Transportation in Hawaii
This article has multiple issues. Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page. (Learn how and when to remove these template messages)
|
Transportation in Taxicab, bicycle, pedestrian | |
---|---|
Operation | |
Operator(s) | Hawaii Department of Transportation |
The transportation system of Hawaii is a cooperation of complex systems of infrastructure.
Background
This section needs expansion. You can help by adding to it. (March 2023) |
Transit systems
Rail
At one time, Hawaii had a network of railroads on each of the larger islands that helped move farm commodities as well as passengers. These railroads were all 3 ft (914 mm) narrow gauge for the majority although there were some 2 ft 6 in (762 mm) gauge on some of the smaller islands – standard US gauge is 4 ft 8+1⁄2 in (1,435 mm)). The largest by far was the Oahu Railway and Land Company (OR&L) which ran multiple lines from Honolulu across the western and northern part of Oahu. The OR&L was an important player moving troops and goods during World War II. Traffic on this line was busy enough that there were signals on the lines facilitating movement of trains and wigwag signals at some railroad crossings for the protection of motorists. The mainline was officially abandoned in 1947, although part of it was bought by the US Navy and operated until 1970. Thirteen miles (21 km) of track remain and preservationists occasionally run trains over a portion of this line.[1]
Honolulu sought to initiate a rail transit system as early as the 1960s. By the mid 2000s, studies had finally been conducted and a
Bus
Each major island has a public bus system.
Roads and freeways
A
Bridges and tunnels
- Admiral Clarey Bridge, also known as the Ford Island Bridge, is a floating concrete drawbridge providing access to Ford Island, a United States Navy installation situated in the middle of Pearl Harbor. The causeway bridge was completed and opened in 1998, named the Admiral Clarey Bridge after former Admiral Bernard A. Clarey. The bridge has a total length of 4,700 ft (1,400 m), including a 930 ft (280 m) pontoon section that can be retracted to allow water traffic to pass through.[3]
- Kaneohe with Interstate H-1 at Hālawa near Pearl Harbor, and are 354 feet (108 m) long Kaneohe bound and 353 feet (108 m) long Halawabound. The tunnels are "cut and cover" tunnels.
- Nuʻuanu Pali. These tunnels serve as one of three trans-Koʻolau routes between Honolulu (leeward Oʻahu) and the communities of windward Oʻahu.
Also, the Nuuanu Pali Tunnels serve as a major transportation route from Kaneohe & Kailua over to Honolulu.
- Kaneohe with Interstate H-1 at Hālawa near Pearl Harbor, and are 4,980 feet (1,520 m) long Kaneohe-bound and 5,165 feet (1,574 m) long Halawa-bound.
Private automobiles
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (February 2013) |
Ferries
Private steamships and ferries were the sole way of traveling between the islands from the 19th century until the 1950s.[
Pedestrians, and bicycles
This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (February 2013) |
Airports
See also
References
- ^ Hawaiian Railway Album – WW II Photographs Vol 2; Victor Norton Jr. and Gale E. Treiber; 2005; Railroad Press – Hanover, PA
- ^ Aquino, Jamm; Russell, Cindy Ellen (2023-06-30). "Ridership commences on Honolulu's rail system". Honolulu Star-Advertiser. Retrieved 2023-07-02.
- ^ Kakesako, Gregg K. (April 13, 1998), "Farewell to Ford Isle ferries", Honolulu Star-Bulletin, retrieved 2009-04-19
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Wilson Tunnel
- ^ Cataluna, Lee (December 23, 2005). "Nothing Smooth On Seaflite". The Honolulu Advertiser.
- ^ "Aloha, Superferry Alakai leaves Hawaii to find job". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. March 29, 2009. Archived from the original on April 2, 2009.