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Tunnel No. 4

Status: Still intact, but boarded up after the roads were realigned to make this tunnel unnecessary

Location: 39.748508,-105.399299

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Carries CO 119 over a rock formation
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 191.9 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Abandoned tunnel on CO 119 near the junction with US 6
History: Built 1939
Built: 1939

Location: Gilpin County

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101559

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Photo taken by James Baughn

101560

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North portal

Photo taken by James Baughn

101561

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Close-up of top of portal

Photo taken by James Baughn

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Bobtail Road Bridge

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.798056,-105.489167

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Carries Bobtail Road over Bobtail Creek
Design: arch/through/steel
Design Details: Steel through arch
Total Length: 124.3 Feet
Span Length: 107.6 Feet

Overview: Steel through arch bridge over Bobtail Creek on Bobtail Road in Black Hawk
History: Built 1999
Built: 1999

Location: Gilpin County

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127129

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Photo taken by James Baughn

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UP - Tunnel 28

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.931904,-105.414300

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 124.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903

Location: Gilpin County

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315878

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T27, Gilpin Co, CO

While the photo & signage identifies this as Tunnel 27, the original Tunnel 27 was daylighted in 1951.

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UP - Tunnel 26

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.931262,-105.404288

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 295.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903

Location: Gilpin County

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UP - Tunnel 29

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.930073,-105.420921

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 78.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903

Location: Gilpin County

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315876

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T29, Gilpin Co, CO

Tunnel 29 on Union Pacific tracks in South Boulder Creek canyon in Gilpin County, Colorado.

Photo by Xnatedawgx

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UP - Tunnel 30

Status: Open to traffic

Location: 39.910456,-105.477306

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Carries Union Pacific Railroad over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 257.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Tunnel on Union Pacific Railroad
History: Built 1903
Built: 1903

Location: Gilpin County

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315882

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Tunnel 30

Last tunnel on the Moffat subdivision before the big one: 32797-foot Moffat tunnel.

Photo by Kevin Standlee

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D&SL - Tunnel 31

Status: Collapsed

Location: 39.922285,-105.597378

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Carries Denver & Salt Lake Railway over
Design: tunnel
Design Details: Tunnel
Total Length: 0.0 Feet
Span Length: 0.0 Feet

Overview: Lost Tunnel on Denver & Salt Lake Railway
History: Built 1903, abandoned 1935, collapsed at later date
Built: 1903

Location: Gilpin County

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Special Bridge Conditions Legend: R - Former location of relocated bridge. ! - At risk for demolition or destruction. X - Confirmed demolished or collapsed. S  - Dismantled and/or in storage. L -  Severe loss of historic integrity due to alteration.

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