Barnesville B&O Tunnel - Barnesville, Ohio
N 39° 59.262 W 081° 10.504
17S E 485053 N 4426406
Pittsburgh-Columbus RR (later B&O) tunnel under E Main St (Ohio Route 147) and Arch St in downtown Barnesville, Ohio.
Waymark Code: WMN1RB
Location: Ohio, United States
Date Posted: 12/08/2014
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from the B&O Railroad Tunnel Marker at E Main St (Ohio Route 147) and Arch St:
You are standing over a 423 foot man-made sandstone tunnel built by the railroad between 1864 and 1870. Located on the Pittsburgh-Columbus main line, up to 37 trains a day passed under East Main Street during the railroad’s heyday.
The station, rail, tunnel, and grounds were purchased by the community in 1991 after the line was abandoned. They are on the National Register of Historic Places.
Construction: Rock & Mortar
Condition: Good
Rail Status: No
Current status: Recreation Path
Original Use: Passenger Train
The "Other End": N 39° 59.239 W 081° 10.539
Tunnel Length: 423.00
Suggested Parking Area: N 39° 59.333 W 081° 10.353
Terrain: 
Date Built: 1870
Date Abandoned: 1983
Website: Not listed
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