Gunnison Tunnel
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Gunnison Tunnel
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| Location: | Montrose County, Colorado, USA |
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| Nearest city: | Montrose, Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 38°29′36″N 107°43′17″W / 38.49333°N 107.72139°WCoordinates: 38°29′36″N 107°43′17″W / 38.49333°N 107.72139°W |
| NRHP Reference#: | 79000616 |
| Added to NRHP: | 1979-07-22 |
The Gunnison Tunnel is a 5.8 mile (9.3 km) irrigation tunnel constructed between 1905 and 1909[1] by the Bureau of Reclamation.[2] At the time of its completion, it was the longest irrigation tunnel in the world. The tunnel diverts water from the Gunnison River in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison to the arid Uncompahgre Valley around Montrose, Colorado.
The tunnel opened in 1909 to much fanfare and dedication ceremony attended by President William Howard Taft.
In 1972, the tunnel was designated a National Civil Engineering Landmark by the American Society of Civil Engineers (ASCE).
[edit] References
- ^ Page, Arthur W. (August 1907). "Running A River Through A Mountain: The Six-Mile Gunnison Tunnel". The World's Work: A History of Our Time XIV: 9322–9330. http://books.google.com/books?id=sojNAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA9322. Retrieved 2009-07-10. Includes construction photos.
- ^ Project History - Uncompahgre Project.
[edit] Further reading
Bureau of Reclamation - Uncompahgre Project
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Categories:
- Infrastructure-related listings on the National Register of Historic Places
- Tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places
- National Register of Historic Places in Colorado
- Tunnels in Colorado
- Water tunnels
- Buildings and structures in Montrose County, Colorado
- Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks
- Curecanti National Recreation Area
- Tunnels completed in 1909
