List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania

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This is a list of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[1]

Tunnels[edit]

Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates
PA-127-F East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company, Sideling Hill Tunnel 1874 1986 Former East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company Sideling Hill Rockhill Furnace Huntingdon
PA-127-J East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company, Wray's Hill Tunnel 1986 Former East Broad Top Railroad and Coal Company Rays Hill Robertsdale Huntingdon
PA-240 Staple Bend Tunnel 1834 1990 Former Allegheny Portage Railroad Allegheny Mountains Geistown Cambria 40°21′33″N 78°51′19″W / 40.35917°N 78.85528°W / 40.35917; -78.85528 (Staple Bend Tunnel)
PA-269 Pennsylvania Railroad, Bow Ridge Tunnel 1907 1987 Former Pennsylvania Railroad Bow Ridge Derry Township Westmoreland 40°27′42″N 79°21′59″W / 40.46167°N 79.36639°W / 40.46167; -79.36639 (Pennsylvania Railroad, Bow Ridge Tunnel)
PA-357 Sand Patch Tunnel 1912 1992 CSX Transportation Negro Mountain Larimer Township Somerset 39°48′17″N 78°57′55″W / 39.80472°N 78.96528°W / 39.80472; -78.96528 (Sand Patch Tunnel)
PA-382 Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel 1865 1995 Pittsburgh Light Rail Pittsburgh Allegheny 40°26′28″N 79°59′48″W / 40.44111°N 79.99667°W / 40.44111; -79.99667 (Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel)
PA-514 Perkasie Tunnel 1857 2000 East Penn Railroad Landis Ridge Perkasie Bucks 40°22′49″N 75°17′37″W / 40.38028°N 75.29361°W / 40.38028; -75.29361 (Perkasie Tunnel)
PA-515 Allegheny Tunnel 1854 2000 Norfolk Southern Railway Allegheny Mountains Gallitzin Cambria 40°28′45″N 78°32′16″W / 40.47917°N 78.53778°W / 40.47917; -78.53778 (Allegheny Tunnel)
PA-516 Gallitzin Tunnel 1904 2000 Norfolk Southern Railway Allegheny Mountains Gallitzin Cambria 40°28′45″N 78°32′16″W / 40.47917°N 78.53778°W / 40.47917; -78.53778 (Gallitzin Tunnel)
PA-520 Black Rock Tunnel 1837 2000 Norfolk Southern Railway Black Rock Hill Phoenixville Chester 40°08′45″N 75°30′56″W / 40.14583°N 75.51556°W / 40.14583; -75.51556 (Black Rock Tunnel)
PA-539 Flat Rock Tunnel 1840 2000 Norfolk Southern Railway Flat Rock Hill Manayunk Montgomery 40°02′07″N 75°14′39″W / 40.03528°N 75.24417°W / 40.03528; -75.24417 (Flat Rock Tunnel)

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References[edit]

  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Library of Congress. Retrieved January 7, 2014.