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๐Ÿš— Cars once drove directly beneath this massive granite boulder on the Generals Highway in Californiaโ€™s Sequoia National Park. โ € Tunnel Rock became part of the parkโ€™s automotive history when the roadway was routed beneath the formation, with National Park Service archives documenting vehicles using the passage as far back as the 1930s. โ € The opening was essentially incorporated into the road itself, creating one of the strangest-looking stretches of highway you could encounter behind the wheel. โ € As the Generals Highway evolved, traffic was eventually rerouted around Tunnel Rock, leaving the old section beneath the boulder behind. โ € Today, cars no longer pass underneath it, but visitors can walk along the preserved old roadway and stand beneath the same enormous slab of granite motorists once drove under. โ € The modern highway now runs alongside the formation, making old-versus-new photos of the location especially dramatic. โ € Would you have trusted driving your car underneath Tunnel R...

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