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Berry Street Tunnel
Description
The tunnel is one of 9 tunnels constructed on the original Pittsburgh and Steubenville Railroad and the only one that remains. The tunnel provided and important link between Pittsburgh and all points west on the main line.
-- Historic American Engineering Record
Facts
- Overview
- Tunnel on West Busway
- Location
- Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Status
- Open to traffic
- History
- Built 1851-1856; Converted to road use 1998
- Builders
- - Michael J. Baker, Inc. of Coraopolis, Pennsylvania (1998 Conversion Designer)
- Mosites Construction Co. of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (1998 Conversion Contractor)
- Railroads
- - Conrail (CR)
- Penn Central Railroad (PC)
- Pennsylvania Railroad (PRR)
- Philadelphia, Baltimore & Washington Railroad (PBW)
- Pittsburgh & Steubenville Railroad (P&S)
- Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, & St. Louis Railroad (PCC&StL)
- Port Authority of Allegheny County (PAT)
- Design
- Tunnel
- Also called
- PRR - Cork Run Tunnel
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +40.45123, -80.05942 (decimal degrees)
40°27'04" N, 80°03'34" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
- Approximate UTM coordinates
- 17/579756/4478265 (zone/easting/northing)
- Quadrangle map:
- Pittsburgh West
- Inventory number
- BH 63575 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Update Log
- October 15, 2015: Updated by Luke: Updated status per forum comment
- October 12, 2014: Added by Dave King
Sources
- Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
- HAER PA-382 - Cork Run Tunnel, Pittsburgh & Steubenville Railroad, from Chartiers Avenue Bridge heading 2371' west, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA
- Luke
- Pghbridges.com - Info
this actually is in use for the west busway, they call it the Berry Street tunnel.