Figueroa Street Tunnels

Throughout the Mother Road’s history, only five vehicle tunnels ever served Route 66. One, on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, no longer exists. The other four are here in the Elysian Park neighborhood, as part of the northbound Arroyo Seco Parkway (now a National Scenic Byway). Opened in 1936, the Art Deco style Figueroa Street Tunnels once carried two lanes of traffic in each direction.