"Tunnel 4" - Gold Camp Road, El Paso County, CO
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Tom.dog
N 38° 45.258 W 104° 55.026
13S E 507203 N 4289514
The 4th abandoned railroad tunnel on what was once a railroad, then a stagecoach road, now a hiking trail.
Waymark Code: WMFTBY
Location: Colorado, United States
Date Posted: 11/27/2012
Views: 11
"Tunnel 4" was built around the same time as the other 9 railroad tunnels on the Short Line railroad. 8 of these original tunnels are still used for travel.
Tunnel 4 is one of the largest tunnels on the line and also one of the most impressive, barreling over 500 feet directly through the mountain and with a ceiling of approximately 20 feet.
The railroad was converted to a road after the Cripple Creek gold rush ended in the early 1900's. From there, cars could pay a toll to drive through the tunnels. Many of the cars can still be seen crashed down the hillsides, one of the oldies resting in a creek bed outside of the South entrance to Tunnel 4.
The road had to be converted to a hiking trail in 1988, after a collapse in Tunnel 3 occurred. According to rumors, the gated off Tunnel 3 is one of the few that is haunted along the route.
Construction: Natural - No lining
Condition: Good
Rail Status: No
Current status: Abandoned & Visitable
Original Use: Mining
The "Other End": N 38° 45.168 W 104° 55.026
Tunnel Length: 540.00
Suggested Parking Area: N 38° 47.430 W 104° 54.235
Terrain: 
Website: [Web Link]
Date Built: 1908
Date Abandoned: 1920
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