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Board Tree Tunnel (abandoned) 1858 1984 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Littleton: Wetzel: WV-80: Hempfield Viaduct & Tunnel No. 1 (abandoned) 1974 Former Baltimore and Ohio Railroad: Wheeling Creek: Wheeling: Ohio
In August 1867 the Liverpool Porcupine described the tunnels as being "a great nuisance" because drains ran straight into them, in one place creating a cess pool full of offensive water 15 feet (5 m) deep, and they were being used for dumping refuse, [7] including down chutes built into the buildings above for the purpose.
Pages in category "Historic American Engineering Record in West Virginia" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Bramwell Additions Historic District is a national historic district located at Bramwell, Mercer County, West Virginia. The district originally included 151 contributing buildings, 8 contributing sites, 5 contributing structures, and 2 contributing objects. The boundary increase added 27 contributing buildings and 1 contributing structure.
This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Jackson County, West Virginia, United States. The locations of National Register properties and districts for which the latitude and longitude coordinates are included below, may be seen in a Google map.
The Jennings Randolph Bridge, built in 1977, is the largest Pratt truss bridge in North America.It spans ~3,400 feet (1,000 m) over the Ohio River between Chester, West Virginia and East Liverpool, Ohio, with main span of 745 feet (227 m).
Dangerous rock conditions at the east end of the tunnel and accidents with black powder caused many casualties, with a total of about 30 deaths and 300 injuries in the excavation of the Kingwood Tunnel and the contemporaneous Board Tree Tunnel on the same line. [1] The west portal of the original tunnel in 1974
Shinnston Historic District is a national historic district located at the confluence of the West Fork River and Shinn's Run, Shinnston, Harrison County, West Virginia.. The district begins on flat plain near the river and sharply rises to hillside to the southeast.