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Alpine Tunnel
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
- Location
- Gunnison County, Colorado, and Chaffee County, Colorado
- Status
- Abandoned and partially caved-in
- History
- Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
- Railroads
- - Colorado & Southern Railroad (CS)
- Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad (DSP&P)
- Design
- Tunnel
- Dimensions
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Total length: 1,800.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.64796, -106.40684 (decimal degrees)
38°38'53" N, 106°24'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 13/377574/4278649 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Cumberland Pass
- Elevation
- 11523 ft. above sea level
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 80004632 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11776 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 21, 2020: New photos from Glenn Celerier
- November 3, 2008: New photos from James Baughn
There was a book published on this, called Apline Tunnel. I used to have a copy. I will try to find more info and post.