Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad

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Clinchfield First Clinch River Bridge (Russell County, Virginia)
Built 1908. The Clinch River was later diverted just south of this bridge into a new channel that bypassed a bend in the river prone to flooding (New channel is to the right in the Street View).
Deck plate girder bridge over Clinch River on Clinchfield (CSX) Railroad
Open to traffic

Clinchfield Holston River Railroad Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1907 as part of first segment of the South & Western RR, later the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio, later the Clinchfield Railroad
Four-span Pratt deck truss railroad bridge over the Holston River, South Fork
Open to rail traffic

Clinchfield Holston Tunnel (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built as part of the O & W's Speers Ferry, VA to Johnson City, TN segment, tunnel rehabilitated 1927
Tunnel under Holston Ridge on CSX (formerly Clinchfield) Railroad
Open to traffic

Clinchfield North Fork Holston Railroad Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Construction started in 1907 by the South and Western Railroad Co., and finished in 1908 by its successor, the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad Company
Three-span Warren deck truss bridge over Holston River, North Fork in Kingsport
Open to rail traffic

Clinchfield Railroad Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1986
Wooden bridge over Clinchfield Railroad on C-42-395
Open to traffic

Clinchfield Railroad Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1940
Wooden bridge over Clinchfield Railroad on C-42-1887
Open to traffic

Clinchfield Railroad Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1940
Wooden bridge over Clinchfield Railroad on C-42-1927
Open to traffic

Clinchfield Railroad Bridge (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Built 1907
Concrete arch bridge over NC 1802 on Clinchfield Railroad
Open to traffic

Clinchfield Railroad Tunnel (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built by the Clinchfield Railroad in order to interchange with Atlantic Coast Line and Piedmont & Northern without going through the Southern Railway yard.
Bridge over Norfolk Southern Railway (former Southern) and various roads on CSX Railroad (former Clinchfield)
Open to railroad traffic

Copper Creek Viaduct (Scott County, Virginia)
Completed September 1908
Deck Plate Girder bridge over Copper Creek on former Clinchfield Railroad
Open to traffic

CSX Chestoa-Nolichucky Bridge (Unicoi County, Tennessee)
Built 1907 to replace a timber truss bridge built at this location by the railroad
Deck plate girder bridge over Nolichucky River on the CSX (Clinchfield) Railroad


CSX Sandy Ridge Tunnel (Dickenson County, Virginia)
Built 1914 as part of the Elkhorn Extension, the last 35 miles of the railroad built between Elkhorn City, Kentucky and Spartanburg, South Carolina
Tunnel under Sandy Ridge (Tennessee Valley Divide) on CSX Railroad (formerly Clinchfield Railroad)
Tunnel is open to rail traffic, vented in two locations on Sandy Ridge

Free Hill Tunnel (Washington County, Tennessee)
One of 55 tunnels built 1908-1909 by the South & Western Railroad (Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad), rehabilitated and enlarged 1927
Tunnel under Free Hill on CSX (Clinchfield) Railroad
Open to traffic

Kendrick's Creek Railroad Bridge (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1907 as part of the Shannon, VA-to-Johnson City, TN segment of the historic Clinchfield Railroad
Deck plate girder bridge over Kendrick's Creek on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

Pigeon Roost (Mitchell County, North Carolina)
Original bridge on the Clinchfield Railroad going into the Toe River/Nolichucky Gorge
Deck plate girder bridge over Rooster Roost Road, Rooster Roost Creek on CSX
Open to traffic

Sensabaugh Tunnel (Hawkins County, Tennessee)
Bored in 1908, rehabilitated and widened in 1913
Railroad Tunnel in a curve under Sensabaugh Ridge on the former Clinchfield Railroad, approximately 2,000 feet south of Click Tunnel and 2,500 feet north of North Holston River Bridge
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - A: Ridge Tunnel (Mitchell County, North Carolina)
Built as part of the S & W's Altapass to Marion segment; rehabilitated 1958. The following tunnels are labeled beginning with "A" as the line descends the Blue Ridge.
Tunnel under Blue Ridge, Eastern Continental Divide on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - D: 1st Washburn Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
1st Washburn Tunnel is the 41st tunnel on the historic Clinchfield Railroad, and 4th on the descent of the railroad down the Blue Ridge to Ashford, NC
Tunnel under Washburn Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - E: 2nd Washburn Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Built as part of the S & W's Altapass to Marion segment; north end rehabilitated 1925, south end rehabilitated 1913
Tunnel under Washburn Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - F: Quinn Knob Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Quinn Knob Tunnel is the 6th tunnel on the Clinchfield Railroad's historic 'Loops' line descending the Blue Ridge, and is the 43rd tunnel on the line built from Elkhorn City, KY to Spartanburg, SC
Tunnel under Quinn;s Knob Ridge, an offshoot of Washburn Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - G: 3rd Washburn Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
The third in a series of tunnels that surround Washburn Ridge, in the Clinchfield Railroad's historic descent from the Blue Ridge to the Atlantic coast , tunnel rehabilitated 1913
Tunnel under Washburn Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - I: Lower Bridle Path Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Built as part of the S & W Railway's historic Altapass to Marion segment
Tunnel under Bridle Path Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - J: Speedy Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Built as part of the S & W's Altapass to Marion segment; rehabilitated 1914
Tunnel under Short Extension of the Blue Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - K: Lower Pine Ridge Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Built as part of the S & W's Altapass to Marion segment; rehabilitated 1914
Tunnel under Pine Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

The Clinchfield Loops - L: Bird Ridge Tunnel (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Built as part of the S & W's Altapass to Marion segment; rehabilitated 1914
Tunnel under Bird Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)
Open to traffic

Twin Tunnels (Scott County, Virginia)
Two Clinchfield Railroad tunnels on the same tangent at Hill, Virginia
2 Adjacent Railroad Tunnels through Starnes Ridge at Hill, Virginia
Open to traffic

Vance Tunnel (Mitchell County, North Carolina)
Vance Tunnel is the 37th tunnel on the historic Clinchfield Railroad, linking the Ohio River Valley to the Atlantic coast flatlands
Tunnel under Vance Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)