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Valles Mines Tunnel

St. Francois County, Missouri, and Jefferson County, Missouri
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North Portal

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in February 2007

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Overview
Tunnel on Mississippi River and Bonne Terre Railway (later Missouri & Illinois then Mo Pac)
Location
St. Francois County, Missouri, and Jefferson County, Missouri
Status
Abandoned
History
Built in 1886 by the St. Joe Lead Compnay as a small gauge railroad. Later standardized when the Missouri and Illinois Railroad took over in 1914.
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 240.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.01893, -90.51807   (decimal degrees)
38°01'08" N, 90°31'05" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/717867/4210823 (zone/easting/northing)
Elevation
900 ft. above sea level
USGS topographic map
Vineland
Inventory number
BH 38059 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,851)
Abandoned (1,394)
Built 1886 (111)
Built during 1880s (1,055)
Jefferson County, Missouri (46)
Lost 1964 (22)
 Lost during 1960s (132)
Missouri (4,534)
St. Francois County, Missouri (71)
Total length 175-250 feet (2,806)
Tunnel (554)

Update Log 

  • April 17, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: added coordinates and elevation
  • November 11, 2008: Added by Nathan Morton

Sources 

  • Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Valles Mines Tunnel
Posted March 21, 2009, by Jake (jj272 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

The rail line was standard guage from the early 1900s to the present.

Valles Mines Tunnel
Posted February 22, 2009, by Jacob (jj2732 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

that last photo is that bridge a stone bridge if not then where out there is it?

Valles Mines Tunnel
Posted January 4, 2009, by Jake (jj2732 [at] sbcglonal [dot] net)

Actualy Missouri-Illinios took over in 1927 It was Mississippi river &Bonne Terre until then