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Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel

Ramsey County, Minnesota

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Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel

Plaque

Photo taken by John Marvig in July 2015

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BH Photo #334418

Map 

Description 

Tunnel is not actually lost...but rather sealed at both ends. A way in exists at the East portal (see photo 3)

Facts 

Overview
Sealed Tunnel under Twin City Rapid Transit Co. on Selby Avenue
Location
St. Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
Status
Intact but closed to all traffic
History
Built 1906-7
Builder
- George J. Grant of St. Paul, Minnesota
Railroads
- Streetcar
- Twin City Rapid Transit Co. (TCRT; TCL)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Span length: 1,500.0 ft.
Total length: 1,500.0 ft.
Deck width: 23.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 15.0 ft.
Also called
TCRT - Selby Hill Tunnel
Twin City Rapid Transit Co - Selby Hill Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+44.94655, -93.10683   (decimal degrees)
44°56'48" N, 93°06'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
15/491572/4977018 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Saint Paul East
Inventory number
BH 67394 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1907 (698)
Built during 1900s (7,228)
Closed (2,666)
Cut-And-Cover Tunnel (40)
George J. Grant (1)
Minnesota (1,521)
Owned by city (5,404)
Railroad (15,439)
 Ramsey County, Minnesota (77)
Span length over 1000 feet (106)
St. Paul, Minnesota (60)
Streetcar (278)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,886)
Tunnel (1,310)
Twin City Rapid Transit Co. (25)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2018: New photos from Dana and Kay Klein
  • August 27, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added category "Cut-And-Cover Tunnel"
  • July 25, 2017: Updated by Luke: Added builder
  • August 6, 2015: Updated by John Marvig: Added information
  • May 2, 2015: Added by Luke

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Selby Avenue Streetcar Tunnel
Posted July 3, 2020, by Jonas (Jroach805 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Where is “the west portal” and can I still get in in 2020?