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Bridges & Tunnels by Sherman Cahal
posted four photos with the comment:
This is Tunnel No. 5 of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad’s Wheeling-Pittsburgh Subdivision. Completed in 1857 for the Hempfield Railroad, it remained in active railroad service until 1985, when the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad sought to abandon the line because of declining freight, particularly coal traffic.
A portion of the former rail corridor has since been converted into a rail trail west of the tunnel. However, the reuse of Tunnel Nos. 4 and 5 has been delayed by falling brickwork in one tunnel and an unresolved dispute with a private landowner.
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Bridges & Tunnels by Sherman Cahal:
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| 1964/66 Claysville Quad @ 24,000 |
While looking for the tunnel, I noticed the "Old National Pike." Sure enough, US-40 and I-70 go through here.
US-40 Overview
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