Blue Ridge Tunnel
The Blue Ridge Tunnel is a historic railroad tunnel built during the construction of the Blue Ridge Railroad in the 1850s. The tunnel was the westernmost and longest of four tunnels engineered by Claudius Crozet to cross the Blue Ridge Mountains at Rockfish Gap in central Virginia.
Wikimedia, Public domain.- Tunnel
- …lies at an elevation of 1,936 feet (590 metres)
- …is also known as “Crozet Tunnel”
- Description: railway tunnel in Virginia - Crozet’s tunnel
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Swannanoa.
Swannanoa
Manor estate
Colchicine, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Swannanoa and Afton.
Swannanoa
Locality
Swannanoa is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa…
Basic City
Neighborhood
Weatherdude, Public domain.
Basic City was an incorporated town located in Augusta County, Virginia, in the United States. Basic City is situated 2½ miles north of Blue Ridge Tunnel.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
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Latitude
38.03375° or 38° 2′ 2″ north
Longitude
-78.85891° or 78° 51′ 32″ west
Open location code
87C324MR+FC
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In Other Languages
“Blue Ridge Tunnel” goes by many names.
- German: “Blue Ridge Tunnel”
- German: “Crozet Tunnel”
- German: “Historic Crozet Tunnel”
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