List of tunnels in Montana
There are 27 named tunnels in Montana. A tunnel is an underground passageway, completely enclosed except for openings for egress, commonly at each end. Tunnel may be for foot or vehicular road traffic, for rail traffic, or for a canal.
- (four) Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad(Milwaukee Road) tunnels, abandoned rail tunnels, Great Falls Line, from east to west:
- Milwaukee Road, Chouteau County, Montana, 47°32′58″N 110°55′01″W / 47.54944°N 110.91694°W, el. 3,386 feet (1,032 m)[1]
- Milwaukee Road, Chouteau County, Montana, 47°33′06″N 110°55′44″W / 47.55167°N 110.92889°W, el. 3,376 feet (1,029 m)[2]
- Milwaukee Road, Chouteau County, Montana, 47°33′19″N 110°56′49″W / 47.55528°N 110.94694°W, el. 3,307 feet (1,008 m)[3]
- Milwaukee Road, Cascade County, Montana, 47°33′14″N 110°57′15″W / 47.55389°N 110.95417°W, el. 3,287 feet (1,002 m)[4]
- Beavertail Tunnel, rail tunnel, near I-90 interchange 130 in Missoula County, Montana, 46°43′26″N 113°34′59″W / 46.72389°N 113.58306°W, el. 3,691 feet (1,125 m)[5]
- Bighorn Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, 1882-1952, near I-94 interchange 49 in Yellowstone County, Montana, 46°08′39″N 107°31′11″W / 46.14417°N 107.51972°W, el. 2,835 feet (864 m)[6]
- (two) Bozeman Tunnels, rail tunnels, under I-90 at Bozeman Pass in Gallatin County, Montana, 45°39′57″N 110°48′29″W / 45.66583°N 110.80806°W, el. 5,738 feet (1,749 m)[7]
- abandoned rail tunnel, 1884-c. 1945, Northern Pacific Railway
- active rail tunnel, 1945, Montana Rail Link (formerly Northern Pacific Railway)
- Flathead Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1970, BNSF Railway (formerly Burlington Northern Railroad and Great Northern Railway) in Lincoln County northwest of Kalispell
- Helena Valley Canal Tunnel, water tunnel, east of Helena in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 46°38′35″N 111°45′20″W / 46.64306°N 111.75556°W, el. 4,035 feet (1,230 m)[8]
- John Tunnel, rail tunnel, in Sanders County, Montana northwest of Missoula, 47°20′06″N 114°47′12″W / 47.33500°N 114.78667°W, el. 2,680 feet (820 m)[9]
- Monitor Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, in Butte, Silver Bow County, Montana, 46°01′24″N 112°28′32″W / 46.02333°N 112.47556°W, el. 6,361 feet (1,939 m)[10]
- Continental Divide at Mullan Pass, northwest of Helena between Lewis and Clark County, Montana and Powell County, Montana, 46°38′11″N 112°18′30″W / 46.63639°N 112.30833°W, el. 5,830 feet (1,780 m)[11]
- (two) Nimrod Tunnels, rail tunnels, adjacent to I-90 in Granite County, Montana southeast of Missoula, 46°42′35″N 113°30′56″W / 46.70972°N 113.51556°W, el. 3,681 feet (1,122 m)[12]
- abandoned rail tunnel, in use 1908-1980, Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul & Pacific RailroadTunnel Number 15
- active rail tunnel, 1882, BNSF Railway (formerly Montana Rail Link and Northern Pacific Railway)
- abandoned rail tunnel, in use 1908-1980,
- Painted Robe Tunnel, rail tunnel, in Golden Valley County, Montana northwest of Billings, 46°11′41″N 108°56′32″W / 46.19472°N 108.94222°W, el. 3,763 feet (1,147 m)[13]
- Ptarmigan Tunnel, pedestrian tunnel, 1930, in Glacier National Park, Glacier County, Montana, 48°50′57″N 113°42′28″W / 48.84917°N 113.70778°W, el. 7,100 feet (2,200 m)[14]
- Rail Trail, 47°23′25″N 115°38′55″W / 47.39028°N 115.64861°W, el. 5,141 feet (1,567 m)[15]
- Schurchs Tunnel, Powell County, Montana, 46°17′21″N 112°33′48″W / 46.28917°N 112.56333°W, el. 7,424 feet (2,263 m)[16]
- Toston Canal Tunnel, water tunnel, Broadwater County, Montana, between Helena and Bozeman, 46°07′36″N 111°26′32″W / 46.12667°N 111.44222°W, el. 4,209 feet (1,283 m)[17]
- (two) rail tunnels, on the other side of the Missouri River from I-15, from east to west:
- Tunnel Number 1, rail tunnel, on the other side of the Missouri River from interchange 244 on I-15 in Cascade County, Montana, 47°09′33″N 111°49′52″W / 47.15917°N 111.83111°W, el. 3,504 feet (1,068 m)[18]
- Tunnel Number 3, rail tunnel, on the other side of the Missouri River from Mile Marker 237 on I-15 in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, 47°06′32″N 111°57′03″W / 47.10889°N 111.95083°W, el. 3,592 feet (1,095 m)[19]
- Tunnel Number 1, former rail tunnel, possibly either bypassed or daylighted, just north of interchange 324 on I-90 in Park County, Montana, 45°39′52″N 110°44′03″W / 45.66444°N 110.73417°W, el. 5,371 feet (1,637 m)[20]
- (two) adjacent rail tunnels along US 2 adjacent to Glacier National Park in Flathead County, Montana, from south to north:
- Tunnel Number 2, rail tunnel, 48°22′06″N 113°40′31″W / 48.36833°N 113.67528°W, el. 3,734 feet (1,138 m)[21]
- Tunnel Number 3, rail tunnel, 48°22′23″N 113°40′55″W / 48.37306°N 113.68194°W, el. 3,783 feet (1,153 m)[22]
- Two Leggins Canal Tunnel, water tunnel, in Big Horn County, Montana north of Hardin, 45°58′22″N 107°32′13″W / 45.97278°N 107.53694°W, el. 2,789 feet (850 m)[23]
- Vista Tunnel, former rail tunnel, either bypassed or daylighted, northwest of Whitefish in Flathead County, Montana, 48°28′17″N 114°26′33″W / 48.47139°N 114.44250°W, el. 3,179 feet (969 m)[24]
- Wayne Tunnel, rail tunnel, 1911, BNSF Railway (formerly Great Northern Railway), southeast of Great Falls in Cascade County, Montana, 47°26′21″N 110°56′35″W / 47.43917°N 110.94306°W, el. 3,779 feet (1,152 m)[25]
- Wickes Tunnel/Boulder Tunnel, abandoned rail tunnel, Great Northern Railway, north of Boulder in Jefferson County, Montana, 46°19′48″N 112°06′48″W / 46.33000°N 112.11333°W, el. 6,224 feet (1,897 m)[26]
See also
Notes
- ^ "Lacey Tunnel Number 3". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Amphitheater Tunnel Number 4". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Belt Creek Tunnel Number 5". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Red Coulee Tunnel Number 6". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Beavertail Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bighorn Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Bozeman Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Helena Valley Canal Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "John Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Monitor Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Mullan Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Nimrod Tunnels". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Painted Robe Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Ptarmigan Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Saint Paul Pass Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Schurchs Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Toston Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Tunnel Number 1". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Tunnel Number 3". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Tunnel Number 1". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Tunnel Number 2". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Tunnel Number 3". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Two Leggins Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Vista Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wayne Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Wickes Tunnel". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.