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 at in central .
Wikipedia
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  • Type: Tunnel
  • Description: railway tunnel in Virginia - Crozet’s tunnel
  • Also known as: “Crozet Tunnel”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Swannanoa.

Mountain saddle
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is a wind gap located in the between and , , United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.

Manor estate
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is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above on the border of northern and , in the US. is situated 3,500 feet southwest of Blue Ridge Tunnel.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Swannanoa and Afton.

Locality
is an Italian Renaissance Revival villa built in 1912 by millionaire and philanthropist James H. Dooley above on the border of northern and , in the US.

Village
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is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in and counties in the Commonwealth of . It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.

Neighborhood
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was an incorporated town located in , in the . Formed in 1890, it was named after a process for steel manufacture. is situated 2½ miles north of Blue Ridge Tunnel.

Blue Ridge Tunnel

Latitude
38.03375° or 38° 2′ 2″ north
Longitude
-78.85891° or 78° 51′ 32″ west
Elevation
1,936 feet (590 metres)
Open location code
87C324MR+FC
Geo­Names ID
4748096
Wiki­data ID
Q4929749
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