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LN - Spurlington Tunnel

Taylor County, Kentucky

Photo 

L&N - Spurlington Tunnel

1986 view

Photo taken by Larry Smith

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

View this photo at columbiamagazine.com

BH Photo #485154

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned tunnel under hillside on Louisville & Nashville RR (abandoned)
Location
Taylor County, Kentucky
Status
Derelict/abandoned
History
Built 1874
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 1,900.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.41373, -85.27217   (decimal degrees)
37°24'49" N, 85°16'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
16/652904/4142171 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 91122 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,757)
Abandoned (3,945)
Built 1874 (124)
Built during 1870s (1,337)
Kentucky (1,378)
Owned privately (1,949)
Taylor County, Kentucky (9)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)
Tunnel (1,361)

Update Log 

  • November 3, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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