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202128 minPGdocumentary

The Tunnel

202128 minPGdocumentary

When completed in 1858, the Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel was nearly a mile long, making it the longest railroad tunnel in America at that time.

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When completed in 1858, the Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel was nearly a mile long, making it the longest railroad tunnel in America at that time.

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Rockfish Gap, located 25 miles west of Charlottesville, is home to the Blue Ridge Railroad Tunnel. Designed by Claudius Crozet, the tunnel was built by Irish immigrants in the 1850s. Completed in 1858, it measured nearly a mile long, making it the longest railroad tunnel in America at that time. The documentary details the tunnel's construction and its recent reopening as a historic site in November 2020.

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