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Free Hill Tunnel

Washington County, Tennessee

Photos 

Photo taken by Calvin Sneed in June 2009

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BH Photo #171688

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Free Hill on CSX (Clinchfield) Railroad
Location
Gray, Washington County, Tennessee
Status
Open to traffic
History
One of 55 tunnels built 1908-1909 by the South & Western Railroad (Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railroad), rehabilitated and enlarged 1927
Railroads
- CSX Railroad (CSX)
- Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad (CCO; Clinchfield)
Design
Two lined concrete portals, 84 feet long, 388 feet of unlined rock
Dimensions
Total length: 472.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.40977, -82.45594   (decimal degrees)
36°24'35" N, 82°27'21" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/369457/4030384 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Boone Dam
Inventory number
BH 45795 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Built 1909 (804)
Built during 1900s (7,681)
CSX Railroad (1,770)
Carolina, Clinchfield & Ohio Railroad (55)
Gray, Tennessee (3)
Open (41,013)
 Owned by railroad (13,566)
Railroad (16,518)
Tennessee (1,265)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,542)
Tunnel (1,360)
Washington County, Tennessee (10)

Update Log 

  • August 3, 2010: Added by Calvin Sneed

Sources 

  • Calvin Sneed - us43137415 [at] yahoo [dot] com

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