Board Tree Tunnel, Littleton, Wetzel County, WV
Summary
Significance: The Board Tree Tunnel is one of the first major railroad tunnels in the United States. The tunnel along with the original B&O line from Baltimore to Wheeling is a tribute to three important 19th century engineers: Benjamin Latrobe, Wendell Bollman, and Albert Fink. Of note is iron arching found in the tunnel. No date is given for its placement, but another tunnel on the same line (Kingwood Tunnel, HAER WV-16) used the same type of prefabricated segmental iron arch in its construction during 1849-57.
Survey number: HAER WV-37
Building/structure dates: after 1850 Initial Construction
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Latrobe, Benjamin
Bolman, Wedell
Fink, Albert
Location
littleton, 39.69786, -80.51703
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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