Rating:
52312
{63}%
3 votes
Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail - Snoqualmie Tunnel
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Photo courtesy of Wikipedia
License: Released into public domain
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BH Photo #231218
Description
Part of the abandoned Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul, and Pacific Railroad. Abandoned 1980. This is the shortest and most level crossing under the North Central Cascades.
Facts
- Overview
- Tunnel on Pedestrian trail under Snoqualmie Pass
- Location
- King County, Washington, and Kittitas County, Washington
- Status
- Open to pedestrians
- History
- Built 1914 by the Chicago, Milwaukee, Saint Paul, and Pacific Railroad. Rehabilitated 2011
- Railroad
- - Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (MILW)
- Design
- Tunnel
- Dimensions
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Total length: 12,144.0 ft. (2.3 mi.)
- Also called
- MILW - Snoqualmie Tunnel
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +47.39525, -121.44233 (decimal degrees)
47°23'43" N, 121°26'32" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 10/617545/5250264 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Snoqualmie Pass
- Inventory number
- BH 52312 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- February 8, 2018: New video from John Anderson
- February 5, 2018: New photo from John Anderson
- November 3, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Corrected map location
- May 17, 2012: Updated by Neil Martel: Added category "Rail-to-trail"
- April 30, 2012: Updated by Neil Martel: Added additional description