Thread: Mobile Tunnel Restrictions

DO any of y'all know the height and width restriction for the Mobile Tunnel? We will be pulling out boat next year and the size of it is 12' x 9.6' give or take. Trying to find the best and easiest route down there.

I cant find any restrictions, it has a 16' ceiling clearance and I see oversize (wide) loads go through all the time.
That said, I would try to get to the tunnel by 2:30 pm or after 7:00 pm if travelling east bound on Wednesday-Friday during peak summer season.
Traffic during those times is simply atrocious and backs up for at least a mile by 5:00 pm.

My motor coach is 8.4' wide plus mirrors and I have no problem with the I-10 twin tunnels.

Steer clear of the HWY 90 Bankhead Tunnel with a tow; it is two way/two lane with low clearance and narrow lanes.

Originally Posted by CarlF

I cant find any restrictions, it has a 16' ceiling clearance and I see oversize (wide) loads go through all the time.
That said, I would try to get to the tunnel by 2:30 pm or after 7:00 pm if travelling east bound on Wednesday-Friday during peak summer season.
Traffic during those times is simply atrocious and backs up for at least a mile by 5:00 pm.

Hopefully it wont be to bad the first part of October.

Originally Posted by FinChaser

My motor coach is 8.4' wide plus mirrors and I have no problem with the I-10 twin tunnels.

Steer clear of the HWY 90 Bankhead Tunnel with a tow; it is two way/two lane with low clearance and narrow lanes.

That' good to know. Now I just have to decide how I want to head down.

October is not bad but can still back up from around 4:45 until around 5:30 pm any day of the week.
Are you coming across I-10 or down I-65?

I called James and he said when they had the Mobile Boat Show he pulled a 39 ft. Nor-Tech and a 38ft. Fountain through with no problems.

Originally Posted by CarlF

October is not bad but can still back up from around 4:45 until around 5:30 pm any day of the week.
Are you coming across I-10 or down I-65?

We usually come down 49 to I10. Always looking for a quicker way.

Originally Posted by Robert(Tato)Piteo

I called James and he said when they had the Mobile Boat Show he pulled a 39 ft. Nor-Tech and a 38ft. Fountain through with no problems.

Thanks for the info Robert! I shouldn't have any problem then

IMPORTANT!!

Absolutely DO NOT try to get on I-10 right at the tunnel (as if coming from I-165/US90-business at Water Street). Best to get on I-65 and then connect to I-10. The last ramp onto I-10 before the tunnel is dangerous enough without a tow, and horrible with one - THERE IS NO ACCELERATION LANE it just dumps onto the interstate in the middle of a sharp curve. If you go to I-165/US90 then go over the New Bay Bridge (Alt 90 - hazmat) and avoid the tunnel altogether (this route is marked for hazmats).

Originally Posted by Psychobilly

We usually come down 49 to I10. Always looking for a quicker way.

Not only is that the quickest route, it is the least hilly.

Since you are in the route discussion: This will be my first trip down and we are flying in. Is there a preferred or better way to travel from the Mobile airport to the spit by Fort Morgan? I'll need to stop and pick up groceries and supplies on the way down. However, I'm going to drive back into J&M without the wife...


Current plan: Leave airport onto 56 to I65 to I10 to 83 to 180. How long of a drive is that?