Meadow River Rail Trail - Koontz Tunnel

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Tunnel on Meadow River Rail Trail

Location

Fayette County, West Virginia

Status

Open to pedestrians only

History

Built 1929

Railroad

- Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier Railway (NF&G)

Design

Tunnel

Dimensions

Total length: 3,164.0 ft. (0.6 mi.)

Also called

NF&G - Koontz Tunnel

Approximate latitude, longitude

+38.22203, -81.04097   (decimal degrees)
38°13'19" N, 81°02'27" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

17/496414/4230450 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Ansted

Inventory number

BH 57337 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• November 18, 2015: Updated by Luke: Added railroad
• July 24, 2013: Added by Robert Elder

Sources 

• Robert Elder - robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com
• Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier Railway - Abandoned - Abandoned Building Photography - The Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier Railway is a former railroad, controlled by the C&O and NYC, that was named after the counties it served in West Virginia.
• Luke

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