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PRR - Bow Ridge Tunnel (1907)

Indiana County, Pennsylvania

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Photo taken in August 2009

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Description 

Part of the extensive Pennsylvania Railroad system, the Bow Ridge Tunnel was constructed when the railroad realigned its rail tracks in this vicinity.

-- Historic American Engineering Record

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned tunnel on former Pennsylvania Railroad
Location
Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Status
Abandoned
History
Built 1907
Builders
- A.C. Shand (Engineer)
- McMenamin & Sons (Contractor)
Railroad
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Stone tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 630.0 ft.
Deck width: 42.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.46241, -79.36640   (decimal degrees)
40°27'45" N, 79°21'59" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/638501/4480364 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Blairsville
Inventory number
BH 56375 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

A.C. Shand (3)
Abandoned (3,746)
Built 1907 (721)
Built during 1900s (7,365)
HAER documented (1,108)
Indiana County, Pennsylvania (55)
McMenamin & Sons (1)
 Owned by railroad (12,669)
Pennsylvania (5,373)
Pennsylvania Railroad (920)
Railroad (15,794)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,892)
Tunnel (1,326)

Update Log 

  • July 10, 2020: New photos from Brian Manville
  • October 12, 2014: HAER photos posted by Dave King
  • May 27, 2013: Added by Jacob P. Bernard

Sources 

  • Jacob P. Bernard
  • HAER PA-269 - Pennsylvania Railroad, Bow Ridge Tunnel, Through Bow Ridge, 0.3 mile South of Conemaugh Dam, New Alexandria, Westmoreland County, PA
  • Brian Manville

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