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ATN - Roper Tunnel

Jefferson County, Alabama

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Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Roper Hill on Alabama & Tennessee River Railway
Location
Trussville, Jefferson County, Alabama
Status
Open to rail traffic
History
Bored 1903, Current tunnel built 1910-11
Builder
- Vaughan Construction Co. of Roanoke, Virginia
Railroads
- Alabama & Tennessee River Railway (ATN)
- Family Lines System (FL)
- Seaboard Air Line Railway (SAL)
- Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (SCL)
- Seaboard System Railroad (SBD)
Design
Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+33.60839, -86.57701   (decimal degrees)
33°36'30" N, 86°34'37" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/539240/3718816 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Leeds
Inventory number
BH 55605 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Alabama (971)
Alabama & Tennessee River Railway (10)
Built 1903 (593)
Built during 1900s (7,224)
Family Lines System (79)
Jefferson County, Alabama (134)
Open (39,880)
 Railroad (15,411)
Seaboard Air Line Railway (114)
Seaboard Coast Line Railroad (194)
Seaboard System Railroad (103)
Trussville, Alabama (2)
Tunnel (1,310)
Vaughan Construction Co. (2)

Update Log 

  • November 13, 2014: Updated by Luke: Edited history
  • February 17, 2014: New Street View added by Luke Harden
  • February 20, 2013: Added by Chris P.

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Roper Tunnel
Posted February 17, 2014, by Stacey (lane75941 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Is there safe access to this tunnel for photography? The closest access I saw was a crossing about .25 m away where you would have to walk down the tracks to access. Wondered if there was a better way. Thanks