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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 .
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  • Opening hours: sunrise—sunset
  • Type: Parking area
  • Description: railway tunnel in Virginia - Crozet’s tunnel
  • Also known as: “Crozet Tunnel” and “East Trailhead Blue Ridge tunnel”
  • Address: 215 Afton Depot Lane, Afton, VA 22920
  • Parking: surface
  • Wheelchair access: limited

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rockfish Gap.

Mountain saddle
Photo: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a wind gap located in the between and , , , through Afton Mountain, which is frequently used to refer to the gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Afton and Avon.

Village
Photo: jpmueller99, CC BY 2.0.
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.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles south of Blue Ridge Tunnel.

Neighborhood
Photo: Weatherdude, Public domain.
was an incorporated town located in , in the . Formed in 1890, it was named after a process for steel manufacture. is situated 3 miles northwest of Blue Ridge Tunnel.

Blue Ridge Tunnel

Latitude
38.03318° or 38° 1′ 59″ north
Longitude
-78.84246° or 78° 50′ 33″ west
Operator
Nelson county Parks and Rec
Open location code
87C325M5+72
Open­Street­Map ID
way 879250613
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­parking
Open­Street­Map attribute
parking=­surface
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­limited
Wiki­data ID
Q4929749
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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Afton Post Office and Rockfish Gap Overlook.

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