CSX - Brocks Gap Tunnel

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Photo taken 2004 by John Stewart

BH Photo #405757

Replaced a 1850s-1871 era cut that was considered one of the deepest railroad cuts in the world.

Overview: Tunnel on CSX
Location: Jefferson County, Alabama
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built by the L&N in 1908
Railroads: - CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
Design: Tunnel
Dimensions: Total length: 900.0 ft.
Also called: CSX - Shades Crest Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude: +33.33960, -86.87333 (decimal degrees)
33°20'23" N, 86°52'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/511787/3688942 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Helena
Inventory number: BH 70909 (Bridgehunter.com ID)