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Backbone Rock Tunnel

Johnson County, Tennessee
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Backboneridge

Photo taken by Bob Lawrence in December 2008

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Description 

Cut to allow a railroad to carry timber from Shady Valley TN to Damascus VA. Used by the Park Service after that, then the rails were taken up and the bed became a highway.

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Overview
Tunnel under Backbone Rock on TN 133 between Damascus VA and Shady Valley TN, Tennessee
Location
Johnson County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
Cut in 1901, taken over by Park Service.
Builder
- Empire Mining Co.
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 20.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.59419, -81.81514   (decimal degrees)
36°35'39" N, 81°48'54" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/427087/4050165 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Grayson
Inventory numbers
TN 46SR1330013 (Tennessee bridge number)
BH 47494 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008)
390

Categories 

Built 1901 (283)
Built during 1900s (4,268)
Empire Mining Co. (1)
Have street view (10,035)
Johnson County, Tennessee (1)
Open (28,452)
Owned by state (9,853)
Tennessee (778)
Total length under 25 feet (1,414)
Tunnel (554)

Update Log 

  • November 4, 2011: Updated by Bob Lawrence: added more information
  • January 2, 2011: Added by J.P.

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