Bellows Falls Tunnel
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The Bellows Falls Tunnel is a railroad tunnel located in center of the Village of Bellows Falls within the Town of Rockingham, Vermont, adjacent to the Connecticut River, and is currently owned and operated by the New England Central Railroad (NECR). The Vermont Valley Railroad originally constructed the tunnel in 1851. Partially cut through solid rock, the tunnel was built with rough-cut stone blocks, where each portal was decorated with radiating voussoirs around their horseshoe shaped arches. The stone blocks average about 18 inches deep as observed at the tunnel portals. Record information available from the NECR would indicate that a separate support system exists above the masonry tunnel supporting the hotel building to the north of the Bridge Street roadway which is also directly above, and crosses perpendicular (east/west) to the tunnel below.
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Location: 43.1337, -72.4437, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
3 places
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Ashuelot Pond Dam ⓘ
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Tory's Cave ⓘ
cave in Vermont (US) -
Bellows Falls Tunnel ⓘ
Railroad tunnel in Vermont
Bellows falls tunnel n portal 2007
Bellows falls tunnel excavate 2007Bellows falls tunnel n portal 2007Bellows falls tunnel excavate 2007
Railroad tunnel, Bellows Falls VTRailroad tunnel, Bellows Falls VT
Bellows Falls Railroad TunnelBellows Falls Railroad Tunnel| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| site | cave | Ashuelot Pond Dam | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Tory's Cave | cave | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Bellows Falls Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Bellows falls tunnel n portal 2007 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bellows falls tunnel excavate 2007 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bellows falls tunnel n portal 2007 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bellows falls tunnel excavate 2007 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Railroad tunnel, Bellows Falls VT | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Railroad tunnel, Bellows Falls VT | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bellows Falls Railroad Tunnel | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Bellows Falls Railroad Tunnel | Commons | ||
