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CSX - NC1802 Overpass [Map] Concrete arch bridge over NC 1802/Vein Mountain Road on Clinchfield RailroadOpen to trafficBuilt 1907
CSX - Old US-70 Overpass [Map] Concrete rigid frame bridge on CSX Transportation Inc. (CSXT), Blue Ridge SubdivisionOpen to trafficOriginally built by the Clinchfield Railroad in 1921 to cross US-70, it was quickly deemed too narrow & US-70 bypassed this overpass just a few feet to the north.
CSX - US-70 Overpass [Map] Steel stringer bridge over US-70 on CSX Railroad, Blue Ridge SubdivisionOpen to trafficBuilt 1936
Lake James Spillway Bridge [Map] Lost Pratt through truss bridge over Lake James Spillway on NC 126Replaced by a new bridgeConstructed in 1919 across the Lake James Spillway and replaced by a new bridge downstream in 1981 when dam was rehabilitated by Duke Energy
The Clinchfield Loops - A: Ridge Tunnel [Map] Tunnel under Blue Ridge, Eastern Continental Divide on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)Open to trafficBuilt as part of the S & W's Altapass to Marion segment; rehabilitated 1958. The following tunnels are labeled beginning with "A" as the line descends the Blue Ridge.
The Clinchfield Loops - D: 1st Washburn Tunnel [Map] Tunnel under Washburn Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)Open to traffic1st Washburn Tunnel is the 41st tunnel on the historic Clinchfield Railroad, and 4th on the descent of the railroad down the Blue Ridge to Ashford, NC
The Clinchfield Loops - F: Quinn Knob Tunnel [Map] Tunnel under Quinn;s Knob Ridge, an offshoot of Washburn Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)Open to trafficQuinn Knob Tunnel is the 6th tunnel on the Clinchfield Railroad's historic 'Loops' line descending the Blue Ridge, and is the 43rd tunnel on the line built from Elkhorn City, KY to Spartanburg, SC
The Clinchfield Loops - G: 3rd Washburn Tunnel [Map] Tunnel under Washburn Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)Open to trafficThe third in a series of tunnels that surround Washburn Ridge, in the Clinchfield Railroad's historic descent from the Blue Ridge to the Atlantic coast , tunnel rehabilitated 1913
The Clinchfield Loops - J: Speedy Tunnel [Map] Tunnel under Short Extension of the Blue Ridge on Clinchfield Railroad (now CSX)Open to trafficBuilt as part of the S & W's Altapass to Marion segment; rehabilitated 1914