Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel
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The Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, also known as the Nehalem Divide Railroad Tunnel, is an abandoned railroad tunnel near Scappoose, Oregon, United States, that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The tunnel was driven by the Portland and Southwestern Railroad, whose chief business was logging. Unusually for a logging railroad, the Portland and Southwestern built tunnels. In order to reach the far side of the Nehalem divide in the Northern Oregon Coast Range, the railroad undertook a 1,712-foot (522 m) tunnel. Some work was started in 1910, but most work began in 1918 and was completed in 1919. Since the tunnel was not through solid rock, the tunnel was lined with timber. The tunnel was used until 1945, when it was replaced by a truck road over the divide.
- National Register of Historic Places listed place page@
- National Register of Historic Places page@
- Oregon Historic Sites Database page@
Location: 45.8324, -123.05, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Basalt Cobblestone Quarries District ⓘ
archaeological site in Washington state, USA -
Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel ⓘ
railroad tunnel near Scappoose, Oregon, United States -
Sunset Tunnel ⓘ
Tunnel of Sunset Highway (U.S. Route 26) in Oregon
Interior lining of the Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, Oregon, USAInterior lining of the Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, Oregon, USA
Ceiling section
Tunnel interior
West PortalWest Portal| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| link | page | National Register of Historic Places listed place page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | National Register of Historic Places page@ | Wikidata | ||
| link | page | Oregon Historic Sites Database page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | mine | Basalt Cobblestone Quarries District | archaeological site, quarry | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel | railway tunnel | Wikidata | |
| site | tunnel | Sunset Tunnel | road tunnel | Wikidata | |
| commons | image | Interior lining of the Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, Oregon, USA | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Interior lining of the Portland and Southwestern Railroad Tunnel, Oregon, USA | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Ceiling section | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Tunnel interior | Commons | ||
| commons | image | West Portal | Commons | ||
| commons | image | West Portal | Commons | ||
