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Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel

Pitkin County, Colorado, and Lake County, Colorado

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Busk-Ivanhoe Tunnel

Former Colorado Midland Railroad tunnel...now used for trans-mountain water diversion

Photo taken by Kellie Keene in September 2009

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BH Photo #347407

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel
Location
Pitkin County, Colorado, and Lake County, Colorado
Status
Closed
History
Built 1891; Converted to highway use 1922; Closed to traffic 1943; Collapsed 1945
Railroads
- Busk Tunnel Railway Co.
- Colorado Midland Railroad (CM)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 9,394.0 ft. (1.8 mi.)
Also called
Carlton Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.24927, -106.46938   (decimal degrees)
39°14'57" N, 106°28'10" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/373208/4345467 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Mount Massive
Inventory number
BH 68088 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,771)
Built 1891 (246)
Built during 1890s (3,236)
Busk Tunnel Railway Co. (1)
Closed (2,760)
Colorado (747)
Colorado Midland Railroad (8)
Lake County, Colorado (7)
 Over a mile long (316)
Owned privately (1,949)
Pitkin County, Colorado (7)
Rail-to-road (360)
Railroad (16,557)
Total length over 2500 feet (957)
Tunnel (1,361)

Update Log 

  • January 26, 2016: New photos from Kellie Keene
  • August 15, 2015: Updated by Luke: Mapped
  • June 18, 2015: Added by David Backlin

Sources 

  • David Backlin - us71 [at] cox [dot] net
  • Luke
  • Kellie Keene - misskellie35 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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