List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia

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This is a list of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of West Virginia. [1]

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Tunnels

Survey No.Name (as assigned by HAER)BuiltDocumentedCarriesCrossesLocationCountyCoordinates
WV-16 Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Kingwood Tunnel (abandoned)18571984Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Tunnelton Preston 39°23′22″N79°45′34″W / 39.38944°N 79.75944°W / 39.38944; -79.75944 (Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, Kingwood Tunnel)
WV-37 Board Tree Tunnel (abandoned)18581984Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Littleton Wetzel 39°43′19″N80°31′49″W / 39.72194°N 80.53028°W / 39.72194; -80.53028 (Board Tree Tunnel)
WV-80 Hempfield Viaduct & Tunnel No. 1 (abandoned)1974Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Wheeling Creek Wheeling Ohio 40°04′22″N80°42′41″W / 40.07278°N 80.71139°W / 40.07278; -80.71139 (Hempfield Viaduct & Tunnel No. 1)
WV-93 Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Great Bend Tunnel 1872 Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Talcott Summers 37°38′57″N80°46′04″W / 37.64917°N 80.76778°W / 37.64917; -80.76778 (Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad, Great Bend Tunnel)

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  1. Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey" . Retrieved January 6, 2015.