Blue Ridge Tunnel
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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.
- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
- Virginia Landmarks Register page@
Location: 38.0383, -78.8625, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
4 places
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Grand Caverns ⓘ
cave in Virginia, United States -
Paine Run Rockshelter ⓘ
archaeological site in Virginia, United States -
Blue Ridge Tunnel ⓘ
railway tunnel in Virginia - Crozet's tunnel -
Greenwood Tunnel ⓘ
historic railroad tunnel built in 1853
| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Virginia Landmarks Register page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | cave | Grand Caverns | show cave, protected area | Wikidata | |
| site | cave | Paine Run Rockshelter | archaeological site, rock shelter | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Blue Ridge Tunnel | pedestrian tunnel, railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Greenwood Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |