Staple Bend Tunnel

The Staple Bend Tunnel, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in a town called Mineral Point, was constructed between 1831 and 1834 for the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Construction began on April 12, 1831. This tunnel, at 901 feet (275 m) in length, was the first railway tunnel constructed in the United States. It is rock-bored and stone-lined.

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Location: 40.3592, -78.8553, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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  Gallitzin Tunnel ⓘ
  railway tunnel

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  Staple Bend Tunnel ⓘ
  Railroad tunnel in Pennsylvania, United States

Frameless

Allegheny Portage Railroad profile

Staple Bend Tunnel ghosts

Western Portal of the Staple Bend Tunnel

Staplebendtunnel

Alleghany Portage Railroad tunnel abandoned

Allegheny Portage Railroad To Staple Bend Tunnel sign

American Monuments sign at Staple Bend Tunnel

Westbound sign at Staple Bend Tunnel

Staple Bend Tunnel East Approach

Looking out Staple Bend Tunnel

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
site	tunnel		Gallitzin Tunnel	Norfolk Southern Railway, railway tunnel	Wikidata
site	tunnel		Staple Bend Tunnel	railway tunnel	Wikidata
commons	image		Allegheny Portage Railroad profile		Commons
commons	image		Staple Bend Tunnel ghosts		Commons
commons	image		Western Portal of the Staple Bend Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Staplebendtunnel		Commons
commons	image		Alleghany Portage Railroad tunnel abandoned		Commons
commons	image		Allegheny Portage Railroad To Staple Bend Tunnel sign		Commons
commons	image		American Monuments sign at Staple Bend Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Westbound sign at Staple Bend Tunnel		Commons
commons	image		Staple Bend Tunnel East Approach		Commons
commons	image		Looking out Staple Bend Tunnel		Commons