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RJCC - Eastwood Tunnel

Jefferson County, Kentucky

Photos 

Photo taken by J.P.

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BH Photo #211152

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Town of Eastwood on L&N Railroad
Location
Eastwood, Jefferson County, Kentucky
Status
Open to traffic
Railroads
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
- R.J. Corman Railroad (RJCN; RJCR; RJCC; RJCL; RJCM; RJCP; RJCK; RJNX; RJCV)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 1,049.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.23481, -85.44996   (decimal degrees)
38°14'05" N, 85°26'60" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/635658/4233004 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fisherville
Inventory number
BH 49465 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Eastwood, Kentucky (1)
Jefferson County, Kentucky (129)
Kentucky (1,377)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (293)
Open (41,013)
Owned by railroad (13,566)
R.J. Corman Railroad (21)
Railroad (16,518)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,005)
Tunnel (1,360)

Update Log 

  • August 30, 2011: Added by J.P.

Sources 

  • J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
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Comments 

RJCC - Eastwood Tunnel
Posted August 25, 2014, by Jim bryant (Jim [dot] bryant49 [at] outlook [dot] com)

What year was it built? Where does it rank in length with other tunnels in KY and the eastern part of the US.

RJCC - Eastwood Tunnel
Posted June 19, 2014, by Perry King (Kykid58 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Can you tell me what year or years this was built?