The Queens–Midtown Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel under the East River in New York City, connecting the boroughs of Manhattan and Queens. The tunnel consists of a pair of tubes, each carrying two lanes.

How long did it take to build the Midtown tunnel?

The Queens Midtown Tunnel opened to the public on Nov. 15, 1940, after 20 years of lobbying, design and planning, and four years of hard labor.

How many people died building the Midtown tunnel?

The nine-mile Manhattan spur alone will cost $670 million and will take seven years to finish. The size of the tunnel is also reflected in a more sobering statistic: 24 people have died during its construction, all but 3 of them sandhogs.