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Auburn Tunnel

Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Published prior to 1923

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BH Photo #366144

Map 

Description 

First transportation tunnel built in the US.

Facts 

Overview
Abandoned tunnel on Schuylkill Canal
Location
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania
Status
Derelict/abandoned/open cut
History
Built 1821; daylighted 1857
Builder
- Job, Samson & Solomon Fudge
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 450.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 22.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.61302, -76.11113   (decimal degrees)
40°36'47" N, 76°06'40" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/406007/4496393 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Auburn
Inventory number
BH 73913 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,625)
Abandoned (4,011)
Built 1821 (5)
Built during 1820s (137)
Canal (42)
Daylighted (14)
Job, Samson & Solomon Fudge (1)
 Lost 1857 (6)
Lost during 1850s (37)
Pennsylvania (6,758)
Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania (113)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,719)
Tunnel (1,365)

Update Log 

  • September 27, 2016: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
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Auburn Tunnel
Posted November 8, 2018, by George Oakley (Georgeoakley49 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

Is the location on the map exactly where the tunnel is?I'm asking because I saw a video on YouTube that showed a location nowhere near where the location on the map is.