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WM - Welton Tunnel

Mineral County, West Virginia

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WM - Welton Tunnel

looking southeast

HAER Photo by Jet Lowe

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BH Photo #490586

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Facts 

Overview
Abandoned tunnel under airport runway on Western Maryland Railroad (Abandoned)
Location
Wiley Ford, Mineral County, West Virginia
Status
Derelict/abandoned
Railroad
- Western Maryland Railway (WM)
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 783.4 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.61751, -78.76148   (decimal degrees)
39°37'03" N, 78°45'41" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/692150/4387699 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 92197 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Abandoned (3,682)
Built 1906 (624)
Built during 1900s (7,251)
Mineral County, West Virginia (28)
Railroad (15,600)
Total length 500-1000 feet (2,876)
Tunnel (1,311)
West Virginia (1,490)
Western Maryland Railway (90)
Wiley Ford, West Virginia (2)

Update Log 

  • February 19, 2021: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs

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