Then, another significant rockfall happened in 1990, which caused the tunnel to permanently shut down.īoulder County and the USFS sealed Needle's Eye following its closure. Winter closure of Highway SD-87 (Needles Highway) makes an easy hike up to the first tunnel and the Needles Eye. The road to the tunnel was closed until 1988. The first incident occurred in 1979 when falling rocks caused significant damage to Moffat Road. The ironic part of the story though, is that multiple rockfalls ultimately led to the demise of Needle's Eye Tunnel regardless. With the completion of the nearby Moffat Tunnel, the railroad was no longer needed. The railway was abandoned in 1935 but the road still traveled through the Needle's Eye Tunnel. The particular location was chosen after the first tunnel that was built was deemed unsafe because of crumbling rock. When train passengers looked down 800 feet below at Jenny Lake, it felt like they were on top of the world.
But the tunnel is small We have no idea whether, or not, our Toyota Sequoia can pass through, unscathed. The tunnel provides automobile access between The Cathedral Spires and Sylvan Lake. Needle's Eye Tunnel is situated above the tree line roughly one mile from the pass on the east side of the Divide. The Needles Eye is a dauntingly small, manmade tunnel, cut through granite cliffs.
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