The National Park Service will be closing the Carnifex Tunnel, which is part of the rail grade along the Meadow River, a tributary of the Gauley River. This area of the rail grade / tunnel is primarily used by local hunters to reach hunting leases on private land. Park Visitor and Resource Protection staff has historically used this route for emergency access to the Meadow River. Federal Highway engineers inspected the tunnel in the fall and found the crumbling ceiling caused unsafe conditions for pedestrian and vehicle traffic, and as a result the park is permanently closing the tunnel. Fortunately, the upriver section of the rail grade from the tunnel can be reached from Shawver Bridge Road.
Posted on: Mon, 24 Mar 2014 15:24:08 +0000
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