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'''Nada Tunnel''' is a historic {{convert|900|ft|adj=on}} long tunnel along ] in ], ], in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-514177-Kentucky-Nada_Tunnel.html | title=Nada Tunnel, Kentucky - Map and Latitude Longitude GPS Coordinates | publisher=http://www.lat-long.com/ | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bridgehunter.com/ky/powell/bh43804/ | title=Nada Tunnel | publisher=http://bridgehunter.com | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> Formerly a railway tunnel, the tunnel has often been described as the "Gateway to Red River Gorge" for the shortcut it now provides motorists to the ] canyons of the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kentuckyexplorer.com/nonmembers/08-03story.html | title=Nada Tunnel: The "Gateway To The Red River Gorge" | work=Kentucky Explorer magazine | date=2008 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | author=Graybeal, Billie Sue}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.claycity-times.com/news/?p=4186 | title=History and heritage celebrated in Nada this weekend | work=The Clay City Times | date=June 11, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> '''Nada Tunnel''' is a historic {{convert|900|ft|adj=on}} long tunnel along ] in ], ], in the United States.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.lat-long.com/Latitude-Longitude-514177-Kentucky-Nada_Tunnel.html | title=Nada Tunnel, Kentucky - Map and Latitude Longitude GPS Coordinates | publisher=http://www.lat-long.com/ | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://bridgehunter.com/ky/powell/bh43804/ | title=Nada Tunnel | publisher=http://bridgehunter.com | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref> Formerly a railway tunnel, the presently paved tunnel has often been described as the "Gateway to Red River Gorge" for the shortcut it now provides motorists to the ] canyons of the ].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.kentuckyexplorer.com/nonmembers/08-03story.html | title=Nada Tunnel: The "Gateway To The Red River Gorge" | work=Kentucky Explorer magazine | date=2008 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | author=Graybeal, Billie Sue}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.claycity-times.com/news/?p=4186 | title=History and heritage celebrated in Nada this weekend | work=The Clay City Times | date=June 11, 2012 | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref>


Built for the Dana Lumber Company between 1910 and 1911,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VYQ7AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA628&ots=Esi2SDWSjL&dq=%22dana%20lumber%22%20nada&pg=PA628#v=onepage&q=%22dana%20lumber%22%20nada&f=false | title=The Southwestern Reporter, Volume 170 | publisher=West Publishing Company | date=1915 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | pages=628}}</ref> Nada Tunnel (pronounced nay-duh by locals)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0rkBCXKl8ekC&lpg=PA41&dq=%22nada%20tunnel%22&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q=%22nada%20tunnel%22&f=false | title=Curious Gorge: Finding Adventure and Solace In Red River Gorge and the Wilds of Eastern Kentucky | work=Cincinnati Magazine | date=Sep 2008 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | author=Wohlfarth, Jenny | pages=41}}</ref> was named for ], then a logging town about {{convert|10|mi}} past the tunnel's entrance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=52GGiIdqqZ8C&lpg=PA45&dq=%22nada%20tunnel%22&pg=PA45#v=onepage&q=%22nada%20tunnel%22&f=false | title=Scenic Driving Kentucky | publisher=Globe Pequot | date=Apr 1, 2000 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | author=Kappele, William and Cora | pages=45}}</ref> Solid limestone was blasted with dynamite and dug out with steam machinery and hand tools, with two teams working from each side of the ridge<!--four teams at once? didn't that get crowded?-->.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://byways.org/explore/byways/2482/places/32616 | title=Nada Tunnel (KY) | publisher=http://byways.org | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9g4huBIaMlIC&lpg=PA122&ots=7AWcIjHWeL&dq=%22nada%20tunnel%22%201911&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q=%22nada%20tunnel%22%201911&f=false | title=National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways | publisher=National Geographic Books | date=Mar 5, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | author=National Geographic Society (U.S.) | pages=122}}</ref> Built for the Dana Lumber Company between 1910 and 1911,<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=VYQ7AAAAIAAJ&lpg=PA628&ots=Esi2SDWSjL&dq=%22dana%20lumber%22%20nada&pg=PA628#v=onepage&q=%22dana%20lumber%22%20nada&f=false | title=The Southwestern Reporter, Volume 170 | publisher=West Publishing Company | date=1915 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | pages=628}}</ref> Nada Tunnel (pronounced nay-duh by locals)<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=0rkBCXKl8ekC&lpg=PA41&dq=%22nada%20tunnel%22&pg=PA41#v=onepage&q=%22nada%20tunnel%22&f=false | title=Curious Gorge: Finding Adventure and Solace In Red River Gorge and the Wilds of Eastern Kentucky | work=Cincinnati Magazine | date=Sep 2008 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | author=Wohlfarth, Jenny | pages=41}}</ref> was named for ], then a logging town about {{convert|10|mi}} past the tunnel's entrance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=52GGiIdqqZ8C&lpg=PA45&dq=%22nada%20tunnel%22&pg=PA45#v=onepage&q=%22nada%20tunnel%22&f=false | title=Scenic Driving Kentucky | publisher=Globe Pequot | date=Apr 1, 2000 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | author=Kappele, William and Cora | pages=45}}</ref> Solid limestone was blasted with dynamite and dug out with steam machinery and hand tools, with two teams working from each side of the ridge<!--four teams at once? didn't that get crowded?-->.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://byways.org/explore/byways/2482/places/32616 | title=Nada Tunnel (KY) | publisher=http://byways.org | accessdate=2013-05-03}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://books.google.com/books?id=9g4huBIaMlIC&lpg=PA122&ots=7AWcIjHWeL&dq=%22nada%20tunnel%22%201911&pg=PA122#v=onepage&q=%22nada%20tunnel%22%201911&f=false | title=National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways | publisher=National Geographic Books | date=Mar 5, 2013 | accessdate=2013-05-03 | author=National Geographic Society (U.S.) | pages=122}}</ref>

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Nada Tunnel
Portal of the Nada Tunnel in 1995
Overview
LocationPowell County, Kentucky, US
Operation
OwnerDana Lumber Company
Technical
Length900 feet (270 m)
Tunnel clearance13 feet (4.0 m)

Nada Tunnel is a historic 900-foot (270 m) long tunnel along Kentucky Route 77 in Powell County, Kentucky, in the United States. Formerly a railway tunnel, the presently paved tunnel has often been described as the "Gateway to Red River Gorge" for the shortcut it now provides motorists to the Red River Gorge canyons of the Daniel Boone National Forest.

Built for the Dana Lumber Company between 1910 and 1911, Nada Tunnel (pronounced nay-duh by locals) was named for Nada, Kentucky, then a logging town about 10 miles (16 km) past the tunnel's entrance. Solid limestone was blasted with dynamite and dug out with steam machinery and hand tools, with two teams working from each side of the ridge.

The tunnel's original dimensions were 12 by 12 feet (3.7 m × 3.7 m), but when the first train load of logs became stuck and had to be blasted free, the tunnel's height was increased to 13 feet (4.0 m). Narrow gauge steam locomotives of the Big Woods, Red River & Lombard Railroad regularly hauled timber extracted from the vast forests of the Red River Valley through the tunnel, to a sawmill 15 miles (24 km) away in Clay City

Once the forests had been cleared, the timber companies pulled out of the area. The railroad tracks were removed and a dirt road in the unlit tunnel was opened to horse and pedestrian traffic. Nada Tunnel has since been paved to carry a single lane of road traffic.

Nada Tunnel itself and the prehistoric Native American rock art sites Nada Tunnel 1 Petroglyphs and Nada Tunnel 2 contribute to the National Register of Historic Places listings in Powell County, Kentucky.

  • Portal of the Nada Tunnel Portal of the Nada Tunnel
  • Inside the unlit tunnel Inside the unlit tunnel

References

  1. "Nada Tunnel, Kentucky - Map and Latitude Longitude GPS Coordinates". http://www.lat-long.com/. Retrieved 2013-05-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  2. "Nada Tunnel". http://bridgehunter.com. Retrieved 2013-05-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  3. Graybeal, Billie Sue (2008). "Nada Tunnel: The "Gateway To The Red River Gorge"". Kentucky Explorer magazine. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  4. "History and heritage celebrated in Nada this weekend". The Clay City Times. June 11, 2012. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  5. "The Southwestern Reporter, Volume 170". West Publishing Company. 1915. p. 628. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  6. Wohlfarth, Jenny (Sep 2008). "Curious Gorge: Finding Adventure and Solace In Red River Gorge and the Wilds of Eastern Kentucky". Cincinnati Magazine. p. 41. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  7. Kappele, William and Cora (Apr 1, 2000). "Scenic Driving Kentucky". Globe Pequot. p. 45. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  8. "Nada Tunnel (KY)". http://byways.org. Retrieved 2013-05-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  9. National Geographic Society (U.S.) (Mar 5, 2013). "National Geographic Guide to Scenic Highways and Byways". National Geographic Books. p. 122. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  10. Dow, Fred (Jan 1, 2005). "U. S. National Forest Campground Guide: Southern Region". Moon Canyon Publishing. p. 137. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  11. "Big Woods, Red River & Lombard Railroad". http://www.abandonedonline.net. Retrieved 2013-05-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  12. "Nada Tunnel (KY 77)". http://bridgestunnels.com. Retrieved 2013-05-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)
  13. Ballard, Sandra L.; et al. (2003). "Listen Here: Women Writing In Appalachia". University Press of Kentucky. p. 285. Retrieved 2013-05-03. {{cite web}}: Explicit use of et al. in: |author= (help)
  14. "Daniel Boone National Forest - Special Places". United States Department of Agriculture Forest Service. Retrieved 2013-05-03.
  15. "National Register of Historical Places - Kentucky (KY), Powell County". http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com. Retrieved 2013-05-03. {{cite web}}: External link in |publisher= (help)

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