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Bee Rock Tunnel

Wise County, Virginia

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BH Photo #354841

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Overview
Tunnel
Location
Appalachia, Wise County, Virginia
Status
Open to pedestrians on a trail
Railroad
- Louisville & Nashville Railroad (LN)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 48.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+36.89664, -82.78886   (decimal degrees)
36°53'48" N, 82°47'20" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/340611/4084900 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Appalachia
Inventory number
BH 72491 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (8,393)
Appalachia, Virginia (5)
Built 1891 (242)
Built during 1890s (3,194)
Louisville & Nashville Railroad (293)
Open to pedestrians (4,582)
Total length 25-50 feet (11,503)
Tunnel (1,360)
Virginia (1,384)
Wise County, Virginia (29)

Update Log 

  • September 14, 2017: Updated by Jeremy Ruble: Changed status
  • June 12, 2016: Added by Andy Peters

Sources 

  • Andy Peters - anpete1971 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Wikipedia - Bee Rock Tunnel
  • Southwest Virginia - SWVA - Big Stone Gap
  • Jeremy Ruble - jaruble1982 [at] gmail [dot] com

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