Alpine Tunnel

Photos

Rock cut from above

Photo taken by James Baughn in June 2007

BH Photo #127111

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)

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.