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CSX - Cumberland Mountain Tunnel

Franklin County, Tennessee

Photos 

Plaque located in the Cowan Railroad Park

Photo taken by Ben Tate in March 2013

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BH Photo #251952

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Cumberland Mountains on CSX Railroad
Location
Franklin County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1852 by Stevenson,V.K
Builder
- Thomas C. Bates
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
- Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 2,228.0 ft. (0.4 mi.)
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 22, 1977
Also called
Cowan Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.15376, -85.97726   (decimal degrees)
35°09'14" N, 85°58'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/593153/3890572 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Sewanee
Inventory numbers
NRHP 77001270 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 50301 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,568)
Built 1852 (26)
Built during 1850s (407)
CSX Railroad (1,662)
Franklin County, Tennessee (12)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (278)
NR-listed (2,960)
Nashville, Chattanooga & St. Louis Railway (31)
 Open (39,882)
Owned by railroad (12,423)
Railroad (15,414)
Tennessee (1,223)
Thomas C. Bates (1)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,883)
Tunnel (1,310)

Update Log 

  • December 17, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 31, 2013: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected builder
  • March 31, 2013: New photo from Ben Tate
  • November 21, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Luke
  • Geoff Hubbs

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