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Tuscarora Mountain Tunnel

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania

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Inside tunnel

Photo taken by Jodi Christman 7/22/2011

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BH Photo #209683

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Overview
Tunnel on Pennsylvania Turnpike/I-76
Location
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, and Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Begun c.1885 by S. Penn. RR; first tube completed 1940 by Penna. Tpk. Comm.; second tube completed 1968.
Builder
- Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission
Railroad
- South Pennsylvania Railroad
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 5,326.0 ft. (1.0 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.08723, -77.83560   (decimal degrees)
40°05'14" N, 77°50'08" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/258245/4441293 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Fannettsburg
Inventory number
BH 37610 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1940 (1,116)
Built during 1940s (4,249)
Franklin County, Pennsylvania (131)
Have street view (29,246)
Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania (84)
Open (41,013)
Over a mile long (313)
 Owned by bridge authority (262)
Pennsylvania (6,179)
Pennsylvania Turnpike (15)
Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission (7)
South Pennsylvania Railroad (9)
Total length over 2500 feet (954)
Tunnel (1,360)

Update Log 

  • January 5, 2020: New photo from John Christeson
  • June 4, 2017: New Street View added by Dana and Kay Klein
  • April 7, 2015: Photo imported by Dave King
  • October 13, 2008: Added by Rick Mattioni

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