CNTP - Tunnel 23

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Overview

Tunnel

Location

Morgan County, Tennessee

Status

Intact but closed to all traffic, near prefect condition

Future prospects

Talks of a rails to trails type project have been pitched around for several years according to a few local residents. Allegedly, this has not happened because Norfolk Southern does not want to install a pedestrian crossing to link Tunnels 23 and 24.

History

Built in 1878 by the Cincinnati, New Orleans & Texas Pacific Railroad in cooperation with the city of Cincinnati, Ohio

Railroads

- Cincinnati Southern Railway (CNTP)
- Cincinnati, New Orleans, & Texas Pacific Railway (CNO&TP; CNTP)
- Southern Railway (SOU)

Design

Tunnel of the bare rock bore variety. The tunnel never had portals nor any kind of lining. This is because it is bored through solid limestone and sandstone. The lease agreements with the CNO&TP specified only bores with a mix of shale, slate or clay in them had to be lined.

Dimensions

Total length: 1,945.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 20.0 ft.

Recognition

Eligible for the National Register of Historic Places

Also called

CS #23
Cincinnati Southern Tunnel 23

Approximate latitude, longitude

+36.07716, -84.64596   (decimal degrees)
36°04'38" N, 84°38'45" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

16/711975/3995071 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Lancing

Inventory number

BH 54690 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• November 30, 2012: Updated by Luke Harden: Added railroads to categories
• November 30, 2012: Added by Alex Wood

Sources 

• Alex Wood
• Luke

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