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Auburn Tunnel was a 19th century canal tunnel built for the Schuylkill Canal near Auburn Pennsylvania. Auburn Tunnel was the first transportation tunnel built in the United States.The tunnel was deliberately added to the canal to be a novelty as the hill it was bored though could have easily been bypassed. The tunnel succeeded in becoming a major attraction with people traveling over 97 miles (156 km) upriver from Philadelphia just to see it.