Taft Tunnel

Taft Tunnel
Overview
Location Lisbon, Connecticut, U.S.
Coordinates 41°33′16″N 72°02′10″W / 41.5544°N 72.036°W / 41.5544; -72.036Coordinates: 41°33′16″N 72°02′10″W / 41.5544°N 72.036°W / 41.5544; -72.036
Operation
Opened 1837, 180 years ago by the
Norwich & Worcester RR
Owner Providence & Worcester RR
Character Rail
Technical
Length 300 feet (90 m)
No. of tracks Single
Track gauge Standard
Electrified Yes
Lisbon 
Location in the United States
Taft Tunnel 
Location in Connecticut

Taft Tunnel is a railroad tunnel in the northeast United States, located at Lisbon, Connecticut. It is the oldest tunnel still in railroad use in its original form[1] as part of the current Providence and Worcester Railroad. It was built 180 years ago in 1837 by the Norwich and Worcester Railroad, bored through hard rock with an approximate length of 300 feet (90 m). It allowed the Norwich and Worcester to generally follow the Quinebaug River between Norwich and Clayville, Connecticut.

The Taft Tunnel is second-oldest to the tunnel originally constructed in 1837 by the New York and Harlem Railroad at Yorkville in Manhattan, whose right of way is still in heavy use by the central tracks of the Park Avenue Tunnel. The Taft Tunnel is the oldest tunnel that is still used today.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Taft Tunnel Lisbon Connecticut
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