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'''Roper Tunnel''' is an 800 foot long tunnel on the current [[ATN Railway]] under [[Roper Tunnel Road]] and through [[Roper Hill]] in [[Trussville]]. Construction began in [[1910]] and was completed in [[1911]] by Vaughan Construction Company of Roanoke, Virginia as part of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad's Mineral Belt line. | '''Roper Tunnel''' is an 800 foot long tunnel on the current [[ATN Railway]] under [[Roper Tunnel Road]] and through [[Roper Hill]] in [[Trussville]]. Construction began in [[1910]] and was completed in [[1911]] by Vaughan Construction Company of Roanoke, Virginia as part of the [[Louisville and Nashville Railroad]]'s [[Mineral Belt]] line. | ||
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Revision as of 10:29, 26 November 2012
Roper Tunnel is an 800 foot long tunnel on the current ATN Railway under Roper Tunnel Road and through Roper Hill in Trussville. Construction began in 1910 and was completed in 1911 by Vaughan Construction Company of Roanoke, Virginia as part of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad's Mineral Belt line.