The Tunnel Across From Reynolds Coliseum
These two tunnels are shorter than they appear in the photos. When walking through them I often wondered how many paint jobs it would take to lower the height 3 inches. Weird, I know. It’s also unique for me in that it’s the only dual, separated, and opposing lane pedestrian tunnel that I’ve ever traveled through.
Does anyone have any unique memories, stories, or associations with it?
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01/15/2008
I remember one really tall guy absolutely knocking himself senseless on the lights. He was OK but it was really hard not to laugh.
08/10/2008
there is also an identical tunnel for east campus that passes under the tracks
09/06/2009
My father worked at NCSU for 33 years and he mentioned that the tunnels were built specifically to keep students from crossing the tracks as they went to and from classes. Apparently, this activity went on quite a bit before the tunnels were built. The fences were not there originally and students would play “chicken” with the trains. Also, many years later a student did lose a leg trying to “hop” a train at night. He is now a champion in track in the Paralympics (he was profiled in the NCSU Alumni magazine).