Staple Bend Tunnel

	Staple Bend Tunnel
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Staple Bend Tunnel
Location	Conemaugh Township, Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Built	1833
Architect	Welch, Sylvester; Appleton, J. & E., Builders
Architectural style	Other
MPS	Allegheny Portage Railroad MPS
NRHP reference No.	94001187
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	April 19, 1994
Designated NHL	April 19, 1994

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.

References

^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
^ ^a ^b "Staple Bend Tunnel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-02-04.
^ Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This Month in Railroad History: April". Retrieved April 12, 2006.

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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[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.

[nhlsum-2] "Staple Bend Tunnel". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Retrieved 2009-02-04.

[3] Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society (2005). "This Month in Railroad History: April". Retrieved April 12, 2006.

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