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BO - Shannon Tunnel

Doddridge County, West Virginia

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Tunnel on the Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad. Cut is located on the North Bend Rail Trail.
Location
Doddridge County, West Virginia
Status
Daylighted and replaced by a cut
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 359.0 ft.
Also called
Tunnel #5
Smithburg Tunnel
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.29184, -80.74132   (decimal degrees)
39°17'31" N, 80°44'29" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/522307/4349195 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Smithburg
Inventory number
BH 60807 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,659)
Bore Tunnel (291)
Built 1857 (44)
Built during 1850s (415)
Curved (464)
Daylighted (12)
Doddridge County, West Virginia (29)
Lost (25,235)
 Lost 1963 (80)
Lost during 1960s (775)
North Bend Rail Trail (32)
Owned by state (16,098)
Total length 250-500 feet (5,272)
Tunnel (1,318)
West Virginia (1,499)

Update Log 

  • August 27, 2018: Updated by Luke: Added category "Daylighted"
  • April 30, 2014: Updated by Robert Elder: Added categories "Curved", "North Bend Rail Trail"

Sources 

  • Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • WVNC Rails - Outstanding website discussing railroads in West Virginia and North Carolina

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