Blue Ridge Railroad, Greenwood Tunnel, Highway 690 vicinity, Greenwood, Albemarle County, Virginia
Summary
Significance: The Greenwood Tunnel was the easternmost of the four tunnels designed by Claudius Crozet for the Blue Ridge Railroad. The brick, elliptical arched tunnel is a representative example of 19th century tunnel technology, as well as a surviving example of the work of Claudius Crozet. / The Blue Ridge Railroad, 17 miles in length, originally connected the terminus of the Louisa Railroad near Blair Park with the town of Waynesboro.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N1395
Survey number: HAER VA-3
Building/structure dates: 1853 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Crozet, Claudius
Christianson, Justine, transmitter
Location
Greenwood, 38.05569, -78.77058
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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