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VT - Tunnel #1

Lyon County, Nevada

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V&T Tunnel #1 Then & Now

1940's V&T train with collapsed Tunnel #1 and shoofly in background; same view in March 2014.

Top photo by unknown, ~1940; Bottom photo taken by Rick Cooper, 30 March 2014, 15:53

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Overview
Lost Tunnel on Virginia & Truckee Railroad
Location
Lyon County, Nevada
Status
Collapsed
History
Built 1872; Collapsed 1932
Railroad
- Virginia & Truckee Railroad (VT; V&T)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 367.0 ft.
Also called
VT - Summit Tunnel
VT - Lakeview Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.20319, -119.79400   (decimal degrees)
39°12'11" N, 119°47'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
11/258736/4343044 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Carson City
Elevation
5080 ft. above sea level
Inventory number
BH 67194 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,623)
Bore Tunnel (291)
Built 1872 (107)
Built during 1870s (1,122)
Collapsed (393)
Have street view (27,060)
Lost (24,948)
Lost 1932 (54)
 Lost during 1930s (632)
Lyon County, Nevada (9)
Nevada (154)
Railroad (15,600)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,256)
Tunnel (1,311)
Virginia & Truckee Railroad (10)

Update Log 

  • September 29, 2020: New Street View added by Doug Klingerman
  • April 22, 2015: Added by Luke

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