Twixt Appalachia and Big Stone

I’ve posted this before. It’s an out-of-service trestle between Appalachia VA and Big Stone Gap and is part of a pleasant walking trail. You can access the trail in Appalachia, just off the highway and walk along the old L&N tracks past Bee Rock Tunnel and on along the trail. Bee Rock Tunnel is the third shortest tunnel in the United States. Second is the tunnel I mentioned in Gallatin TN. Shortest is Backbone Ridge at 20′, plus or minus, in Shady Valley TN. After Bee Rock Tunnel is Callahan’s Nose Tunnel, then this trestle and on to Big Stone Gap. This should be a fine walk in fall.

4 thoughts on “Twixt Appalachia and Big Stone

  1. Unknown's avatar Anonymous September 8, 2023 / 8:18 pm

    Thanks for posting.

    • Bob Lawrence's avatar Bob Lawrence September 9, 2023 / 7:37 am

      Thanks for checking in on this post!

  2. Unknown's avatar Anonymous September 26, 2023 / 1:01 pm

    Nice photos. Just in case you wanted to know, brick was used to protect the concrete behind it, as the coal exhaust from steam locomotives would cause the concrete to deteriorate.

    • Bob Lawrence's avatar Bob Lawrence September 26, 2023 / 3:23 pm

      I wondered about that. I thought it might have been due to some instability in the earth surrounding the tunnel. Thank you!

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