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Turn Hole Tunnel

Turnhole Tunnel
Looking back through the tunnel from the edge of the Lehigh River. Ties from both tracks can be seen, strewn with rockfall from the ceiling.
Overview
LineMain Line
LocationCarbon County, Pennsylvania, USA
Coordinates40°52′57.9″N 75°45′40.3″W / 40.882750°N 75.761194°W / 40.882750; -75.761194
Statusrails removed; accessible to hikers
SystemCentral Railroad of New Jersey
Operation
Opened1866
Closed1956
OwnerLehigh Gorge State Park
Technical
Track length496 feet (151 m)
No. of tracksDouble
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in)

The Turn Hole Tunnel is an abandoned railroad tunnel near Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. Built by the Lehigh Coal and Navigation Company,[1] it carried part of the Lehigh and Susquehanna RR main line until 1912, and was used as part of a passing siding for several decades thereafter. It is now an attraction in Lehigh Gorge State Park.

  1. ^ LC&N records, Pennsylvania State Archives MG311