where is the holland tunnel entrance in nyc
Holland Tunnel The northern tube, which carries westbound traffic, originates at Broome Street in Manhattan between Varick and Hudson Streets; it continues to 14th Street east of Marin Boulevard in Jersey City. The southern tube, for eastbound traffic, originates at 12th Street east of Marin Boulevard, and surfaces at the Holland Tunnel Rotary in Manhattan.[5] The entrance and exit ramps to and from each portal are lined with granite and are 30 feet (9.1 m) wide.[3]:5 Although the two tubes' underwater sections are parallel, the tubes' portals on either side are located two blocks away from each other, in order to reduce congestion on each side.[8][3]:4 The Holland Tunnel's tubes initially contained a road surface made of Belgian blocks and concrete, but this has since been replaced with asphalt in 1955.[3]:5 Each tube contains a catwalk on its left (inner) side, raised 4 feet (1.2 m) above the roadway.[5] Five emergency-exit cross-passages connect the two tubes' inner catwalks.[3]:6 When the Holland Tunnel opened, the catwalk was equipped with police booths and a telephone system, stationed at intervals of 250 feet (76 m).[8]