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Wilkes Street Tunnel

Alexandria, Virginia

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Wilkes Street Tunnel

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Description 

Some photos and history here: http://dclawyeronthecivilwar.blogspot.com/2011/08/railroad-r...

Facts 

Overview
Tunnel
Location
Alexandria, Alexandria, Virginia
Status
Open to pedestrians and bicyclists
History
Used heavily during the Civil War, refurbished by city in 2007-08
Railroad
- Orange & Alexandria Railroad (O&A)
Design
Brick arch
Dimensions
Total length: 170.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 17.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.80000, -77.04381   (decimal degrees)
38°48'00" N, 77°02'38" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/322517/4296567 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Alexandria
Inventory number
BH 54931 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,086)
Alexandria, Virginia (4)
Arch (12,736)
Brick arch (95)
Built 1856 (48)
Built during 1850s (585)
Deck arch (11,962)
Have street view (29,908)
 Open to pedestrians (4,632)
Orange & Alexandria Railroad (3)
Owned by city (6,160)
Preserved (1,236)
Rail-to-trail (1,661)
Railroad (16,666)
Total length 125-175 feet (6,351)
Virginia (1,423)

Update Log 

  • October 26, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • December 16, 2012: Updated by Clark Vance: Added categories "Tunnel", "Rail-to-trail", "Civil War", "railroad", "Orange & Alexandria RR"

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Wilkes Street Tunnel
Posted March 23, 2022, by Tony Dillon (spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com)

I believe you are correct lol! It looks as if the length and width were mixed-up. I reversed them.

Wilkes Street Tunnel
Posted March 23, 2022, by David C (volcrano [at] gmail [dot] com)

I think the dimensions here are all mixed up. 170 Ft feels like a very wide deck width.