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C&O - Church Hill Tunnel

Richmond, Virginia

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Photo taken by Royce and Bobette Haley in November 2017

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BH Photo #411250

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned tunnel under Church Hill on Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Location
Richmond, Virginia
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1875; Collapsed 1925
Railroad
- Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (C&O; CO)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 4,000.0 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.53172, -77.41962   (decimal degrees)
37°31'54" N, 77°25'11" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/286203/4156611 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Richmond
Inventory number
BH 75200 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,566)
Abandoned (3,650)
Built 1875 (108)
Built during 1870s (1,110)
Chesapeake & Ohio Railway (189)
Have street view (26,947)
Lost 1925 (42)
 Lost during 1920s (477)
Railroad (15,414)
Richmond, Virginia (47)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)
Tunnel (1,310)
Virginia (1,216)

Update Log 

  • November 24, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • November 19, 2017: New photos from Royce and Bobette Haley
  • January 19, 2017: Added by Royce and Bobette Haley

Sources 

  • Royce and Bobette Haley - roycehaley111 [at] yahoo [dot] com
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Comments 

Church Hill Tunnel
Posted March 8, 2020, by Larry Fine (larry [at] fineelectricco [dot] com)

I walked into the tunnel and touched the wall back when it was still dry enough. I also went down there a couple of years ago. The echo of your own voice sounds like someone else is talking near the tunnel. I am fascinated by it, and would love to chat with others.