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CSX - Virginia Avenue Tunnel (1872)

Washington, District of Columbia

Photo 

Virginia Avenue Tunnel

Photo from CapitolRiverfront

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #455620

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel on CSX Transportation
Location
Washington, District of Columbia
Status
Replaced by a new tunnel
History
Built 1872 by the Baltimore & Potomac Railroad
Railroads
- Baltimore & Potomac Railroad (B&P)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 3,788.0 ft. (0.7 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.87951, -76.99994   (decimal degrees)
38°52'46" N, 76°59'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/326520/4305306 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Washington East
Inventory number
BH 72936 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,628)
Baltimore & Potomac Railroad (2)
Built 1872 (107)
Built during 1870s (1,123)
CSX Railroad (1,668)
Conrail (1,580)
District of Columbia (73)
Lost (24,994)
Lost 2018 (188)
 Lost during 2010s (3,298)
Owned by railroad (12,501)
Penn Central Railroad (1,376)
Pennsylvania Railroad (904)
Railroad (15,604)
Replaced by new bridge (16,784)
Total length over 2500 feet (916)
Tunnel (1,312)
Washington, District of Columbia (73)

Update Log 

  • September 2, 2019: Updated by Luke: Gone since 2018
  • September 2, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • July 26, 2016: Added by Andy Winegar

Sources 

  • Andy Winegar
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Luke

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