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PW - Laurel Hill Tunnel

New London County, Connecticut

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PW - Laurel Hill Tunnel

west portal in 2018

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Description 

This tunnel was part of a line relocation project completed in January of 1876. The covered bridge and swing bridge slightly downstream were abandoned and a new line was constructed through the tunnel and across a new iron bridge across the Shetucket River upstream.

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Laurel Hill/CT 2 on Providence & Worcester Railroad in Norwich
Location
Norwich, New London County, Connecticut
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1875 by the Norwich & Worcester Railroad
Railroads
- New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (NH)
- Norwich & Worcester Railroad
- Providence & Worcester Railroad (PW)
Design
Stone Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.52321, -72.07571   (decimal degrees)
41°31'24" N, 72°04'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/743995/4600970 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Norwich
Inventory number
BH 65267 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,797)
Built 1876 (111)
Built during 1870s (1,149)
Connecticut (806)
Curved (475)
Have street view (27,556)
New London County, Connecticut (76)
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad (521)
 Norwich & Worcester Railroad (11)
Norwich, Connecticut (19)
Open (40,204)
Owned by railroad (12,873)
Providence & Worcester Railroad (61)
Railroad (16,012)
Tunnel (1,335)

Update Log 

  • February 22, 2020: Updated by Chester Gehman: Added description
  • September 4, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • January 4, 2015: New Street View added by Ian Martin

Sources 

  • Ian Martin
  • Tyler City Station - "Norwich/N3" section has a present-day photo
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Chester Gehman - gehmanc2000 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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