Category:Staple Bend Tunnel
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English: 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.[3] 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 line.d
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Media in category "Staple Bend Tunnel"
The following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total.
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Alleghany Portage Railroad tunnel abandoned.jpg 600 × 433; 68 KB
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Allegheny Portage Railroad To Staple Bend Tunnel sign.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 6.47 MB
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Allegheny Portage Railroad.jpg 870 × 282; 61 KB
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American Monuments sign at Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 5.97 MB
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First U.S. rail tunnelimg035.jpg 600 × 433; 63 KB
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Incline 1 Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.69 MB
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Looking out Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 4.45 MB
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Staple Bend Tunnel East Approach.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.3 MB
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Staple Bend Tunnel East Portal Wide Shot.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.42 MB
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Staple Bend Tunnel East Portal.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 5.98 MB
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Staple Bend Tunnel ghosts.jpg 700 × 459; 79 KB
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Staple Bend Tunnel Interior.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.78 MB
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Staple Bend Tunnel Retaining Wall.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 7.31 MB
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Staple Bend Tunnel West Portal Detail.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.8 MB
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Staple Bend Tunnel West Portal.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.14 MB
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Staplebendtunnel.jpg 375 × 180; 21 KB
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Westbound sign at Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 5.97 MB
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Western Portal of the Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 2.24 MB