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Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 26, Milepost 133.29, Applegate, Placer County, CA
LocationMilepost 133.29,
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Created/Published
Documentation compiled after 1968.
Notes
Survey number HAER CA-202
Significance: The Central Pacific First Transcontinental Railroad is a segment of the western half of the first transcontinental railroad, built from Sacramento, California to Promontory Summit, Utah between 1863 and 1869, where it joined the Union Pacific Railroad which had built west from Omaha. For the purpose of the current project, the first transcontinental railroad was found likely to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places at the national level of significance under Criterion A for its significance in transportation history, in uniting the East and the West, and in the development of the West. The railroad's period of significance is 1869 to 1945, from the line's completion in 1869, through the years of its role in the settlement and development of the West, to the conclusion of the railroad's achievements in World War II. Tunnel 26 is a contributive element of this property.
Collection
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)
Contents
Photograph caption(s):
1. West portal of Tunnel 26, contextual view to northeast from atop Tunnel 25 (HAER CA-201), with Tunnel 27 (HAER CA-203) visible in distance, 210mm lens. View is along new line, with original Central Pacific Transcontinental line crossing over the top above Tunnel 26.
2. West portal of Tunnel 26, contextual view to northeast from track level, 135mm lens. Tunnel 27 (HAER CA-203) is visible in the distance.
3. West portal of Tunnel 26, view to northeast, 135mm lens. Note use of granite voussoirs and coping on this otherwise all-reinforced concrete structure.
4. East portal of Tunnel 26, contextual view to southwest, 135mm lens.
5. East portal of Tunnel 26, view to southwest, 135mm lens. Tunnel 25 (HAER CA-201) is visible in the distance.
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