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Date: August 19, 2008

Press Release

View from the tunnel  

Did You Know?
The tunnel two miles north of Rio Grande Village in Big Bend National Park was built in 1959 to reroute traffic away from a stretch of road known as "Dead Man Curve." This was the first highway tunnel built in the state of Texas.
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Last Updated: December 10, 2008 at 11:31 EST