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A&O - Charcoal Gap Tunnel (Carroll County, Arkansas)
Completed March 22, 1901; abandoned in 1961Partially collapsed tunnel on the former Missouri and North Arkansas Railway, 7 miles northeast of Eureka SpringsAbandoned and partially collapsed
AMTK/NJT - North River Tunnels (New York County, New York)
Constructed 1904-1908Tunnel under Hudson River on Amtrak & New Jersey TransitOpen to traffic
ATN - Hardwick Tunnel (St. Clair County, Alabama)
Bored 1903, Current tunnel built 1910-11Tunnel on RailroadOpen to traffic
ATN - Laney Tunnel (Etowah County, Alabama)
Built 1851, reinforced 2010Tunnel on Alabama & Tennessee River RailwayOpen to traffic
Baker-Barry Tunnel (Marin County, California)
Built in 1918, rebuilt 1925, widened in 1937, closed 1989, rebuilt in 1995Tunnel under Under Marin Headlands on Bunker RoadOpen to traffic
BART - Berkeley Hills Tunnel (Alameda County, California)
Bore completed in 1967, Open for revenue in 1973 they run just north of the Caldecott tunnelsTunnel under Berkeley Hills on BART (Bay Area Rapid Transport)Open to traffic
BART/MUNI - Market Street Subway (San Francisco County, California)
Originally built 1973 for Bay Area Rapid Transit, San Francisco Municipal Railway connection added in 1980Tunnel on Bay Area Rapid Transit & San Francisco Municipal RailwayOpen to traffic
BN - Belmont Tunnel (Dawes County, Nebraska)
Built 1889. abandoned to rail traffic in 1982TunnelBypassed Tunnel still used by RR personnel
BNSF - Cape Horn Tunnel (Skamania County, Washington)
Tunnel on BNSF (nee Spokane, Portland & Seattle)Open to traffic
BNSF - Cascade Tunnel (King County, Washington)
Longest rail tunnnel in the US, finished in 1929 to bypass old tunnel, switchbacks, and 1.57% gradeConcrete lined tunnel under Cascade Mountains on BNSF Railway (former Great Northern Railway)Open to traffic
BNSF - Lyle Tunnel (Klickitat County, Washington)
Built 1908Tunnel on BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
BNSF - Tunnel 1.5 (Skamania County, Washington)
Built 1977Tunnel on BNSFOpen to traffic
BNSF - Tunnel 3 (Flathead County, Montana)
Tunnel on BNSF Hi-Line SubdivisionOpen to traffic
BNSF - Tunnel 3.7 (Flathead County, Montana)
Tunnel on BNSF Hi-Line SubdivisionOpen to traffic
BNSF - Tunnel 3.9 (Flathead County, Montana)
Tunnel on BNSF Hi-Line SubdivisionOpen to traffic
BNSF - Tunnel 4 (Flathead County, Montana)
Tunnel on BNSF Hi-Line SubdivisionOpen to traffic
BNSF - Wayne Tunnel (Cascade County, Montana)
Built in 1911 by the Great Northern RailroadTunnel under a hill and Enger Cutoff Road on BNSF RailwayOpen to traffic
BO - Shannon Tunnel (Doddridge County, West Virginia)
Lost Tunnel on the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on the North Bend Rail Trail.Daylighted and replaced by a cut
BRB&L - East Boston Tunnels (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1875; abandoned 1940Abandoned tunnels under Jeffries Point on Boston, Revere Beach & Lynn RailroadDerelict/abandoned
Broadway Tunnel (San Francisco County, California)
Built 1952Tunnel carries traffic under corner of Russian Hill and several streets. Four lanes of automobile, bus and truck trafficOpen to traffic
Broadway Tunnel (Los Angeles County, California)
Built 1901; Removed 1949 due to the construction of the Hollywood Freeway obliterating Fort Moore HillLost Tunnel under Fort Moore Hill on North BroadwayRemoved
Brooklyn-Battery Tunnel (New York County, New York)
Built 1940-1950Tunnel under East River on Interstate 478Open to traffic
Buck Spring Tunnel (Haywood County, North Carolina)
Built ca1930Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge ParkwayOpen to traffic
Burro Schmidt Tunnel (Kern County, California)
started in 1900 finished in 1938 dug completely by William SchmidtTunnel under El Paso Mountains on pedestrianIntact but closed to all traffic
Burton's Tunnel (Orange County, Indiana)
Built 1907Tunnel on French Lick RailwayOpen to traffic
Caldecott Tunnel (Alameda County, California)
First two bores built 1937, third built 1965, fourth built 2013Set of four parallel tunnels on CA 24 in OaklandOpen to traffic
Callahan Tunnel (Suffolk County, Massachusetts)
Built 1961Tunnel under Boston Harbor on East Boston Expressway (MA 1A)Open to traffic
CBRY - Tunnel #1 (Pinal County, Arizona)
Built 1902Tunnel on Copper Basin RailwayOpen to traffic
CBRY - Tunnel #2 (Pinal County, Arizona)
Built ca 1902-1904Tunnel on Copper Basin RailwayOpen to traffic
CBRY - Tunnel #3 (Pinal County, Arizona)
Built ca 1902-1904Tunnel on Copper Basin RailwayOpen to traffic
Claypool Tunnel (Pinal County, Arizona)
Built 1926; replaced by new tunnel 1952Tunnel on former US 60Derelict/abandoned
CN - Tunnel #1 (Pope County, Illinois)
Built 1928Tunnel on CN (formerly IC) Railroad, southeast of StonefortOpen to railroad traffic
CN - Tunnel #2 (Pope County, Illinois)
Built 1927Tunnel on CN (formerly IC) Railroad near AbbotOpen to traffic
CN - Tunnel #3 (Johnson County, Illinois)
Built 1928Tunnel on CN (formerly IC) Railroad, northeast of GrantsburgOpen to traffic
CNTP - New Tunnel 22 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1963 as part of the tunnel bypass program which replaced tunnels 22, 23 and 24 with new 22 and new 24 and built the Emory River Bridge between the two new tunnels. It was placed in service Nov. 12, 1962.Tunnels through mountain on Railroad, approximately 40 - 50 trains per 24 hour periodOpen to traffic
CNTP - Tunnel 13 (Scott County, Tennessee)
Built 1877Abandoned tunnel on Abandoned RailroadDerelict/abandoned
CNTP - Tunnel 14 (Scott County, Tennessee)
Bored in solid limestone in 1877. Taken out of service sometime in the 1930's. Tunnel floor was lowered and the creek re-routed through it to prevent the rail re-alignment from having to have two new bridges.Tunnel on Abandoned Railroad/CreekIntact but closed to all traffic
CNTP - Tunnel 15 (Scott County, Tennessee)
Bored in 1877, lined and finished in 1879. Cincinnati construction crews and Chattanooga construction crews met with the building of the tracks in the center of this tunnel.Abandoned tunnel on Abandoned RailroadDerelict/abandoned
CNTP - Tunnel 16 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1877 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, OhioTunnel under tunnels through Sunbright Mountain on ATV trail/abandoned railroad gradeIntact but closed to all traffic, incredibly good condition
CNTP - Tunnel 19 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, OhioTunnelIntact but closed to all traffic
CNTP - Tunnel 20 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, OhioAbandoned tunnelDerelict/abandoned
CNTP - Tunnel 21 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, OhioLost TunnelRemoved but not replaced; 'daylighted' that is, top blown off and cut made.
CNTP - Tunnel 23 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, OhioTunnelIntact but closed to all traffic, near prefect condition
CNTP - Tunnel 24 (Morgan County, Tennessee)
Bored in 1878 during the construction of the Cincinnati Southern Railway, a railroad wholely owned by the city of Cincinnati, Ohio. The contracts were given to the CNO&TP, the lessor of the rail line, to finish the tunnels.Tunnels through Nemo Mountain on Former railroad gradeCompletely intact, except for fallen north portal (seperated from tunnel bore), has not carried railroad tracks since 1963.
CNTP - Tunnel 8 (McCreary County, Kentucky)
Built in 1879, bypassed in the extensive 1961-63 bypass program.Abandoned tunnel on trailDerelict/abandoned
CNTP - Tunnel 9 (McCreary County, Kentucky)
Built in 1879, bypassed by major line relocation of 1961-63.Abandoned tunnel on trailDerelict/abandoned
CNW - Buncombe Tunnel (Lafayette County, Wisconsin)
Built 1875, widened 1882; Abandoned 1938Abandoned tunnel on RailroadDerelict/abandoned
CNW - Tunnel City Tunnel (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1911; Collapsed 1972; Bricked up 1975Collapsed Tunnel on RailroadCollapsed.
CP - Tunnel City Tunnel (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1875Tunnelon Canadian Pacific Railway just W of Tunnel CityOpen to traffic
Craggy Flats Tunnel (Buncombe County, North Carolina)
Built ca.1930Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge ParkwayOpen to traffic
CSX - Cumberland Gap Tunnel (Claiborne County, Tennessee)
Built in 1888 -1889 by the Powell's Valley Railroad; sold the same year to the Knoxville, Cumberland Gap and Louisville Railroad; sold in 1896 to the Louisville & Nashville Railroad. Now owned by CSX Railroad to connect Norfolk-Southern RRTunnel under Cumberland Mountain on CSX Railroad at Cumberland GapOpen to traffic
CSX - Haverstraw Tunnel (Rockland County, New York)
Built 1882, likely modified 1902-4 based on portal designTunnel under Palisades on CSX River SubdivisionOpen to traffic
CSX - State Line Tunnel (Columbia County, New York)
Original tunnel built 1840, second bore added 1912, 1840 bore abandoned 1988 with single-trackingTunnel under Taconic Range and Tunnel Hill Rd on CSX Berkshire SubdivisionOpen to traffic
Cumberland Gap Tunnel (Claiborne County, Tennessee)
Constructed started 1991; opened to traffic Oct. 18, 1996Twin-bore tunnel under Cumberland Mountain on US 25-E at Cumberland GapOpen to four lanes of traffic
DL&W - Oswego Tunnel (Oswego County, New York)
Abandoned tunnel on Delaware, Lackawanna & Western RailroadAbandoned, one portal filled in, the other shuttered.
DL&W - Oxford Tunnel (Warren County, New Jersey)
Completed 1862; line abandoned in 1970Abandoned tunnel on RailroadDerelict/abandoned, partially collapsed
DRGW - Tennessee Pass Tunnel (Eagle County, Colorado)
Built 1890; Replaced by the current tunnel in 1945; Caved in July 10, 2012, creating a sinkhole that affected US 24Lost Tunnel on Denver & Rio Grande Western RailroadCollapsed
Elroy-Sparta Trail - Tunnel #2 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1873Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry) 2 mi. NW of WiltonOpen to pedestrians only
Elroy-Sparta Trail - Tunnel #3 (Monroe County, Wisconsin)
Built 1873Tunnel on Elroy Sparta State Trail (former C&NW Ry) 2 mi. NW of NorwalkOpen to pedestrians only
Ferrin Knob Tunnel No. 2 (Henderson County, North Carolina)
Built ca1930Tunnel under Mountain on Blue Ridge ParkwayOpen to traffic
Fort Harry-Balsam Ridge Tunnel (Sevier County, Tennessee)
Built 1934Tunnel under Balsam Ridge Spur on U.S. 441, New Found Gap Road (formerly Indian Gap Highway), Great Smoky Mountains National Park, TennesseeOpen to traffic
Fort Snelling Tunnel (Hennepin County, Minnesota)
Built 1961Tunnel over MN 5 on Parking LotOpen to traffic
Francis Road Tunnel (Gallatin County, Montana)
Built ca. 1908, abandoned 1980Tunnel on Francis RoadOpen to traffic
Frisco - Meramec Highlands Tunnel (St. Louis County, Missouri)
Built 1883; bypassed in 1922; tracks removed 1929Closed tunnel under Sunset Hill on the Frisco Railroad at KirkwoodClosed with the entrances boarded up and the inside partially filled
GAP - Big Savage Tunnel (Somerset County, Pennsylvania)
Buil 1911,Tunnel on Great Allegheny PassageOpen to pedestrians only
GAP - Borden Tunnel (Allegany County, Maryland)
Built 1911, rail line abandoned 1975Tunnel on Great Allegheny PassageOpen to pedestrians only
GN - Horseshoe Tunnel (King County, Washington)
Built 1893 bypassed 1929 collapsed on unknown dateLost TunnelCollapsed
GN - Old Cascade Tunnel (King County, Washington)
The Original Cascade Tunnel was finished in 1900 and was built to replace a series of 8 switchbacks used to get over the mountains. Deadliest avalanche in US history occurred March 1, 1910 at Wellington (western portal). 96 people killed.Abandoned tunnel under the Cascade Mountains on abandoned Great Northern Railway gradeAbandoned
Grassy Knob Tunnel (Buncombe County, North Carolina)
ca 1930 Tunnel under Grassy Knob on Blue Ridge ParkwayOpen to traffic
Hanging Lake Tunnel (Garfield County, Colorado)
Built 1992Pair of tunnels on I-70 at Hanging LakeOpen to traffic
Harmon Tunnel (Madison County, Iowa)
Originally bored to carry a flume 1858, Widened for road use 1925; Rehabilitated 1982Tunnel under backbone ridge on Pammel Park RdOpen to traffic
I-70 Veterans Memorial Tunnels (Clear Creek County, Colorado)
Built 1961; widened to 3 lanes each and refaced in 2015Tunnel under Mountain on I-70, US 6, US 40Open to traffic
IC Lost Gap Tunnel (Lauderdale County, Mississippi)
Tunnel; daylighted c. 1950sLost Tunnel on ICNo longer exists
INRD - Unionville Tunnel (Monroe County, Indiana)
Built 1903Tunnel under N. Tunnel Road on Indiana Rail RoadOpen to traffic
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