Bridgehunter.com | AVR - Whitehall Tunnel

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Overview: Tunnel on Allegheny Valley Railroad
Location: Baldwin, 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 (B&O; BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Chessie System
- 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)