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Below is the article that has appeared on this website since about 2001:
The main subway tunnel runs under Central Parkway for two miles,betweenWalnut St. and an anonymous spot north of the Western HillsViaduct. Three underground stations were built and still exist at Race St.,Liberty St., andBrighton's Corner. An extension of this tunnel under Walnut St.souththrough downtown with a station at Fountain Square was planned butneverbuilt. Additionally, several miles of surface running line weregradedand three of roughly a dozen planned above ground stations werebuilt. Significant portions of today's I-75 and the Norwood Lateral follow thepath of the line. A stretch of I-71 near the Dana Ave.interchange was built where the subway loop's eastern half was planned.
2.When was it constructed?
The main subway tunnel was built in four contracts between 1920 and 1923. A fifth subway contract paid for by the Central Parkway bond issue extended the subway in 1927 north from the Brighton Bridge to the portals still visible from I-75. This means the subway section under Central Parkway forming the north edge of downtown is seven years older than the portals.
3.Can the tunnel still be used?
Yes. It has been continuously maintained and will likely beusablefor the next one hundred years, if not longer. The 2002 "Metro Moves"sales tax wouldhavefunded a rail transit network that planned to use the tunnel, but itwasdefeated by a 2-1 public vote.
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