Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Tunnel height and clearance
Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Tunnels are OK with Airstream Interstate Lounge with Winegard dish on top...
My original post is included and my follow up after the trip confirming the clearance.
ORIGINAL POST:
Tunnel width and height restrictions on Needles Highway, Black Hills South Dakota. I have read most of the posts here and on other web pages about width restrictions, but none really address the height restrictions completely.
There are a few web posts out there that say that they have made it through the Needles Tunnels with a Class C and claim the lowest tunnel height of 11' 3".
I have rode through the Black Hills on my Harley many many many times, but never in an RV. Those familiar with the Black Hills they give you a paper map as you enter them. This Map lists the lowest tunnel height as 9'8".
My Class B with all the stuff on top is 9'10".
I've seen the videos of the tour buses going through and called the companies and asked the height of their buses, but they haven't measured them and didn't know.
Can anyone confirm that they have made it through ALL of the Needles Highway Tunnels with an RV that is 9'10" or higher?
FOLLOW UP POST:
UPDATE to earlier post: I finished the trip through the Black Hills, including both the Needles Highway and Iron Mountain Road. My Class B Airstream Interstate Lounge (Mercedes Sprinter Base) has a height of 9'10" with all the stuff on top (AC, Winegard...)
I easily cleared the height of all tunnels with no problems.
I had no issues with width as sprinters are narrow and easily fit through all the tunnels.
I hope this helps future travelers.
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