Oil City Tunnel
Posted by: Algoma!
N 41° 26.113 W 079° 42.621
17T E 607746 N 4587874
A one-track tunnel, no tracks, with damage to interior, filled with a foot or so of water.
Waymark Code: WM3KNR
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 04/16/2008
Views: 223
Built in 1870, according to the Keystone. We discovered this heading south on Rt 8. It sits right by the highway and the map shows that it makes an immediate right turn west. We could not find the other end and we are wondering if we missed it or if it got filled in for safety purposes. A visitor can park at the entrance easily and can climb a small embankment to look inside. About 150 feet in there has been a massive collapse. This is a dangerous location, so don't do inside.
Construction: Rock & Mortar
Condition: Collapsed
Rail Status: No
Current status: Unused & Hazardous
Original Use: Freight
The "Other End": N 41° 25.991 W 079° 42.753
Terrain:
Date Built: 1870
Tunnel Length: Not Listed
Suggested Parking Area: Not Listed
Website: Not listed
Date Abandoned: Not listed
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