North Bend Rail Trail - Silver Run Tunnel

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Photo taken by Robert Elder in November 2014

BH Photo #308273

Overview: Tunnel over North Bend Rail Trail on County Road 15/7
Location: Ritchie County, West Virginia
Status: Open to pedestrians only
Design: Tunnel
Dimensions: Total length: 1,376.0 ft.
Also called: North Bend Rail Trail - Tunnel #19
Approximate latitude, longitude: +39.20776, -81.20526 (decimal degrees)
39°12'28" N, 81°12'19" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/482277/4339852 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Cairo
Inventory number: BH 56754 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

September 3, 2018: New photos from Kristen Wells
November 15, 2014: New photo from Robert Elder
November 14, 2014: New photos from Robert Elder
October 14, 2013: New photo from Robert Elder
September 24, 2013: Updated by Robert Elder: Alterned name to make it consistent with other NBRT tunnel names
June 24, 2013: Updated by Robert Elder: Added category "Rail-to-trail"

North Bend Rail Trail - Silver Run Tunnel

Posted November 27, 2020, by Luke

North Bend Rail Trail - Silver Run Tunnel

Posted November 27, 2020, by Courtney (cowgirl_littlebear [at] yahoo [dot] com)

What year was this tunnel built? I can't seem to find anything about it online.

North Bend Rail Trail - Silver Run Tunnel

Posted November 18, 2014, by Robert Elder (robertelder1 [at] gmail [dot] com)

Hi Chris:

Glad you found the information to be useful. One of the best sources for information about this line is WVNC Rails, ran by Dan Robie.

North Bend Rail Trail - Silver Run Tunnel

Posted November 17, 2014, by Chris Cates

Great photos and information, Robert. It makes me want to take a trip out to West Virginia....when it gets warmer.