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Started by Signal, July 03, 2013, 12:45:25 AM

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Signal

4th St here in Charlottesville has an old 1-lane railroad underpass.
It is a two way street, so you have to stop and make sure no one is coming. It does have a sidewalk under it, mainly because the transamerican bike route 76 goes down 4th St.
It's looks to be made of wood and steel, with grates covering the spaces, stone walls underneath, and a tiny wire fence on the edge.

All Pictures Here -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/94611454@N02/sets/72157634451256521/


Below are some from the link above:


One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass Sign by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

9'-2" One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

Railroad Bridge No Pedestrian Trespassing Sign by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass - Above by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass - Above by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass - Above by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass - Above by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass - Above by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr

One Lane Underpass by Signals Unlimited, on Flickr


Molandfreak

There's a gravel road in my area that goes down to a single set of tire tracks under a railroad overpass. I could try to get photos sometime. :biggrin:
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corco

The Ruston Way tunnel in Tacoma was awesome, but they tore it out a couple years ago
http://exploretacoma.com/so-long-ruston-way-tunnel-were-goin-miss-you-when-youre-gone.htm

Just a narrow, one lane tunnel with a curve. There was a sign requiring traffic to honk their horn before entering it to alert oncoming traffic, which wouldn't be able to see you on the other side. This is a fairly well travelled road, so it did, I suppose, make sense to tear out the tunnel, but it's kind of a bummer just the same.

NE2

Quote from: Signal on July 03, 2013, 12:45:25 AM
It does have a sidewalk under it, mainly because the TransAmerican Bike Route 76 goes down 4th St.
Cyclists, especially those riding across the country, ride in the road, bro.
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Brian556

There's a one-lane underpass on US 11 in TN near the GA border:

https://maps.google.com/maps?hl=en&ll=34.99664,-85.390364&spn=0.000006,0.00313&t=h&z=19&layer=c&cbll=34.996544,-85.390315&panoid=_cEClg0rCYP_m70xSXZyUw&cbp=12,335.91,,0,0

Also, there's an even narrower one on OLD SR 156 at Ladds, TN; but it's not streetviewed. It's so narrow that a car can barely fit through. The topo maps suggest that it wasn't bypassed until about 1982.

roadman65

Horseshoe Curve in Altoona, PA has one underneath it.  The famous railroad engineering landmark has a local road pass beneath the middle of the curve.  Being the "curve" constructed in the horse and buggy age, it did not need to be that wide, but now a traffic signal has been installed to handle today's traffic demands.  However, back in the 80s, there was no signal and it was interesting to hear all the cars honk their horns while inside the underpass to warn on coming traffic of the structure being occupied.
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NE2

Quote from: Brian556 on July 03, 2013, 01:21:02 AM
There's a one-lane underpass on US 11 in TN near the GA border:
Looks like two cars could meet under it without crashing. They probably did all the time before I-59. Still cool though.
pre-1945 Florida route log

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Molandfreak

Quote from: NE2 on July 03, 2013, 01:24:53 AM
Quote from: Brian556 on July 03, 2013, 01:21:02 AM
There's a one-lane underpass on US 11 in TN near the GA border:
Looks like two cars could meet under it without crashing. They probably did all the time before I-59. Still cool though.
Here's the question: Could two semis? :hmmm:
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NE2

Could two oversized trucks fit side-by-side on the Skagit River bridge? Obviously not.
pre-1945 Florida route log

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froggie

IIRC, US 9W has one or two of these somewhere north of Kingston, NY that are signal-controled.

The one I'm most familiar with, in Fairfax County, VA, is on SR 611 near US 1 and the Occoquan River, though there are several others in the state of Virginia.

vtk

Wait, it's all Ohio? Always has been.

roadman65

Quote from: froggie on July 03, 2013, 02:28:22 AM
IIRC, US 9W has one or two of these somewhere north of Kingston, NY that are signal-controled.

The one I'm most familiar with, in Fairfax County, VA, is on SR 611 near US 1 and the Occoquan River, though there are several others in the state of Virginia.

I believe it is in Saugerties.  It's where the old NY Central Westshore Line crosses over US 9W.  The signal is there because of a limited sight distance on both sides, if I remember it correctly as US 9W does an "S" curve at the crossing.
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Pete from Boston

#12
Sickletown Rd under the old original Erie Mainline in Orangetown, NY:

http://goo.gl/maps/dRIQx

The Erie up above stopped running decades ago, and with the recent proliferation of McMansions in the immediate vicinity (excuse me -- tranquil Lifestyle Communities), I'm surprised the locals haven't clamored to tear this bottleneck open.

Not far away, on a still-used portion of the same route in Spring Valley, there's another one-lane underpass on N. Pascack Rd.:

http://goo.gl/maps/W5l4o

In this instance a nearby bypass was built over the tracks to open up a through route to serve new developments.

kphoger

Quote from: kphoger on June 04, 2013, 06:59:06 PM
I found a good one in Querétaro, México.  3 meters (9 feet 10 inches) free height, 3 meters (9 feet 10 inches) free width, on a state highway.
Google street view here.

There's even a composite warning sign at the next highway junction to the south–13 km away.
Google street view here.
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sp_redelectric

There's quite a few one-lane railroad underpasses in the Portland metro area, but most of them are little-used residential accesses; there's a couple up in Vancouver, one has been blocked off and the other is now a one-way road that provides access from an industrial area onto SR 14 eastbound.

What makes the photographed one interesting is that the area has grown and developed around it, but the underpass was never altered.  Also in Vancouver was a long viaduct that had a seven foot height restriction; the city, state and BNSF are spending quite a few bucks to demolish the viaduct and build a new, larger, taller structure.

agentsteel53

one of the ways to best approximate following old US-66 in eastern NM is to take a one-lane underpass underneath I-40.

http://goo.gl/maps/eYSWz

that's as far as the street view car got - traveling forward jumps you onto I-40 itself.
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kphoger

Quote from: agentsteel53 on July 03, 2013, 12:39:25 PM
that's as far as the street view car got - traveling forward jumps you onto I-40 itself.

Actually, it looks like the camera resumed recording after passing under I-40, on the northern frontage road.
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roadman65

NJ is filled with lots of them throughout northern NJ.  One in particular, I am kind of sad it was changed, is the one on Evergreen Road at the Northeast Corridor in Edison that was removed and replaced with a modern structure.
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1995hoo

The one-lane underpass I encounter most often is in Newington, Virginia, just off I-95 near Exit 166. I go through there fairly frequently going to a client's office. This is a pretty recent Street View because that's a Porsche Panamera proceeding underneath:

http://goo.gl/maps/lXyW2

I'm familiar with the one froggie references in far southern Fairfax County; it has a sign directing you to sound your horn before proceeding (but the sign is fuzzy in the Street View image).
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D-Dey65

I've mentioned at least one of these before;

River Road beneath the LIRR Main Line in East Yaphank, New York:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.835278,-72.929167&q=loc:40.835278,-72.929167&hl=en&t=h&z=12

Dark Hollow Road beneath the LIRR Port Jefferson Line in East Setauket, New York:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.946111,-73.062222&q=loc:40.946111,-73.062222&hl=en&t=h&z=12

Woodville Road beneath the former Wading River Branch in Shoreham, New York:
https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=40.956944,-72.908611&q=loc:40.956944,-72.908611&hl=en&t=h&z=12


To be honest, unless the old bridges were being reused for a bike trail, like what should be happening on River Road, I wouldn't miss them if they were replaced.


wxfree

There's a one-lane underpass under I-10 in Texas somewhere in the Sonora or Ozona area.  I don't remember exactly where it is.  In that area, I-10 runs along a constructed ridge above the natural ground level.  The underpass is a concrete tunnel through that ridge.  I'd like to get a photo, but I don't remember exactly where it is.

At one time there was a very inadequate railroad underpass near Cresson.  It was one lane and had a vertical clearance of about 10 feet.  That road was rebuilt elsewhere and has a normal grade crossing now.  The rail bridge is still there, but there's no road now.  http://goo.gl/maps/74C7j
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Brian556

On the subject of Texas, there's also this abandoned one on the old US 77 alignment in Hillsboro;
It didn't feel wide enough for two full size cars to pass safely:


And this early's 1900's one on Jim Cristal Rd (Old SH 24/39) in Denton County:
It predates the state highway, which was moved to the new alignment (now US 380) in 1930, which was around the time the number changed


This one in TN on OLD SR 156 at Ladds has to be the narrowest. My car barely fit through. I believe it wasn't bypassed until 1982.

1995hoo

It occurs to me the infamous "Bunnyman Bridge" near Clifton, Virginia, is another one-lane underpass, but since there's no outlet beyond the railroad tracks it doesn't really matter. (No Street View, but if you go to this link and turn on Photos you can find two pictures: http://goo.gl/maps/R4chm )
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.

Signal


1995hoo

Quote from: Signal on July 03, 2013, 03:52:50 PM
Another one in my area:
https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Stribling+Avenue,+Charlottesville,+VA&aq=0&oq=stribling+ave&sll=38.021725,-78.526608&sspn=0.000718,0.00142&vpsrc=6&t=h&gl=us&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Stribling+Ave,+Charlottesville,+Virginia+22903&ll=38.021506,-78.52662&spn=0.001428,0.00284&z=19&layer=c&cbll=38.021604,-78.526633&panoid=jl_CNi5yeDPC7Ah9tnPhbw&cbp=12,159.41,,0,2.21

....

I've been under that one quite a few times. My parents lived near there for three years before I was born (my father's final two years at UVA Law and a year at the JAG School)–the street is right where the part of Stribling Avenue maintained by the city ends and you make a left turn right after city maintenance ends. Back when they lived there it was "Stribling Avenue Extended," then during my years at the University it was called "Nob Hill Circle," and Google Maps now shows no name at all.
"You know, you never have a guaranteed spot until you have a spot guaranteed."
—Olaf Kolzig, as quoted in the Washington Times on March 28, 2003,
commenting on the Capitals clinching a playoff spot.

"That sounded stupid, didn't it?"
—Kolzig, to the same reporter a few seconds later.



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