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NS - Musconetcong Tunnel

Hunterdon County, New Jersey

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NS - Musconetcong Tunnel

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Facts 

Overview
Tunnel on Norfolk Southern Railway
Location
Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Status
Open to traffic
Builder
- Bates & Rogers Construction Co. of Chicago, Illinois
Railroads
- Conrail (CR)
- Lehigh Valley Railroad (LV)
- Norfolk Southern Railway (NS)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 4,893.0 ft. (0.9 mi.)
Also called
LV - Musconetcong Tunnel
LV- Pattenburg Tunnel
Conrail - Musconetcong Tunnel
LV - Bellwood Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.64561, -75.02523   (decimal degrees)
40°38'44" N, 75°01'31" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/497866/4499417 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Bloomsbury
Inventory number
BH 62335 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bates & Rogers Construction Co. (16)
Built 1927 (863)
Built during 1920s (9,957)
Conrail (1,580)
Hunterdon County, New Jersey (228)
Lehigh Valley Railroad (127)
New Jersey (1,590)
 Norfolk Southern Railway (1,949)
Open (39,987)
Owned by railroad (12,505)
Railroad (15,607)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)
Tunnel (1,312)

Update Log 

  • June 16, 2020: Updated by Luke: Corrected builder to pre-existing category
  • November 13, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • June 10, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • August 5, 2014: Added by Luke

Sources 

  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs

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