This embankment has been in the works for years. Some day, perhaps soon, it will funnel traffic to the Holland Tunnel...

Out of the viaduct, on the down ramp toward the Holland Tunnel, the tops of buildings float by...

The viaduct (or, as the Marx Brothers said, "Why a duck?") emerges into the open, and there, looming in brick and mortar, is a sign of civilization...

Further into the Holland Tunnel viaduct in Jersey City, daylight breaks in on either side of a dark, massive beam...

Into the viaduct, under the weathered steel beams, the next gallery of the site specific installation...

A four-wheeled spectator enters the gallery of abstract art and slab sculpture...

Finally, traffic at the Holland Tunnel begins to move and the wall tapers down and traffic coming in the opposite direction heaves into view...

Primtiive modern or modern primitive? A wall dividing eastbound from westbound traffic near the approach to the Holland Tunnel...

One thing to be said for getting stuck in rush hour traffic at the Holland Tunnel, heading into New York City. You have plenty of time to study your surroundings, and some of what you see, especially in the viaduct, is striking...