Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel
Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel is a parking area in Augusta, Virginia which is located on Three WaynesboroMountain Hwy and has an elevation of 4,278 feet. Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated nearby to the ranger station Rockfish Gap Fee Office, as well as near Rockfish Gap Fee Station.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
- Type: Parking area
- Also known as: “West TraiHead Blue ridge tunnel”
- Address: 483 Three WaynesboroMountain Hwy, Waynesboro, VA 22980
- Parking: surface
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Rockfish Gap and Blue Ridge Tunnel.
Rockfish Gap
Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Rockfish Gap is a wind gap located in the Blue Ridge Mountains between Charlottesville and Waynesboro, Virginia, United States, through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.
Blue Ridge Tunnel
Parking area
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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. Blue Ridge Tunnel is situated 1 mile southeast of Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel.
Fishburne Military School
School
Photo: Lvklock, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Fishburne Military School is a private, military boarding school for boys in Waynesboro, Virginia, United States. It was founded by James A. Fishburne in 1879 and is the oldest military high school in Virginia, and the 13th oldest in the Nation, still in operation today. Fishburne Military School is situated 2½ miles northwest of Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Afton and Basic City.
Afton
Village
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
Afton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Albemarle and Nelson counties in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is newly listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 313.
Basic City
Neighborhood
Photo: Weatherdude, Public domain.
Basic City was an incorporated town located in Augusta County, Virginia, in the United States. Formed in 1890, it was named after a process for steel manufacture. Basic City is situated 2 miles northwest of Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel.
Waynesboro
Photo: SchuminWeb, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Waynesboro is an independent city in the Commonwealth of Virginia. It is one of two cities in the Staunton-Stuarts Draft Metropolitan Statistical Area, with Staunton being the largest.
Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel
- Category: transportation
- Location: Augusta, Virginia, South, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
38.04349° or 38° 2′ 37″ northLongitude
-78.85754° or 78° 51′ 27″ westElevation
4,278 feet (1,304 metres)Operator
nelson country parks and recOpen location code
87C324VR+9XOpenStreetMap ID
node 207963053OpenStreetMap feature
amenity=parkingOpenStreetMap attribute
parking=surface
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Highlights include Rockfish Gap Fee Station and Rockfish Gap Fee Office.
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