Rays Hill Tunnel

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Rays Hill Tunnel 1981

Western portal of the Rays Hill Tunnel on the Pennsylvania Turnpike, taken in 1981.

From Wikipedia Article

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Tunnel on abandoned alignment of Pennsylvania Turnpike

Location

Bedford County, Pennsylvania, and Fulton County, Pennsylvania

Status

Unofficially open to hikers and bicyclists

Future prospects

Currently being fought for by the local Road & Rail-to-Trail conservatory groups to turn the old turnpike into an OFFICIAL bike path and hiker paradise by working to install lights in the tunnel.

History

Begun ca. 1885 by South Penn. RR; completed 1940 by Penn. Tpk. Comm.; bypassed and abandoned in 1968.

Builder

- Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 3,532.0 ft. (0.7 mi.)

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.01621, -78.20952   (decimal degrees)
40°00'58" N, 78°12'34" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/738154/4433286 (zone/easting/northing)

Elevation

1427 ft. above sea level

USGS topographic map

Wells Tannery

Inventory number

BH 37608 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• December 16, 2011: Photo imported by Jodi Christman
• August 2, 2011: Updated by Daniel Hopkins: Updated prospects
• September 15, 2010: New photos from Daniel Hopkins
• October 13, 2008: Added by Rick Mattioni

Sources 

• Rick Mattioni
• Daniel Hopkins - chimera [at] clovermail [dot] net
• Wikipedia

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