Auburn Tunnel
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Auburn Tunnel was a 19th-century canal tunnel built for the Schuylkill Canal near Auburn, Pennsylvania. It was the first transportation tunnel in the United States.The tunnel was deliberately added to the canal as a novelty, as the hill it was bored though could have easily been bypassed. It became a major attraction, with people traveling over 97 miles (156 km) upriver from Philadelphia to see it. It was periodically shortened, and in 1857 was daylighted to become an open-cut.
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Schuylkill River Trail, West Brunswick Township
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N 40.613333333333 ° | E -76.115555555556 ° |
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Schuylkill River Trail
Schuylkill River Trail
17922 West Brunswick Township
Pennsylvania, United States
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