Southern - Fairdale Tunnel

Harrison County, Indiana

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Former East Portal, now filled in

Photo taken by Nathan Morton in Dec. 2008

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BH Photo #130779

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Description

Built by Southern Railroad on line finished in 1881. Bypassed in 1983. Presently part of Norfolk Southern route from Louisville to Mt. Carmel, Illinois.

Facts

Overview: Abandoned tunnel under a hill and Tunnel Hill Road on formerly the Southern Railway in Fairdale
Location: Fairdale, Harrison County, Indiana
Status: Abandoned
History: Bypassed, abandoned and filled in by railroad
Railroad: - Southern Railway (SOU)
Design: Tunnel
Dimensions: Total length: 570.0 ft.
Also called: Southern - Depauw Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude: +38.32570, -86.19282 (decimal degrees)
38°19'33" N, 86°11'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 16/570554/4242260 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Depauw
Elevation: 770 ft. above sea level
Inventory number: BH 38409 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

March 29, 2010: Updated by Ed Hollowell: Added to Description
April 25, 2009: Updated by Curtis Lee: added coordinates and elevation
December 22, 2008: Added by Nathan Morton

Sources

Nathan Morton - morton890 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Curtis Lee - clee47ford [at] yahoo [dot] com
Ed Hollowell - erhollowell [at] aol [dot] com