Barretts Tunnels Explained

Barretts Tunnels
Nrhp Type:	hd
Coordinates:	38.5697°N -90.4647°W
Engineer:	James P. Kirkwood
Added:	December 8, 1978
Refnum:	78003138

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.^[1]

The tunnels were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.^[2]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Missouri
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri

External links

• Site and locator map
• Archive version of Site and locator map

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barretts Tunnels, NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM, U.S. Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior . 1977 . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . 2017-10-17.
2. Web site: St. Louis County National Register Listings . Missouri Department of Natural Resources . 2017-10-17.