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Burton's Tunnel

Orange County, Indiana
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Description 

Built by Southern Railroad to service French Lick resorts in 1907. It is the second longest tunnel in Indiana. It now is in use by the French Lick, West Baden and Southern Railway tourist railroad.

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel on French Lick Railway
Location
Orange County, Indiana
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1907
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 2,200.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.51536, -86.64875   (decimal degrees)
38°30'55" N, 86°38'55" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/530621/4263055 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Hillham
Inventory number
BH 47128 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (375)
Built during 1900s (4,247)
Indiana (3,348)
Open (28,315)
Orange County, Indiana (40)
Owned by bridge authority (139)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,217)
Tunnel (542)

Update Log 

  • November 28, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Added Build date and description.
  • November 27, 2010: Added by James Simmons

Sources 

  • James Simmons - james [at] simmons [dot] net
  • Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com

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