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Alpine Tunnel

Gunnison County, Colorado, and Chaffee County, Colorado
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Photo taken by James Baughn in June 2007

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Overview
Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
Location
Gunnison County, Colorado, and Chaffee County, Colorado
Status
Abandoned and partially caved-in
History
Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
Railroads
- Colorado & Southern Railroad (CS)
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad (DSP&P)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 1,800.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.64796, -106.40684   (decimal degrees)
38°38'53" N, 106°24'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/377574/4278649 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Cumberland Pass
Inventory numbers
NRHP 80004632 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11776 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (6,139)
Abandoned (3,002)
Built 1882 (121)
Built during 1880s (1,634)
Chaffee County, Colorado (39)
Colorado (597)
Colorado & Southern Railroad (11)
 Continental Divide (9)
Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad (4)
Gunnison County, Colorado (5)
Owned by railroad (9,699)
Railroad (12,984)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,641)
Tunnel (1,147)

Update Log 

  • November 3, 2008: New photos from James Baughn

Sources 

  • James Baughn - webmaster [at] bridgehunter [dot] com
  • Wikipedia
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Alpine Tunnel
Posted January 5, 2009, by Wes Kinsler (wkinsler [at] wkinsler [dot] com)

There was a book published on this, called Apline Tunnel. I used to have a copy. I will try to find more info and post.