The Cotter Tunnel is a railroad tunnel just outside
Cotter, Arkansas. It brings the
Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad
The Missouri and Northern Arkansas Railroad, LLC is a Class III shortline railroad headquartered in Carthage, Missouri. It is not to be confused with the Missouri and North Arkansas Railroad which connected Joplin, Missouri with Helena, Arkansa ...
under a ridge, over which
U.S. Route 62 (US 62) travels. The tunnel is in length, and is hewn through solid rock in a northwest–southeast orientation. The southeastern portal is finished in sprayed concrete, while the northeastern portal is unfinished. The tunnel was built in 1903–04 by the White River Division of the
Missouri Pacific Railroad
The Missouri Pacific Railroad , commonly abbreviated as MoPac, was one of the first railroads in the United States west of the Mississippi River. MoPac was a Class I railroad growing from dozens of predecessors and mergers. In 1967, the railroad ...
, and formed a vital transportation link to the area at that time. The rail line continues to see active freight service.
The tunnel was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 2007.
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References
Railway tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places
Transport infrastructure completed in 1904
Transportation in Marion County, Arkansas
Tunnels in Arkansas
National Register of Historic Places in Marion County, Arkansas
Railway buildings and structures on the National Register of Historic Places in Arkansas
1904 establishments in Arkansas
Tunnels completed in 1904
Missouri Pacific Railroad
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