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East Side Trolley Tunnel

Providence County, Rhode Island

Photos 

Published prior to 1923

View this photo at books.google.com

BH Photo #417011

Map 

Street View 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under College Hill on Bus Lane (Originally Rhodse Island Co. Trolleys)
Location
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
Status
Open to buses only
History
Built 1914; Track removed and tunnel reconfigured for Bus/Trolleybus use.
Railroads
- Providence United Electric Railway (UER)
- Rhode Island Co.
- Streetcar
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 2,000.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.82754, -71.40178   (decimal degrees)
41°49'39" N, 71°24'06" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
19/300547/4633417 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Providence
Inventory number
BH 80278 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1914 (854)
Built during 1910s (10,027)
Have street view (29,309)
Open to authorized vehicles (357)
Owned by city (6,119)
Providence County, Rhode Island (116)
Providence United Electric Railway (1)
 Providence, Rhode Island (27)
Railroad (16,555)
Rhode Island (208)
Rhode Island Co. (1)
Streetcar (292)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,006)
Tunnel (1,361)

Update Log 

  • January 27, 2018: Updated by Luke: Noted that tunnel is bus-only, Added trolley company names
  • January 27, 2018: Added by Dave King

Sources 

  • Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Luke

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