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CSX - Darby Tunnel

Delaware County, Pennsylvania

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B&O - Darby Tunnel

Photo from old postcard

License: Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike (CC BY-SA)

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BH Photo #488183

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under CSX RR on Chester Pike US 13
Location
Collingdale, Delaware County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1885
Railroads
- Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (BO)
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Span length: 96.1 ft.
Total length: 96.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.91363, -75.26604   (decimal degrees)
39°54'49" N, 75°15'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/477262/4418204 (zone/easting/northing)
Average daily traffic (as of 2018)
18,757
Inventory numbers
PANBI 54378 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 91792 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection report (as of April 2018)
Overall condition: Fair
Sufficiency rating: 91.5 (out of 100)
View more at BridgeReports.com

Categories 

19th Century (9,794)
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (597)
Built 1885 (221)
Built during 1880s (2,420)
CSX Railroad (1,885)
Collingdale, Pennsylvania (1)
Delaware County, Pennsylvania (113)
 Open (41,560)
Owned by railroad (14,330)
Pennsylvania (7,016)
Railroad (17,179)
Span length 75-100 feet (6,829)
Total length 75-100 feet (7,121)
Tunnel (1,374)

Update Log 

  • January 3, 2021: New photo from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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