Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad
Reporting mark: CCO; Clinchfield
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CSX - Bear Pen Gap Tunnel (Dickenson County, Virginia)
Built 1947Tunnel under hillside on CSX RRIntact but closed to all traffic
CSX - Broad River Bridge (Rutherford County, North Carolina)
Deck truss bridge over Broad River on CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT), Blue Ridge SubdivisionOpen to traffic
CSX - Chestoa-Nolichucky Bridge (Unicoi County, Tennessee)
Built 1907 to replace a timber truss bridge built at this location by the railroadDeck plate girder bridge over Nolichucky River on the CSX (Clinchfield) Railroad
CSX - Click Tunnel (Hawkins County, Tennessee)
Click Railroad Tunnel at Frisco, Tennessee is one of 55 tunnels on old Clinchfield Railroad, located between Sensabaugh Tunnel 2,000 feet south, and Norfolk-Southern RR Crossing, 1,000 feet north
CSX - Clinch River Bridge (Scott County, Virginia)
Part of the Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad; of the 80 bridges built on the line, the only Baltimore (Pratt) through truss bridge on the entire 277-mile lineBaltimore through truss bridge over Clinch River at Starnes Slant, VAOpen to traffic
CSX - Copper Creek Viaduct (Scott County, Virginia)
Completed September 1908Deck Plate Girder bridge over Copper Creek on former Clinchfield RailroadOpen to traffic
CSX - Cranes Nest River Bridge (Dickenson County, Virginia)
Probably replaced an earlier bridge.Deck plate girder bridge over Cranes Nest River on CSX RROpen to traffic
CSX - Falls Branch Bridge (Dickenson County, Virginia)
Built 1915Closed-spandrel arch bridge over Falls Branch on Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio RailroadOpen to traffic
CSX - 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) RailroadOpen to traffic
CSX - Holston River 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 RailroadFour-span Pratt deck truss railroad bridge over the Holston River, South ForkOpen to rail traffic
CSX - Holston Tunnel (Sullivan County, Tennessee)
Built as part of the O & W's Speers Ferry, VA to Johnson City, TN segment, tunnel rehabilitated 1927Tunnel under Holston Ridge on CSX (formerly Clinchfield) RailroadOpen to traffic
CSX - Lake James Bridge (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Built 1907Deck truss bridge over SR 1501/Yancey Road on Clinchfield RrOpen to traffic
CSX - Lawsons Fork Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Deck truss bridge over Lawsons Fork on CSX Transportation, Blue Ridge SubdivisionOpen to traffic
CSX - NC1802 Overpass (McDowell County, North Carolina)
Built 1907Concrete arch bridge over NC 1802/Vein Mountain Road on Clinchfield RailroadOpen to traffic
CSX - NC70 Overpass (Mitchell County, North Carolina)
Original bridge on the Clinchfield Railroad going into the Toe River/Nolichucky GorgeDeck plate girder bridge over Rooster Roost Road, Rooster Roost Creek on CSX RailroadOpen to traffic
CSX - North Fork Holston River 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 CompanyThree-span Pratt deck truss bridge over Holston River, North Fork in KingsportOpen to rail traffic
CSX - Pacolet River Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Deck truss bridge over Pacolet River on CSX Railroad (former Clinchfield)Open to traffic
CSX - Russell Fork Bridge (Dickenson County, Virginia)
Deck plate girder bridge over Russell Fork on Cincinnati, Clinchfied & Ohio RailroadOpen to traffic
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 CarolinaTunnel 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
CSX - Sensabaugh Tunnel (Hawkins County, Tennessee)
Bored in 1908, rehabilitated and widened in 1913CSX (Clinchfield) railroad tunnel in a skewed curve under Sensabaugh Ridge approximately 2,000 feet south of Click Tunnel and 2,500 feet north of North Holston River Bridge -- not to be confused with the Sensabaugh Hollow Road Tunnel 348 feet northOpen to traffic
CSX - Spartanburg 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.CSX Tunnel under Norfolk Southern Railway (former Southern), Magnolia Street & N. Church Street (US-221/SC-56)Open to railroad traffic
CSX - Twin Tunnels (Scott County, Virginia)
Two Clinchfield Railroad tunnels on the same tangent at Hill, Virginia2 Adjacent Railroad Tunnels through Starnes Ridge at Hill, VirginiaOpen to traffic
CSX - US176 Overpass (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1959Steel stringer bridge over US176 on CSXOpen to traffic
CSX - VA644 Overpass (Scott County, Virginia)
Built 1932Slab bridge over VA 644 on Csx RailwayOpen to traffic
CSX/NS Overpass (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Pony plate girder bridge over Abandoned Railroad (NS) on Railroad (CSX)Open to traffic
Ezell Road Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built 1940; rehabilitated 1986; replaced 2011Lost wooden bridge over Clinchfield Railroad replaced with new truss bridge on C-42-395Open to traffic
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 1927Tunnel under Free Hill on CSX (Clinchfield) RailroadOpen 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 RailroadDeck plate girder bridge over Kendrick's Creek on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)Open to traffic
Lt. Colonel Thomas W. Bonner Bridge (Spartanburg County, South Carolina)
Built in 2011 to replace a timber stringer bridge built in the 1940s.Lost Wooden bridge over Clinchfield Railroad on C-42-1887Replacement for old single lane timber structure
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, NCTunnel 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 1913Tunnel 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, SCTunnel 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 1913Tunnel under Washburn 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 1914Tunnel under Short Extension of the Blue 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 1914Tunnel under Bird Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)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 flatlandsTunnel under Vance Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)