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North portal approach

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in October 2009

Overview: Railroad Tunnel in a curve under Sensabaugh Ridge on the former Clinchfield Railroad, approximately 2,000 feet south of Click Tunnel and 2,500 feet north of North Holston River Bridge
Location: Hawkins County, Tennessee
Status: Open to traffic
History: Bored in 1908, rehabilitated and widened in 1913
Design: Out-to-out portals, all concrete-lined
Dimensions: Total length: 348.0 ft.
Deck width: 18.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.0 ft.
Also called: Sensabaugh Ridge Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.57715, -82.62479 (decimal degrees)
36°34'38" N, 82°37'29" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/354630/4049194 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Church Hill
Inventory number: BH 43546 (Bridgehunter.com ID)