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Fort Harry-Balsam Ridge Tunnel

Sevier County, Tennessee
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Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in August 2010

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Overview
Tunnel under Balsam Ridge Spur on U.S. 441, New Found Gap Road (formerly Indian Gap Highway), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee
Location
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Sevier County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1934
Builder
- Civilian Conservation Corps
Design
Tunnel
Also called
Newfound Gap Tunnel #1
Approximate latitude, longitude
+35.63945, -83.47855   (decimal degrees)
35°38'22" N, 83°28'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/275579/3946788 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Mount Le Conte
Inventory number
BH 46001 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Built 1937 (544)
Built during 1930s (8,552)
Civilian Conservation Corps (49)
Culvert (385)
Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Tennessee (8)
Have street view (9,883)
 Open (28,302)
Owned by National Park Service (253)
Owned by federal government (590)
Sevier County, Tennessee (25)
Tennessee (770)
Tunnel (542)

Update Log 

  • August 30, 2010: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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