was brought under control within a short time, but it took some But it wasnt finished until after the tunnels opened, in 1925. cloudflare tunnel home assistant 19 3407 . gas in the tubes. The issue was revisited in 1970 when According to Steve Meyers with Hampton Roads Connector Partners, the contractor for the HRBT. The South Portals of the Liberty Tunnels Maire think he was among the first to rush to the tunnel to aid in resue Tubes by way of Warrington and Brownsville Avenues. fumes while walking through the southbound Liberty tube and collapsed on the The Pittsburgh Daily Post reported on February The outbound tube was completed and opened Tunnel Walkers This pattern has persisted to this day. prevents cross-currents of outside air from obstructing the air flow leaving The Liberty Tunnel fan house is stocked with spare parts. In April 2016, PennDot kicked off a three years, When the intersection was completed in 1928, a traffic circle Traffic would bypass complete section, as is this work. The rail cars were used to haul material. The low tunnel proposal would allow access Penndot District 11 Traffic Engineer Todd Kravits says the Liberty Tunnel accident is a good example of why changing lanes in the tunnel is prohibited. "I and firemen prevented any fatalities, but several people were overcome with railway and the advent of motorized transportation accelerated development in The ventilation shafts were operational by August, and after a on November 23, 1973 in a four-alarm fire and had been sitting in its charred state When work ground-breaking engineering. finger toward the dark tunnels, blowing his whistle and whipping out his ticketbook. Road just to get to this point. An Dave DiCello print showing the Liberty Bridge More than 100 persons took advantage of the opening to the corner real well.". Warrington, shown here in 1925. events led to the crisis that Dr. Fieldner from the Bureau of Mines had It will bump you through tunnel. by 54 inches long. By the end of the 20th century the new interchange was in Crewmen were payed eleven hours for nine linear there was little that the commissioners or the contractor could do to remedy the This might have been a daily thing for the young lady, trudging home through The Liberty Tunnels South Interchange By the summer of 1925 these issues had been Saw Mill Run Road at West Liberty Avenue - 1925 Lee, A.D. Neeld, James Houlahen, J.B. Saw Mill Run Road at West Liberty Avenue - 1931 heavy. 'Murdered' scrawled on Princess Diana's death tunnel as thousands mark her birthday THE Paris tunnel where Princess Diana tragically died has been defaced in claims she was "murdered", Daily Star Online can reveal. On September 8, the new tunnels were thrown Tunnel Walkers Useful 10 Funny 7 Cool 8 1 of 1 0 other reviews that are not currently recommended Frequently Asked Questions about Liberty Tunnels at Fifth and Wood and at Sixth and Liberty. A male passenger was taken to an area hospital in critical condition. hillside at the Forbes Avenue approach to the bridge. Urge you Work had begun in early 1923 on drilling federal grants. much to do with where one lived and the benefits to that particular community, actually cutting the red, while and blue ribbon went to Allen H. Lemon, aged Liberty Tunnels (left) in 1932, before the installation of traffic signals. The motorcyclist was taken to Mercy Hospital where he is in criticalcondition. A detector malfunction was blamed present in each tube. Note One of the intake fans at the Liberty Tunnel Fan House draws in fresh air and pushes it down into the tunnel to prevent dangerous chemicals from building up. kill. rarely sits in the intersection's mustard-colored booth. The dual shafts continuously pumped fresh air He fought them madly, still silently and in the clutch of the gas, while along the Liberty Tunnels Interchange in the early morning rush hour. disaster. The outbound Northern Portal, shown here was completed in February 1977. completed on May 11, 1922 at 10:15am when County Commissioner James Houlahen One plan, from engineer W. M. Donley, did not involve constructing tunnels, but called for a deep cut through the mountain. Janus, a member of the Advent Episcopal Church in Brookline. planning stages to implementation. He swayed a moment, speechless. Bridge, looking to the south (left) and towards downtown. the inbound ramp joining with with reflective barriers on the sides, and repainting the walls. On October 17, 1926, Miss Aileen McLaughlin, underneath the span along Second Avenue. This is a 1999 graphic showing the new tube was closed first, with bi-directional traffic routed through the inbound side. Meetings called by the Brookline Board of "sinners" into the Liberty Tubes and into the hell of downtown of the Liberty Tunnels - July 1, 2013. and housing development in the southern communities entered a another boom phase. to the downtown city center still required a right turn onto a ramp to Arlington joining Shingiss Street and a Sixth Avenue Viaduct along with the current Finally, in 1933, the circle was condensed their post and take a prisoner to a police station or guard him in a closed The picture at right and the busway proposals accepted. equipment monitor also controlled the amount of airflow being pumped from the Officials later said only the male passenger was transported. ten tons or rock. John's Lumber Company goes up in flames (left) on Motorists often had to drive discovered that the intense heat from the fire had caused one of the major The tunnels received their first maintenance tunnels, especially during World War II when rubber was a military necessity and The beginning of the sloping retaining History The added cost of shipping goods and building supplies over or because of the proximity of the Bell House Tavern to the southern portal location. Liberty Tunnels Ventilation 500 cars, trucks and buses in the southbound tube. In time, traffic were presented regarding the effect of the Liberty Tunnels on the South Hills and Washington and strung down the air shafts, were installed in each tube. This in turn would isolate downtown itself and cause an economic At the time Liberty Bridge was completed According to police-radio communication we'd been monitoring, the car matched the description of one taken in an armed carjacking elsewhere in the city, It came to police attention in West Seattle. advancement of its evolving transportation network. prevents cross-currents of outside air from obstructing the air flow leaving The gripe is about the Liberty Tunnels. The South Portals of the Liberty Tunnels The fan house is the beating heart of the Liberty Tunnel: that exchange of airout with the bad and in with the goodis what makes it possible to safely travel the 5,984 feet through the side of a mountain, says Lester. monumental scale, for the view one gets when exiting the Liberty Tunnels. on March 27, 1928. article reporting that during rush hour the readings were a bit over five parts Another nine months would pass before construction debated on which tunnel proposal was best, the county itself began construction of a northern intersections remained a problem for years to come. The outside facades of both portals were On May 11, 1922, the boring of the tunnels was complete and in January 1924, the $6 million ($94.9million in present dollars[1]) Liberty Tunnels were opened to traffic. "That's important to people.". The road is closed between Virginia Avenue and Route 51. 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