List of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in California

This is a list of tunnels documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in the US state of California.[1]

Tunnels edit

Survey No. Name (as assigned by HAER) Status Built Documented Carries Crosses Location County Coordinates
CA-30
CA-199
Central Pacific Railroad, Clipper Gap Tunnel
Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel 'O'
Abandoned 1873 1984
1997
Union Pacific Railroad Clipper Gap Placer 38°58′47″N 120°59′56″W / 38.97972°N 120.99889°W / 38.97972; -120.99889 (Central Pacific Railroad, Clipper Gap Tunnel)
CA-86 Big Oak Flat Road Tunnel No. 1 Extant 1937 1991 New Big Oak Flat Road Mountain spur Yosemite Village Mariposa 37°43′31″N 119°42′15″W / 37.72528°N 119.70417°W / 37.72528; -119.70417 (Big Oak Flat Road Tunnel No. 1)
CA-87 Big Oak Flat Road Tunnel No. 2 Extant 1937 1991 New Big Oak Flat Road Mountain spur Yosemite Village Mariposa 37°43′24″N 119°41′54″W / 37.72333°N 119.69833°W / 37.72333; -119.69833 (Big Oak Flat Road Tunnel No. 2)
CA-88 Big Oak Flat Road Tunnel No. 3 Extant 1938 1991 New Big Oak Flat Road Mountain spur Yosemite Village Mariposa 37°43′03″N 119°43′23″W / 37.71750°N 119.72306°W / 37.71750; -119.72306 (Big Oak Flat Road Tunnel No. 3)
CA-105 Wawona Tunnel[a] Extant 1932 1991   SR 41 (Wawona Road) Turtleback Dome Yosemite Village Mariposa 37°42′57″N 119°41′09″W / 37.71583°N 119.68583°W / 37.71583; -119.68583 (Wawona Tunnel)
CA-130-E Santa Ana River Hydroelectric System, Flume and Tunnel below Fish Screen 1898 1991 Redlands San Bernardino
CA-130-G Santa Ana River Hydroelectric System, Flumes and Tunnels below Sandbox 1898 1991 Redlands San Bernardino
CA-130-R Santa Ana River Hydroelectric System, Abandoned Tunnel Abandoned 1898 1991 Santa Ana Canal Redlands San Bernardino
CA-139 Forts Baker–Barry Tunnel Extant 1918 1993 Bunker Road Lime Point Ridge Sausalito Marin 37°50′27″N 122°29′26″W / 37.84083°N 122.49056°W / 37.84083; -122.49056 (Forts Baker–Barry Tunnel)
CA-153-A Salinas River Project, Cuesta Tunnel Extant 1942 1994 Aqueduct Santa Lucia Range San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo 35°21′23″N 120°38′22″W / 35.35639°N 120.63944°W / 35.35639; -120.63944 (Salinas River Project, Cuesta Tunnel)
CA-162 Mile Rock Tunnel Extant 1915 1994 Storm drain 48th Avenue San Francisco San Francisco 37°46′24″N 122°30′32″W / 37.77333°N 122.50889°W / 37.77333; -122.50889 (Mile Rock Tunnel)
CA-197 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 18 Extant 1909 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Newcastle Placer 38°52′33″N 121°07′42″W / 38.87583°N 121.12833°W / 38.87583; -121.12833 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 18)
CA-198 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 23 Extant 1909 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Applegate Placer 38°58′46″N 120°59′57″W / 38.97944°N 120.99917°W / 38.97944; -120.99917 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 23)
CA-200 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 24 Extant 1910 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Applegate Placer 38°58′57″N 120°59′53″W / 38.98250°N 120.99806°W / 38.98250; -120.99806 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 24)
CA-201 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 25 Extant 1910 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Applegate Placer 38°59′05″N 120°59′47″W / 38.98472°N 120.99639°W / 38.98472; -120.99639 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 25)
CA-202 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 26 Extant 1909 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Applegate Placer 38°59′13″N 120°59′38″W / 38.98694°N 120.99389°W / 38.98694; -120.99389 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 26)
CA-203 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 27 Extant 1910 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Applegate Placer 38°59′32″N 120°59′17″W / 38.99222°N 120.98806°W / 38.99222; -120.98806 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 27)
CA-204 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 28 Extant 1910 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Hotchkiss Hill Applegate Placer 39°00′16″N 120°58′48″W / 39.00444°N 120.98000°W / 39.00444; -120.98000 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 28)
CA-205 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 29 Extant 1909 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Applegate Placer 39°01′15″N 120°58′22″W / 39.02083°N 120.97278°W / 39.02083; -120.97278 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 29)
CA-206 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 34 Extant 1913 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Cape Horn Colfax Placer 39°06′45″N 120°55′48″W / 39.11250°N 120.93000°W / 39.11250; -120.93000 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 34)
CA-207 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 1 Extant 1868 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Blue Canyon Placer 39°14′42″N 120°43′23″W / 39.24500°N 120.72306°W / 39.24500; -120.72306 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 1)
CA-208 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 35 Extant 1924 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Yuba Pass Nevada 39°19′24″N 120°35′34″W / 39.32333°N 120.59278°W / 39.32333; -120.59278 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 35)
CA-209 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 36 Extant 1924 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Yuba Pass Nevada 39°19′35″N 120°35′19″W / 39.32639°N 120.58861°W / 39.32639; -120.58861 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 36)
CA-210 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 37 Extant 1925 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Yuba Pass Nevada 39°19′26″N 120°34′27″W / 39.32389°N 120.57417°W / 39.32389; -120.57417 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 37)
CA-211 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 38 Extant 1924 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Cisco Placer 39°18′01″N 120°32′27″W / 39.30028°N 120.54083°W / 39.30028; -120.54083 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 38)
CA-212 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 3 Extant 1868 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Cisco Placer 39°18′04″N 120°32′22″W / 39.30111°N 120.53944°W / 39.30111; -120.53944 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 3)
CA-213 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 39 Extant 1924 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Cisco Placer 39°18′00″N 120°32′05″W / 39.30000°N 120.53472°W / 39.30000; -120.53472 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 39)
CA-214 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 4 Extant 1868 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Cisco Placer 39°18′01″N 120°32′04″W / 39.30028°N 120.53444°W / 39.30028; -120.53444 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 4)
CA-215 Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 41 Extant 1925 1997 Union Pacific Railroad Mount Judah Donner Placer 39°18′18″N 120°19′03″W / 39.30500°N 120.31750°W / 39.30500; -120.31750 (Central Pacific Transcontinental Railroad, Tunnel No. 41)
CA-218 Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel No. 17 Extant 1909 1997 Southern Pacific Railroad, Cascade Subdivision Dorris Hill Dorris Siskiyou 41°58′18″N 121°54′42″W / 41.97167°N 121.91167°W / 41.97167; -121.91167 (Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel No. 17)
CA-219 Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel No. 18 Extant 1909 1997 Southern Pacific Railroad, Cascade Subdivision Dorris Hill Dorris Siskiyou 41°59′46″N 121°54′42″W / 41.99611°N 121.91167°W / 41.99611; -121.91167 (Southern Pacific Railroad Natron Cutoff, Tunnel No. 18)
CA-265-G Figueroa Street Tunnels Extant 1931 1999   SR 110 (Arroyo Seco Parkway) northbound Elysian Park Los Angeles Los Angeles 34°04′23″N 118°14′02″W / 34.07306°N 118.23389°W / 34.07306; -118.23389 (Figueroa Street Tunnels)
CA-298-AG Los Angeles Aqueduct, Tunnel Interior Extant 1913 2001 Los Angeles Aqueduct Los Angeles Los Angeles
CA-315-T Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Pedestrian Tunnels Abandoned 1941 2002 Pedestrian ways   SR 19 (Lakewood Boulevard) Long Beach Los Angeles 33°49′38″N 118°08′31″W / 33.82722°N 118.14194°W / 33.82722; -118.14194 (Douglas Aircraft Company Long Beach Plant, Pedestrian Tunnels)
CA-2259-D Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Cajon Subdivision, Tunnel No. 1 Daylighted 1913 2007 BNSF Railway, Cajon Subdivision Cajon Pass Devore San Bernardino 34°20′01″N 117°28′05″W / 34.33361°N 117.46806°W / 34.33361; -117.46806 (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Cajon Subdivision, Tunnel No. 1)
CA-2259-E Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Cajon Subdivision, Tunnel No. 2 Daylighted 1923 2007 BNSF Railway, Cajon Subdivision Cajon Pass Devore San Bernardino 34°19′56″N 117°28′24″W / 34.33222°N 117.47333°W / 34.33222; -117.47333 (Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, Cajon Subdivision, Tunnel No. 2)

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ See also HAER No. CA-117, "Yosemite National Park Roads and Bridges" for additional documentation

References edit

  1. ^ Library of Congress. "Prints and Photographs Online Catalog: Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record/Historic American Landscapes Survey". Retrieved January 11, 2023.