Giant sequoias, also known as giant redwoods, are the largest trees in the world.
There are at least three surviving Drive-Through trees all located in California, where the trees grow naturally.
Then there is theTunnel Logalong the Crescent Meadow Road in Sequoia National Park.
The following summer, a tunnel was cut through the fallen log as a visitor attraction.
The tunnel, which remains in use today, is 17 feet wide and 8 feet high.
There is a bypass for taller vehicles.
The tree’s age when it fell has not been determined, but probably exceeded 2,000 years.
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Cutting tunnels through sequoia trees was a way to popularize national parks in the old days.
In 1881, a tunnel was cut through Yosemite’s famous Wawona Tree as a tourist attraction.
The Wawona Tree stood for 88 summers before it fell during the severe winter of 1968-69.
When it fell, the Wawona Tree was approximately 2,100 years old.
The practice of cutting tunnels through standing giant redwoods has been abandoned in recent times.
Root system of the fallen tree.Photo credit
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