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RJCC - Frankfort Tunnel

Franklin County, Kentucky

Photos 

Photo taken by J.P.

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BH Photo #218967

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Main Street (US 60)
Location
Frankfort, Franklin County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1849 by the Lexington and Frankfort Railroad. Currently owned by R. J. Corman (RJC) Railroad
Railroads
- Lexington & Frankfort Railroad (L&F)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
- R.J. Corman Railroad (RJCN; RJCR; RJCC; RJCL; RJCM; RJCP; RJCK; RJNX; RJCV)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 435.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.19763, -84.87276   (decimal degrees)
38°11'51" N, 84°52'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/686274/4229882 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Frankfort East
Inventory number
BH 49945 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,568)
Built 1849 (26)
Built during 1840s (192)
Frankfort, Kentucky (8)
Franklin County, Kentucky (18)
Kentucky (1,325)
Lexington & Frankfort Railroad (2)
 Louisville & Nashville Railroad (278)
Open (39,894)
Owned by railroad (12,431)
R.J. Corman Railroad (21)
Railroad (15,433)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,232)
Tunnel (1,310)

Update Log 

  • September 20, 2016: New photos from Jack Schmidt
  • October 29, 2011: New photos from J.P.
  • October 28, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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