Moffat Tunnel
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The Moffat Tunnel is a major railroad and water tunnel that cuts through the Continental Divide in Colorado, providing a crucial transportation and utility link between the Denver area and the western slope of the Rocky Mountains.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moffat Tunnel Subdivision | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
railroad tunnel
ⓘ
transportation infrastructure ⓘ water tunnel ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Denver and Rio Grande Western Railroad
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Denver and Salt Lake Railway NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| carriesWaterFrom | Western Slope of Colorado ⓘ |
| carriesWaterTo | Denver metropolitan area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| completionDate | 1927 ⓘ |
| connectsRegion |
Denver metropolitan area
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Western Slope of Colorado ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1923 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Continental Divide of the Americas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| electrification | not electrified ⓘ |
| elevationAtEastPortal | approximately 9,200 feet ⓘ |
| elevationAtWestPortal | approximately 9,100 feet ⓘ |
| engineeringSignificance | early 20th-century long mountain tunnel ⓘ |
| gauge | standard gauge ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
railroad bore
ⓘ
water bore ⓘ |
| hasEastPortalIn | near Rollinsville, Colorado ⓘ |
| hasParallelStructure | Moffat Tunnel water bore NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasWestPortalIn | near Winter Park, Colorado ⓘ |
| length |
approximately 10.0 kilometers
ⓘ
approximately 6.2 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Colorado ⓘ |
| locatedInCounty |
Gilpin County, Colorado
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Grand County, Colorado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInMountainRange | Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | David Moffat NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openedForRailTraffic | 1928 ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1928 ⓘ |
| operator | Union Pacific Railroad NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Moffat Tunnel Improvement District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Denver water supply system ⓘ |
| passesUnder | James Peak NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reducesTravelDistanceComparedTo | Rollins Pass route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reducesTravelTimeBetween | Denver and Western Slope NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| replaced | Denver and Salt Lake Railway Rollins Pass route NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major trans-Continental Divide rail link in Colorado ⓘ |
| status | in operation ⓘ |
| trackConfiguration | single track ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Amtrak California Zephyr
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
freight trains ⓘ |
| usedFor |
rail transportation
ⓘ
water conveyance ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Moffat Tunnel Subdivision