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

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

Tunnels

Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates
VA-2 Blue Ridge Railroad, Blue Ridge Tunnel (bypassed) 1858 1971 Blue Ridge Railroad Rockfish Gap Afton Nelson 38°02′18″N 78°51′45″W / 38.03833°N 78.86250°W / 38.03833; -78.86250 (Blue Ridge Railroad, Blue Ridge Tunnel)
VA-3 Blue Ridge Railroad, Greenwood Tunnel (bypassed) 1853 1983 Blue Ridge Railroad Greenwood Albemarle County 38°03′14″N 78°46′23″W / 38.05389°N 78.77306°W / 38.05389; -78.77306 (Blue Ridge Railroad, Greenwood Tunnel)
VA-5 Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Blue Ridge Tunnel 1944 1983 Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Rockfish Gap Afton Nelson 38°02′18″N 78°51′45″W / 38.03833°N 78.86250°W / 38.03833; -78.86250 (Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Blue Ridge Tunnel)
VA-9 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad, Jefferson Street Tunnel 1870 1971 Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad Jefferson Street Lynchburg Independent city 37°25′00″N 79°08′28″W / 37.41667°N 79.14111°W / 37.41667; -79.14111 (Atlantic, Mississippi & Ohio Railroad, Jefferson Street Tunnel)
VA-18 Orange and Alexandria Railroad, Wilkes Street Tunnel 1851 1970 Orange and Alexandria Railroad Wilkes Street Alexandria Independent city 38°48′00″N 77°02′38″W / 38.80000°N 77.04389°W / 38.80000; -77.04389 (Orange & Alexandria Railroad, Wilkes Street Tunnel)
VA-48-D Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg Tunnel 1949 1988 Colonial Parkway Colonial Williamsburg Williamsburg Independent city 37°16′23″N 76°41′58″W / 37.27306°N 76.69944°W / 37.27306; -76.69944 (Colonial Parkway, Williamsburg Tunnel)
VA-119 Skyline Drive, Marys Rock Tunnel 1932 1996 Skyline Drive Mary's Rock Luray Rappahannock County 38°39′16″N 78°18′43″W / 38.65444°N 78.31194°W / 38.65444; -78.31194 (Skyline Drive, Marys Rock Tunnel)

See also

References

  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Retrieved May 11, 2020.