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Big Walker Mountain Tunnel

Bland County, Virginia

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Big Walker Mountain Tunnel - Built 1972

Photo taken by Ben Tate May 2012

View this photo at panoramio.com

BH Photo #241189

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Facts 

Overview
Tunnel under Big Walker Mountain on I-77
Location
Bland County, Virginia
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1972
Builder
- Singstad & Kehart (final design)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Span length: 4,229.2 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Total length: 4,229.2 ft. (0.8 mi.)
Approximate latitude, longitude
+37.03500, -81.12583   (decimal degrees)
37°02'06" N, 81°07'33" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/488809/4098762 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Big Bend
Inventory numbers
VA 3002 (Virginia bridge number)
BH 53840 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Bland County, Virginia (8)
Built 1972 (88)
Built during 1970s (953)
Have street view (27,643)
Open (40,223)
Owned by state (16,218)
 Singstad & Kehart (1)
Span length over 1000 feet (109)
Total length over 2500 feet (924)
Tunnel (1,335)
Virginia (1,277)

Update Log 

  • October 14, 2018: New photo from Kelly McClanahan
  • February 7, 2015: Photos imported by Dave King
  • September 13, 2013: New Street View added by Michael Miller
  • May 29, 2013: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
  • October 7, 2012: Added by Ben Tate

Sources 

  • Ben Tate - benji5221 [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Bill Eichelberger
  • Michael Miller - michael_a_miller [at] yahoo [dot] com
  • Kelly McClanahan

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