Caprock Canyon Trailway - Clarity Tunnel

Photos 

Clarity Tunnel

Plainview Hearald

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BH Photo #483793

Map 

Documents 

National Register of Historic Places Inventory - Nomination Form PDF (35.1 MB) Posted by Glenn Celerier View

Video 

Facts 

Overview

Tunnel under unnamed hill on Caprock Canyon Trailway (formerly Fort Worth and Denver South Plains Railway)

Location

Floyd County, Texas

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Completed in 1930 and abandoned in 1989. The tunnel is now part of the Caprock Canyons State Park & Trail

Railroads

- Burlington Northern Railroad (BN)
- Fort Worth & Denver Railway (FW&D)

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 742.0 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1977

Approximate latitude, longitude

+34.24203, -101.12283   (decimal degrees)
34°14'31" N, 101°07'22" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

14/304502/3791030 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Quitaque Peaks

Inventory numbers

NRHP 77001442 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 72748 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• October 11, 2020: Document added by Glenn Celerier
• July 29, 2016: New video from Dave King
• July 8, 2016: Added by J.P.

Sources 

• J.P. - wildcatjon2000 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• Glenn Celerier - celerier [dot] bridgehunter [at] gmail [dot] com

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