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The Pittsburgh & Steubenville Extension Railroad Tunnel, also known as the Panhandle Tunnel, was originally built for the Pittsburgh and Steubenville Extension Railroad in
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. It officially opened for rail traffic in 1865.


History

The tunnel has been modified many times since it was first constructed. In the years after the construction the southern end was lengthened by to accommodate the overpass of
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. This new tunnel had a height of , lower than the main tunnel. The southern end was again extended around 1900 to add a sidewalk to the road. This extension lowered the height of the tunnel to the current .


Light Rail

The tunnel and the adjacent
Panhandle Bridge The Panhandle Bridge (officially the Monongahela River Bridge) carries two rail lines of the Port Authority "T" line across the Monongahela River in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The name comes from Pennsylvania Railroad subsidiary Pittsburgh, Ci ...
were purchased by the Port Authority from Penn Central Corporation for $8.15 million in 1980. The tunnel is now utilized by the
Pittsburgh Light Rail The Pittsburgh Light Rail (commonly known as The T) is a light rail system in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and surrounding suburbs. It operates as a deep-level subway in Downtown Pittsburgh, but runs mostly at-grade in the suburbs south of the ci ...
System for some of its
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and the
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Station.


See also

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List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania This is a list of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Tunnels See also *List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania References {{HAER li ...
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Main Line (Pittsburgh to St. Louis) The Pittsburgh to St. Louis Main Line was a rail line owned and operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad in the U.S. states of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois. The line ran from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania west via Steubenville, Ohio, Columbus, ...
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Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad The Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis Railroad, commonly called the Pan Handle Route (Panhandle Route in later days), was a railroad that was part of the Pennsylvania Railroad system. Its common name came from its main line, whic ...


References

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