Sutro Tunnel
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The Sutro Tunnel is a historic drainage and access tunnel driven into Nevada’s Comstock Lode in the 19th century to improve mine safety and operations.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historic structure
ⓘ
mining tunnel ⓘ |
| associatedIndustry |
gold mining
ⓘ
silver mining ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Adolph Sutro
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Comstock Lode NERFINISHED ⓘ Virginia City, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| connectsTo |
Comstock Lode mines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Virginia City, Nevada (mining district) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constructionMethod | driven through solid rock ⓘ |
| constructionPeriod | 19th century ⓘ |
| constructionStartDate | 1869 ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| county | Lyon County, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentCondition | partially accessible historic tunnel ⓘ |
| engineeringDiscipline | mining engineering ⓘ |
| era | American Old West NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | Sutro Tunnel Company charter ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
draining water from Comstock Lode mines
ⓘ
providing alternative escape route for miners ⓘ providing fresh air to underground workings ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic site ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
improved safety in Comstock Lode mining operations
ⓘ
major 19th-century mining engineering project ⓘ |
| isPartOf | Comstock Historic District (broadly) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| length | approximately 4 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Comstock Lode
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nevada ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| namedAfter | Adolph Sutro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearestCity | Dayton, Nevada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influencing mining safety practices on the Comstock Lode
ⓘ
large-scale underground drainage system ⓘ |
| openingDate | 1878 ⓘ |
| ownerHistory | Sutro Tunnel Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Adolph Sutro NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| purpose |
improving mine safety
ⓘ
improving mining operations ⓘ mine access ⓘ mine drainage ⓘ mine ventilation ⓘ |
| riskAddressed |
limited escape routes for miners
ⓘ
mine flooding ⓘ poor ventilation in mines ⓘ |
| state | Nevada ⓘ |
| tourism | subject of heritage and preservation efforts ⓘ |
| transportUsed | rail cars for ore and waste rock ⓘ |
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