Staple Bend Tunnel
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Staple Bend Tunnel
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Staple Bend Tunnel
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| Location: | Conemaugh Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates: | 40°21′33″N 78°51′19″W / 40.35917°N 78.85528°WCoordinates: 40°21′33″N 78°51′19″W / 40.35917°N 78.85528°W |
| Built: | 1833 |
| Architect: | Welch, Sylvester; Appleton, J. & E., Builders |
| Architectural style: | Other |
| Governing body: | Private |
| MPS: | Allegheny Portage Railroad MPS |
| NRHP Reference#: | 94001187[1] |
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| Added to NRHP: | April 19, 1994 |
| Designated NHL: | April 19, 1994[2] |
The Staple Bend Tunnel, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in a town called Mineral Point, was constructed between 1831 and 1834 for the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Construction began on April 12, 1831.[3] This tunnel, at 901 feet (275 m) in length, was the first railway tunnel constructed in the United States. It is rock bored and stone lined.
It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1994.[2] It is now part of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service.
[edit] References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html.
- ^ a b "Staple Bend Tunnel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/detail.cfm?ResourceId=2181&ResourceType=Structure. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
- ^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This Month in Railroad History: April". http://avenue.org/nrhs/histapr.htm. Retrieved April 12, 2006.
[edit] External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-1233, "Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel"
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-240, "Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel"
- National Park Service website for Staple Bend Tunnel
- Cambria County listings at National Register of Historic Places
- Staple Bend Tunnel restoration [1]
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- Railroad tunnels in Pennsylvania
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