2006-12-27 15:46:34 · 3 answers · asked by ltwill2 2 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Detroit
There use to be a tunnel under Jefferson just before you got onto the bridge to Belle Isle. That's the only tunnel I remember.
2006-12-27 15:56:03 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read my answer and history posted to the same question you already asked
There never was a tunnel to Belle Isle
there has never been a tunnel to hogg/Belle Isle
history of Belle Isle
1800s
1811: Patent certifies Macomb's ownership. Son David becomes sole owner
1817: David Macomb sells the island to Barnabas Campau for $5,000
1832: Campau's ownership confirmed by patent signed by President Andrew Jackson
1840: Ferry boat service to the island starts
1845: Hog Island becomes Belle Isle
1851: Summer resort opens on Belle Isle
1879: The City of Detroit purchases Belle Isle for $180,000
1880: Lighthouse is built on the east end of the island
1881: Frederick Law Olmstead hired to develop a plan for the island
1883: Construction of the Loop Canal begins
1884: Marsh run canal is built
1885: Olmstead resigns though his plan is accepted by Detroit City Council
1887: First Casino is completed Tacoma Lake is formed. First canoe shelter.
1889: First Belle Isle Bridge opens. Lake Okonoko is formed.
1890: Nashua Creek is completed
1892: Newsboy Fountain and Sculpture is completed
1893: Police Station is built. Muskoday Lake is formed.
1894: Riding stables are built. Fire destroys Detroit Boat Club. Pony ride concession opens.
1895: Deer park created and populated. Belle Isle Zoo is established.
1897: Newsboy fountain is erected.
1899: Athletic Field House is completed. Bicycle shelter is built
1900s
1903: First greenhouse is built
1904: Aquarium and Conservatory open. Current Casino is built.
1910: Sylvan Creek completed.
1912: Ferry Dock built near beach area
1915: Scott Fountain and lagoon area created using fill from downtown construction sites
1916: Bridge burns down. Temporary bridge installed.
1922: Golf course is built
1923: MacArthur Bridge is completed
1924: Detroit News Nature Trail completed
1925: Scott Fountain completed
1930: Livingston Lighthouse erected. Blue Lagoon completed
1937: Lagoon by casino is filled in. Levi Barbour Fountain completed
1940: Nancy Brown Carillon installed
1947: Children's Zoo is established.
1950: Skating Pavilion opens
1952: Flood Control Project completed
1955: Conservatory reconstructed
1957: Last ferry boat to Belle Isle
1960: Dossin Great Lakes Museum completed
1964: New canoe livery opens. Construction begins on maintenance building
1967: Bicycle trail on island's east side opens
1976: Kiley Plan adopted by Detroit Common Council
1980: Nature Center completed
1982: White House restored. Kresge Promenade begins
1987: Reconstructed bridge dedicated.
2006-12-28 12:12:03 · answer #2 · answered by Mopar Muscle Gal 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
There's a tunnel that goes under Jefferson Ave, I think.
2006-12-29 19:26:51 · answer #3 · answered by ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋