CSX - Harpers Ferry Tunnel

Photos 

View Of West Portal

Photo taken for the Historic American Engineering Record

View photos at Library of Congress

BH Photo #299744

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview

Tunnel on Railroad

Location

Harpers Ferry, Washington County, Maryland

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1896; Widened 1931

Railroads

- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 927.0 ft.

Also called

B&O - Harpers Ferry Tunnel

Approximate latitude, longitude

+39.32423, -77.72483   (decimal degrees)
39°19'27" N, 77°43'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/265115/4356298 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Harpers Ferry

Inventory number

BH 63463 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• June 30, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• January 27, 2019: New photos from Josh Schmid
• August 28, 2016: New photos from Steve Conro
• January 15, 2015: New Street View added by Luke
• October 10, 2014: Added by Dave King

Sources 

• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• HAER MD-17 - Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Harpers Ferry Tunnel, North bank of Potomac River, opposite Harpers Ferry, Sharpsburg, Washington County, MD
• Luke
• Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Photo Archives - Image #1
• Harpers Ferry National Historic Park Photo Archives - Image #2
• Steve Conro - sconro [at] yahoo [dot] com
• Josh Schmid
• Geoff Hubbs

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