Click image to enlarge. Constructed from 1899 to 1903 by the L&N Railroad, the tunnel and trestle are exceptional early twentieth-century examples of industrial engineering skill. At approximately 1,920 feet in length, the tunnel is the longest in Alabama and features concrete headwalls at each end. The trestle is 350 feet long and spans a height of approximately seventy to eighty feet. Following a grant to convert the old railbed and tunnel into a Rails-to-Trails pathway, local landowners contested the transfer of the property, and the court ruled in favor of the landowners. The owners of the tunnel have partially blocked it up to prevent access, which is also preventing rainwater from draining out.
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