Beaucatcher Tunnel

Photos 

North portal entrance, heading south

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in March 2014

Enlarge

BH Photo #281535

Map 

Street View 

• View #1

Facts 

Overview

Tunnel on U.S. 70 under Beaucatcher Mountain

Location

Asheville, Buncombe County, North Carolina

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1927, in identical style as tunnels on nearby Blue Ridge Parkway

Builder

- North Carolina Department of Highways

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 1,037.1 ft.

Approximate latitude, longitude

+35.59833, -82.54000   (decimal degrees)
35°35'54" N, 82°32'24" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/360497/3940490 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Asheville

Elevation

2241 ft. above sea level

Inventory numbers

NC 021166 (North Carolina bridge number)
BH 50542 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• April 13, 2014: New photos from Calvin Sneed
• December 14, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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