Barretts Tunnels

The Barretts Tunnels are a pair of railroad tunnels in St. Louis County, Missouri, the first ones built west of the Mississippi River. They were built by the Pacific Railroad in 1853.[2]

Barretts Tunnels
Barretts Tunnels is located in Missouri
Barretts Tunnels
Barretts Tunnels is located in the United States
Barretts Tunnels
Nearest cityKirkwood, Missouri
Coordinates38°34′11″N 90°27′53″W
Area0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built1851 (1851)
EngineerJames P. Kirkwood
NRHP reference No.78003138[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 8, 1978

The tunnels were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[3]

See also

Notes
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Barretts Tunnels, NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM, U.S. Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 1977. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
  3. "St. Louis County National Register Listings". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
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