Bethany Turnpike South Tunnel

Photo

Public Domain: Published Prior to 1923

BH Photo #505448

Overview: Tunnel under Rock on Road
Location: Brooke County, West Virginia
Status: Don't know
History: Bored 1831; Daylit 1957
Builder: - Richard Waugh
Railroads: - Interurban
- Wellsburg, Bethany, & Washington Railroad (WB&W)
Design: Tunnel
Also called: WB&W - South Tunnel
Waugh's South Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.23947, -80.59793 (decimal degrees)
40°14'22" N, 80°35'53" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/534200/4454414 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number: BH 94149 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Wellsburg, Bethany, and Washington Railway Company Train at Rock Tunnel - West Virginia History OnView | WVU Libraries - WVRHC's growing online collection of 50,000+ historic images pertaining to West Virginia and the central Appalachian region, digitized from the Center's extensive physical collection.
Bethany Turnpike Tunnels Historical Marker - First highway tunnels constructed west of Alleghenies. They were built in 1831 by Richard Waugh at personal expense to ease transportation to his flour mills. (A historical marker located near Wellsburg in Brooke County, West Virginia.)