The tunnel is 2297' (700m) long. [BridgeHunter]
West Portal:
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| 2014 photo by Robert Elder via BridgeHunter |
Evidently, this is the longest tunnel on this former 72-mile B&O route.
North Bend Rail Trail: "One of the most renowned recreational trails in the Appalachians, the North Bend Rail Trail stretches 72 miles across north-central and western West Virginia, crossing through 36 bridges and coursing through 10 tunnels, including a 2,297-foot tunnel and the 'haunted' Silver Run Tunnel." [wvstateparks]
The website below has an extensive discussion of this railroad. Page 1 discusses the route from Parkersburg to Ellenboro.
http://wvncrails.weebly.com/parkersburg-to-clarksburg---wais...
Page 2 lists all of the tunnels and discusses the route from Ellenboro to Clarksburg.
http://wvncrails.weebly.com/parkersburg-to-clarksburg--waist...
[Robert Elder comment on ArchivedBridgeHunter]
Mike Tewkesbury posted two photos with the comment: "The interior of Tunnel Number 6 from the old Parkersburg Branch of the B&O Railroad, now part of the North Bend Rail Trail; Rails to Trails known as Doe Run or Central Station, built 1853-55 of timber and rebuilt with brick and stone in the later 1860s. The tunnel was the second longest of the 23 tunnels built along the branch at 2297 feet. As the tunnel this day in 2016 was very wet from the previous two days and nights of rain, we found that unless we wanted cold feet that we would have to find another way to get to the eastern side. We started in so far, but when the water began to seep into our shoes, we turned around. It was a good call as, not more than a couple of minutes later, we saw bright lights heading our way from the opposite side. We quickly ran outside and waited to see what was going on. It ended up being a worker for the park making his rounds. We never saw the eastern end which is different than the west as it has a wider bricked portal. Nearly ten years later, it's about time to go back. Other photos will be added to the comment section. Thanks for your interest but you should see these fabulous tunnels for yourself."
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| Mike Tewkesbury commented on his post One of the escape alcoves on the eastern side. Notice the water up to the bottom of it. I've been told that most of the tunnels have had their floors worked on and covered with gravel making them a lot drier. |
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| Mike Tewkesbury commented on his post Noticing lights heading our way. Couldn't be a train?! 😉 |
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| Mark Floyd commented on Mike's post Tunnel 19, the haunted Silver Run tunnel at Cairo, WV. |
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| Neal Reynolds commented on Mike's post Tunnel #6 photo borrowed from WVNC Rails website. |
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