Union Canal Tunnel

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Union Canal Tunnel LebCo PA 2

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Oldest existing transportation tunnel in United States.

Overview: Tunnel under Tunnel Hill; Tunnel Hill Road on Union Canal
Location: Lebanon, Lebanon County, Pennsylvania
Status: Stable. Repairs were made to portals in 2000 & 2002
Future prospects: Canal boat rides through the tunnel suspended pending boat repairs. Owned by Lebanon County Historical Society.
History: Completed 1827; canal closed 1880's; purchased by LCHS in 1950.
Design: Tunnel
Dimensions: Total length: 729.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on October 1, 1974
Also called: Union Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.34969, -76.46135 (decimal degrees)
40°20'59" N, 76°27'41" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/375896/4467595 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Lebanon
Inventory numbers: NRHP 74001792 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 62266 (Bridgehunter.com ID)