Elephant Butte Tunnel

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Elephant Butte Tunnel

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Photo taken by Craig Philpott in March 2010

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BH Photo #157263

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Tunnel under Elephant Butte on State Route 70

Location

Plumas County, California

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1937

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Span length: 1,187.1 ft.
Total length: 1,187.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.87406, -121.37292   (decimal degrees)
39°52'27" N, 121°22'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

10/639145/4415045 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Soapstone Hill

Elevation

1788 ft. above sea level

Inventory numbers

CA 09-24 (California bridge number)
BH 44349 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• August 25, 2010: New Street View added by Craig Philpott
• March 6, 2010: Added by Craig Philpott

Sources 

• Craig Philpott - craigphilpott63 [at] gmail [dot] com

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