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Inside the tunnel

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Vicinity Map

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Facts 

Overview
Second of four tunnels on CR 371 north of Buena Vista
Location
Chaffee County, Colorado
Status
Open to one-lane traffic
History
Built 1887 by the Colorado Midland Railroad
Design
Tunnel
Dimensions
Total length: 115.1 ft.
Deck width: 15.4 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 16.1 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+38.87833, -106.14500   (decimal degrees)
38°52'42" N, 106°08'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
13/400681/4303898 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Harvard Lakes
Inventory number
BH 11793 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
Average daily traffic (as of 2003)
220

Categories 

19th Century (1,838)
Built 1887 (72)
Built during 1880s (517)
Chaffee County, Colorado (29)
Colorado (273)
Colorado Midland Railroad (5)
One-lane traffic (305)
Open (21,823)
Owned by county (14,294)
Rail-to-road (15)
Total length 100-125 feet (2,462)
Tunnel (264)

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