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Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail - Snoqualmie Tunnel

King County, Washington, and Kittitas County, Washington

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BH Photo #231218

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Video 

A Ride Through the Snoqualmie Tunnel

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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
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)

Categories 

Built 1914 (848)
Built during 1910s (9,968)
Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific Railroad (1,108)
King County, Washington (216)
Kittitas County, Washington (46)
Open to pedestrians (4,580)
Over a mile long (311)
 Owned by state (16,554)
Palouse to Cascades State Park Trail (16)
Rail-to-trail (1,656)
Total length over 2500 feet (951)
Tunnel (1,359)
Washington (1,380)

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

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