Upper Charles Rail-Trail - Phipps Tunnel

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Overview

Tunnel under Highland Street on Upper Charles Rail-Trail

Location

Holliston, Middlesex County, Massachusetts

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1848, line abandoned in 1972

Railroads

- Boston & Albany Railroad (BA)
- Boston & Worcester Railroad (B&W)
- Conrail (CR)

Design

Granite-faced, brick-lined tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 70.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.

Also called

Highland Street Railroad Tunnel

Approximate latitude, longitude

+42.18893, -71.43529   (decimal degrees)
42°11'20" N, 71°26'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

19/298906/4673623 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Holliston

Inventory number

BH 65191 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• September 9, 2019: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• January 1, 2015: Added by Ian Martin

Sources 

• Ian Martin
• Massachusetts Historical Commission
• Geoff Hubbs

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