Abandoned RR Tunnel and Waterfall Cherokee Co., NC |
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An abandoned RR tunnel, built in 1880, along a branch of the old Western North Carolina Railroad. It turned into a wet afternoon, and I was fortunate to have the tunnel to escape the downpour!: |
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Railroad trestle and tunnel entrance |
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Same view, different orientation |
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Railroad tunnel - east entrance |
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East entrance |
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View out east entrance |
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Going through the tunnel |
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Looking back |
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Approaching the west end |
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West entrance |
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A bonus waterfall nearby: |
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Falls on a tributary of Valley River |
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