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Photos taken May 2005 by Keith Stephens

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Inside the tunnel

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View from other end of bridge

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Overview: Tunnel on the Union Pacific Railroad (formerly Missouri Pacific) just northwest of Cotter
Location: Marion County, Arkansas
Status: Open to railroad traffic
History: Built 1903-04
Design: Tunnel
Dimensions: Total length: 1,034.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 19, 2007
Approximate latitude, longitude: +36.27491, -92.54712 (decimal degrees)
36°16'30" N, 92°32'50" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
USGS topographic map: Cotter
Inventory numbers: NRHP 07000961 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 10447 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

June 1, 2005: Posted photos from Keith Stephens

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Keith Stephens - keithstephens [at] cox-internet [dot] com

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Cotter Railroad Tunnel

Posted April 24, 2007, by Nathan Morton (mortons03 [at] sbcglobal [dot] net)

Tunnel is actually now owned by the Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railway who leases it from the UP. MNA is a 540 mile short line railroad running south from near KC to Newport, AR with addional lines in Kansas and Western Missouri. This line was formerly owned by the Missouri Pacific.

Cotter Tunnel

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