AVR - Whitehall Tunnel

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Overview

Tunnel on Allegheny Valley Railroad

Location

Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1899

Builders

- Bennett & Talbot of Greensburg, Pennsylvania (Subcontractor)
- W. T. Manning (Engineer)

Railroads

- Allegheny Valley Railroad (AVR)
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chessie System Railroads (CSRR)
- Ohio & Baltimore Shortline Railway (O&BSL)

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Span length: 1,630.0 ft.
Total length: 1,630.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 23.0 ft.

Also called

Chessie - Whitehall Tunnel
O&BSL - Whitehall Tunnel
Whitehall Tunnel
B&O - Whitehall Tunnel

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.34069, -79.97391   (decimal degrees)
40°20'26" N, 79°58'26" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/587150/4466077 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Glassport

Inventory number

BH 61803 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• May 4, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
• July 21, 2014: Added by Luke

Sources 

• Luke
• Geoff Hubbs

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