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DH - Port Henry Tunnels
Photos
IMG_3387 | by Russ Nelson
D&H Tunnel on the north side of Port Henry, NY. After trains got larger, they found it easier to create a right-of-way on the shore of Lake Champlain, than enlarge the tunnel. Hard rock tunnel -- no portal needed.
Photo by Russ Nelson
License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)
BH Photo #344634
Description
Two short tunnels on the original D&H route above Port Henry. Bypassed long ago, but they are at least partially intact.Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned tunnel on Delaware & Hudson Railway
- Location
- Port Henry, Essex County, New York
- Status
- Derelict/abandoned
- Railroad
- - Delaware & Hudson Railway (DH)
- Design
- Tunnel
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +44.05514, -73.45311 (decimal degrees)
44°03'19" N, 73°27'11" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 18/623906/4879160 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Port Henry
- Inventory number
- BH 65639 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
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