Alpine Tunnel
Facts
- Overview
- Abandoned tunnel under the Continental Divide on the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad, southwest of St. Elmo
- Status
- Abandoned and partially caved-in
- History
- Built 1880-82 by the Denver, South Park & Pacific Railroad; collapsed and abandoned in 1910
- Design
- Tunnel
- Dimensions
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Total length: 1,800.0 ft.
- Approximate latitude, longitude
- +38.64796, -106.40684 (decimal degrees)
38°38'53" N, 106°24'25" W (degrees°minutes'seconds") - Approximate UTM coordinates
- 13/377574/4278649 (zone/easting/northing)
- USGS topographic map
- Cumberland Pass
- Inventory numbers
- NRHP 80004632 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 11776 (Bridgehunter.com ID)