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Wabash Tunnel
The north end of the tunnel, which faces downtown Pittsburgh.
Overview
LocationPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°25′36″N 80°01′02″W / 40.4266°N 80.0172°W / 40.4266; -80.0172
Statusin use
CrossesMount Washington
Operation
Work begun1902
Opened1903 (1903)
Closed1946 (1946)
Reopened2004 (2004)
OwnerPittsburgh Regional Transit
Traffic
  • railway until 1946
  • automobile since 2004
Technical
Length3,342 feet (1,019 m)
No. of tracks2 (1903–1944)
Track gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+12 in) (1903–1944)
Operating speed25 mph
Tunnel clearance13 ft 1 in (3.99 m)

The Wabash Tunnel is a former railway tunnel and presently an automobile tunnel through Mt. Washington in the city of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. Constructed early in the 20th century by railroad magnate George J. Gould for the Wabash Railroad, it was closed to trains and cars between 1946 and 2004.[1]

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