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GN - Horseshoe Tunnel

King County, Washington

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Description 

This tunnel was Famous for its horseshoe shape in made a sharp horseshoe cure inside the tunnel.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Tunnel
Location
King County, Washington
Status
Collapsed
History
Built 1893 bypassed 1929 collapsed on unknown date
Railroad
- Great Northern Railway (GN)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 1,512.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+47.72046, -121.21442   (decimal degrees)
47°43'14" N, 121°12'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
10/633911/5286775 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 80409 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,623)
Bore Tunnel (291)
Built 1893 (215)
Built during 1890s (2,996)
Collapsed (393)
Great Northern Railway (360)
King County, Washington (210)
 Lost (24,955)
Railroad (15,600)
Timber braced tunnel (6)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,889)
Tunnel (1,311)
Washington (1,314)

Update Log 

  • March 4, 2018: Updated by Leslie R trick: Added to description
  • February 20, 2018: Updated by Leslie R Trick: Added category "Timber braced tunnel"
  • February 13, 2018: Added by Leslie R trick

Sources 

  • Leslie R Trick - Leslie [dot] Trick [at] gmail [dot] com

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