Category:Staple Bend Tunnel

**Staple Bend Tunnel**
	Railroad tunnel in Pennsylvania, United States
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Instance of	railway tunnel;
Location	Pennsylvania
Carries	Allegheny Portage Railroad; Staple Bend Tunnel Trail;
Heritage designation	National Historic Landmark; National Register of Historic Places listed place (Allegheny Portage Railroad MPS, A, Staple Bend Tunnel, NRHP structure, 1994–);
	40° 21′ 33″ N, 78° 51′ 19″ W
Authority file
	Q7482493; Library of Congress authority ID: sh93000407; J9U ID: 987007544373705171; Structurae structure ID: 20023803; NRHP reference number: 94001187; LoC HABS/HAER/HALS place ID: pa3694
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English: The Staple Bend Tunnel, about 4 miles (6.4 km) east of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, in a town called Mineral Point, was constructed between 1831 and 1834 for the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Construction began on April 12, 1831.[3] This tunnel, at 901 feet (275 m) in length, was the first railway tunnel constructed in the United States. It is rock bored and stone line.d

This is a category about a place or building that is listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America. Its reference number is 94001187.

Media in category "Staple Bend Tunnel"

The following 26 files are in this category, out of 26 total.

Alleghany Portage Railroad tunnel abandoned.jpg 600 × 433; 68 KB
Allegheny Portage Railroad To Staple Bend Tunnel sign.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 6.47 MB
Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railroad Bridge (Conemaugh Township), Geistown, Cambria County, PA HABS PA,11-GEITO.V,1- (sheet 1 of 2).png 9,624 × 7,616; 2.8 MB
Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railroad Bridge (Conemaugh Township), Geistown, Cambria County, PA HABS PA,11-GEITO.V,1- (sheet 1 of 2).tif 9,624 × 7,616; 809 KB
Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railroad Bridge (Conemaugh Township), Geistown, Cambria County, PA HABS PA,11-GEITO.V,1- (sheet 2 of 2).png 9,646 × 7,616; 2.76 MB
Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railroad Bridge (Conemaugh Township), Geistown, Cambria County, PA HABS PA,11-GEITO.V,1- (sheet 2 of 2).tif 9,646 × 7,616; 807 KB
Allegheny Portage Railroad.jpg 870 × 282; 61 KB
American Monuments sign at Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 5.97 MB
DETAIL VIEW OF SOUTH PORTAL LOOKING WEST - Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, Conemaugh Borough, East of Conrail Bridge, Geistown, Cambria County, PA HAER PA,11-GEITO.V,1-2.tif 3,582 × 5,000; 17.08 MB
DETAILED VIEW OF WEST END - Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railroad Bridge (Conemaugh Township), Geistown, Cambria County, PA HABS PA,11-GEITO.V,1-2.tif 5,000 × 3,608; 17.21 MB
ELEVATION OF WEST END - Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, East of Cambria Railroad Bridge (Conemaugh Township), Geistown, Cambria County, PA HABS PA,11-GEITO.V,1-1.tif 5,000 × 3,609; 17.21 MB
First U.S. rail tunnelimg035.jpg 600 × 433; 63 KB
Incline 1 Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.69 MB
Looking out Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 4.45 MB
PERSPECTIVE VIEW OF SOUTH PORTAL - Allegheny Portage Railroad, Staple Bend Tunnel, Conemaugh Borough, East of Conrail Bridge, Geistown, Cambria County, PA HAER PA,11-GEITO.V,1-1.tif 5,000 × 3,570; 17.03 MB
Staple Bend Tunnel East Approach.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.3 MB
Staple Bend Tunnel East Portal Wide Shot.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.42 MB
Staple Bend Tunnel East Portal.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 5.98 MB
Staple Bend Tunnel ghosts.jpg 700 × 459; 79 KB
Staple Bend Tunnel Interior.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.78 MB
Staple Bend Tunnel Retaining Wall.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 7.31 MB
Staple Bend Tunnel West Portal Detail.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 3.8 MB
Staple Bend Tunnel West Portal.jpg 4,032 × 3,024; 6.14 MB
Staplebendtunnel.jpg 375 × 180; 21 KB
Westbound sign at Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 6,016 × 4,000; 5.97 MB
Western Portal of the Staple Bend Tunnel.jpg 2,592 × 1,944; 2.24 MB

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