C&P Tunnel, Frostburg
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N 39° 39.413 W 078° 55.494
17S E 678020 N 4391733
Cumberland & Pennsylvania Tunnel under Main Street, Frostburg.
Waymark Code: WM1072
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2006
Views: 295
The Cumberland & Pennsylvania RailRoad constructed the 537 foot, brick and stone lined tunnel around 1855. The tunnel allowed the railroad to continue down through the Georges Creek coal fields to it's facility in Westernport and from there to it's connection with the B&O at Piedmont.
The tunnel was in use until C&P's acquisition by the Western Maryland RR. Then the C&P lines were served by connections from both ends. The tunnel was abandoned in 1955 and the tracks removed. A sewer line was buried in the tunnel floor in the late 1980's and the tunnel is now the responsibility of the county.
Construction: Rock & Mortar
Condition: Blocked Off
Rail Status: No
Current status: Closed / Blocked
Original Use: Freight
The "Other End": N 39° 39.307 W 078° 55.539
Tunnel Length: 537.00
Suggested Parking Area: N 39° 39.430 W 078° 55.454
Terrain: 
Date Built: 1857
Date Abandoned: 1954
Website: Not listed
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