Staple Bend Tunnel

Infobox_nrhp2 | name =Staple Bend Tunnel
nhs = yes
nhl = yes


caption = Staple Bend Tunnel
location= Conemaugh Township, Pennsylvania
lat_degrees = 40
lat_minutes = 21
lat_seconds = 33
lat_direction = N
long_degrees = 78
long_minutes = 51
long_seconds = 19
long_direction = W
locmapin = Pennsylvania
area =
built =1833
architect= Welch, Sylvester; Appleton, J. & E., Builders
architecture= Other
added = April 19, 1994
governing_body = Private
mpsub=Allegheny Portage Railroad MPS
refnum=94001187cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2007-01-23|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service]

The Staple Bend Tunnel, about convert|4|mi|km|1 east of Johnstown, Pennsylvania, was constructed between 1831 and 1834 for the Allegheny Portage Railroad. Construction began on April 12 1831. [cite web| url=http://avenue.org/nrhs/histapr.htm| title=This Month in Railroad History: April| author=Rivanna Chapter, National Railway Historical Society| year=2005| accessdate=April 12| accessyear=2006| ] This tunnel, at convert|901|ft|m|0 in length, was the first railway tunnel constructed in the United States. It is now part of the Allegheny Portage Railroad National Historic Site, administered by the National Park Service.

References

External links

* [http://www.nps.gov/alpo/index.htm National Park Service website for Staple Bend Tunnel]
* [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Cambria/state.html Cambria County listings] at [http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com National Register of Historic Places]