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Borden Tunnel

allegheny | Frostburg, MD Mile 17.7

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Borden Tunnel
Borden Tunnel
Climbing up toward the state line on the trail, you’ll encounter the 957-foot Borden Tunnel. The Western Maryland Railroad built this tunnel as part of its Connellsville subdivision in 1911.

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This website is an ongoing effort to document the official history of building the Great Allegheny Passage by those who built it – with factual content, personal experiences and great images of  the ‘Building the Great Allegheny Passage.’  Please click the “Contact Us” button to send us something you would like to share or to request information.

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