Eisenhower Tunnel/Kunst Walk

Photograph

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Waseca County History Center

Name/Title

Eisenhower Tunnel/Kunst Walk

Entry/Object ID

24.10.46

Description

Thanks to a Colorado Highway Patrolman and a letter from Minnesota Senator Hubert H. Humphrey Dave was given special permission to walk through the Eisenhower Tunnel in Colorado. According to the tunnel manager it was the first time that a non worker was given permission to traverse the 1.7 mile structure. The Eisenhower Tunnel is a vehicular tunnel located on Interstate 70 approximately 60 miles west of Denver, Colorado. At a maximum elevation of 11,158 feet above sea level, it is the highest vehicular tunnel in the world.

Context

Walk around the World by Dave Kunst.

Cataloged By

Legacy Photo Import

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

Print, Photographic, Digital

Class

Documentary Artifact

Category

Communication Artifacts

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Create Date

April 14, 2010

Update Date

February 13, 2026