Midland Tunnel No. 3

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Photo taken by James Baughn

BH Photo #101390

Overview: Third of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Location: Chaffee County, Colorado
Status: Open to one-lane traffic
History: Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Railroad: - Colorado Midland Railroad (CM)
Design: Tunnel
Dimensions: Total length: 165.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 14.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.87833, -106.14500 (decimal degrees)
38°52'42" N, 106°08'42" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 13/400681/4303898 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Harvard Lakes
Average daily traffic (as of 1998): 220
Inventory numbers: CO CHA371-02.55 (Colorado off-system bridge number)
BH 11794 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of October 1999): View more at BridgeReports.com