Zion – Mt. Carmel Highway (UT-9), West, part 3: Inside the Tunnel and Descending Zion Canyon
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Zion National Park, Utah - Mount Carmel Highway Tunnel HD (2013)
The Zion -- Mount Carmel Highway was proposed by the Utah Parks Company, which managed tourist concessions in Zion National Park, as a means to link Zion with Grand Canyon National Park and other attractions in northern Arizona. The road runs from the entrance to Zion eastward to Mount Carmel Junction with US 89as a portion of Utah State Route 9. The road became part of a loop tour of Zion, Bryce Canyon, Cedar Breaks and the North Rim of Grand Canyon National Park.
The route was surveyed in 1923 by B.J. Finch, district engineer of the US Bureau of Public Roads, Howard C. Means, a Utah state engineer, and John Winder, a local rancher. The National Park Service evaluated alternative routes, including one that used Parunuweap Canyon, but settled on the Pine Creek route, which required a tunnel through the Great Arch. Detailed design work on the road was carried out by the Bureau of Public Roads. Details including bridges, retaining walls, culverts and other features were designed by the National Park Service Branch of Plans and Design under the supervision of Thomas Chalmers Vint. Work began in 1927 on a total of 25 miles (40 km) of road, which was completed in 1930.
The highway features a 5,613-foot (1,711 m) tunnel that follows the profile of the Pine Creek Canyon wall at a consistent distance of 21 feet (6.4 m) from the outside face of the rock to the centerline of the tunnel. The west portal is framed by a masonry facade of cut sandstone, while the east portal is a naturalistically formed hole in the rock, entered directly from a bridge. Construction proceeded using mining techniques rather than traditional tunneling techniques, starting from a stope and working outward to the portals. The tunnel uses galleries to provide light and ventilation through the canyon wall to the outside air. The galleries also provided a place to dispose of rock generated during construction, which was dumped through the galleries into the canyon. Parking spaces were originally provided at the galleries, but were discontinued due to safety concerns. Some galleries have been repaired and partially closed with concrete due to damage from rockslides. The interior of the tunnel is rock-faced, with concrete reinforcement at selected locations. Work on the tunnel was started in 1927 by the Nevada Construction Company and was completed in 1930 at a cost of $503,000. At the time of its completion it was the longest non-urban road tunnel in the United States. The tunnel's restricted dimensions require that vehicles over 11.33 feet (3.45 m) in height or 7.83 feet (2.39 m) in width give advance notice so that two-way traffic can be shut down in the tunnel, allowing oversize vehicles to proceed down the center of the tunnel. Vehicles over 13.08 feet (3.99 m) tall and semi-trailers as well as bicycles and pedestrians are prohibited in the tunnel.
Other significant structures include the Pine Creek and Virgin River Bridges and a second, short tunnel through a rock spur east of the main tunnel.
The Zion -- Mount Carmel Highway was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1987.
Highway 9 through Zion National Park Utah, the best scenic road in the USA
The Zion Mt. Carmel Highway (SR-9 or HWY 9), the road in and through Zion National Park is one of the most scenic highways one can drive or (even better) ride on.
It is hard to keep your eyes on the road with so much beautiful scenery.
The movie takes you through the whole park, entering at the East entrance and exiting at the south entrance. It takes only 22 minutes to ride through this national park.
One of the best roads I have ever seen.
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Zion – Mt. Carmel Highway (UT-9), West, part 1: toward Zion National Park's East Entrance
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1. Xenoblade OST - Sarah Lim - Beyond the Sky
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Zion National Park's East Side, Scenic Utah Highway 9 to Mt. Carmel Junction Time Lapse
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This drive allows you to enjoy the scenic east side of Zion National Park. Starting in Springdale, this drive takes you on Utah Route 9 through the Zion Mt. Carmel Tunnel, then through the east side of the park, and on to Mt. Carmel Junction and US 89.
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Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel, Zion National Park
Driving through the 5,613-foot mountain carved highway known as the Zion-Mount Carmel Tunnel, features in the stunning National Park known as Zion, Utah, United States of America. The tunnel was completed in 1930, and was created as a means for tourists to venture into parts of Arizona to access another popular National Park in the US, Grand Canyon National Park.
Filmed by Sheety33 with a Sony HX9V.
Zion National Park Utah - Zion Mount Carmel Highway and Tunnel
This video is about Zion National Park Utah. Drive from Canyon Junction, on State Highway 9; Zion - Mount Carmel Highway to the East Entrance. Includes Video driving thru the Tunnel. This is a video tour of this area. April 2014.
Zion – Mt. Carmel Highway (UT-9), West, part 2: toward the Tunnel
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1. Elder Scroll V Skyrim OST - Far Horizons
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Zion National Park, Zion Mount Carmel Highway 9 (2015)
Zion Mount Carmel Highway 9 East Entrance to South Entrance through Springdale to Chevron Gas Station.August 2015.
Car was a Chevrolet Traverse LT.
Zion Scenic Drive on Mount Carmel Hwy [4K]
Zion Scenic Drive. Drove up and down the mountain on Mount Carmel Hwy in Zion National Park.
Zion National Park, Utah - Scenic Zion Mount Carmel Highway
Zion National Park, Utah - Zion Mount Carmel Highway. Explore the 12 mile scenic highway which connects the South and East Entrances. Road travels up steep switchbacks and thought the Historic Tunnel. Travel in Fast Forward video setting.
Driving the Zion-Mt. Carmel Highway, Zion National Park, Utah
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Mt Carmel Highway, Zion National Park, Utah
Scenic twist and turns drive of Mt. Carmel Highway, Zion National Park
Zion National Park - Scenic Drive (Zion - Mt. Carmel Highway)
Zion - Mount Carmel Highway. Scenic Drive from Virgin River to Tunnel. February 23, 2015. Music by Audioslave.
Zion National Park to Mt. Carmel Junction
Drive Utah State Route 9 east from Zion National Park to Mt. Carmel Junction, then turn north onto U.S. Highway Route 89 on September 23, 2013
Zion-Mount Carmel Highway, Zion National Park
Here is the Zion-Mount Carmel Highway from near Canyon Junction in Zion National Park to just past the second tunnel on the way to the East Entrance of the Park. Early morning, November 2010. Shot with a Flip camera mounted on the windshield of our van.
Zion Mt. Carmel Highway Scenic Drive
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Zion Mt. Carmel Highway Scenic Drive
Hit the ten-mile stretch from the Zion entrance to Mt. Carmel, with switchbacks, slick rock and sweeping views with seasonal waterfalls
2013-12-16 15-45 Zion NP - Mount Carmel Highway 9
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Utah State Route 9 through Zion NP (Zion Mount Carmel Highway)
Driving along Utah State Route 9 on the Zion - Mount Carmel Highway section through Zion National Park. This road begins just north of St. George and at the Mount Carmel Junction, passing towns as Hurricane, La Verkin and Springdale. It's main purpous is serving Zion National Park. The road has been added to the state highway system in the 1910s and 1920s.
The SR-9 contains the famous Zion - Mount Carmel Highway Tunnel, a 1.1 mile (1,8 kilometer) tunnel that connects the eastern entrance of Zion NP to the canyon itself.
Driving Through Zion National Park, Utah (Mount Carmel Highway 9)
Driving through Zion National Park, on Utah state highway 9.
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