DRGW - Tennessee Pass Tunnel

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Lost Tunnel on Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad

Location

Eagle County, Colorado

Status

Collapsed

History

Built 1890; Replaced by the current tunnel in 1945; Caved in July 10, 2012, creating a sinkhole that affected US 24

Railroad

- Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad (DRGW)

Design

Tunnel

Also called

Tennessee Pass Tunnel (Original)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.37570, -106.31582   (decimal degrees)
39°22'33" N, 106°18'57" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

13/386664/4359295 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Pando

Inventory number

BH 65962 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• February 11, 2015: Added by Luke

Related Bridges 

• UP - Tennessee Pass Tunnel (Successor)

Sources 

• Luke
• Wikipedia
• 100-Year-Old Railroad Tunnel Collapsed Below Sinkhole « CBS Denver - The story behind a sinkhole near Leadville runs deep. A 100-year-old railroad tunnel under the road collapsed.

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