Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to bike the former Hocking Valley Railroad River Division (HV) near Gallipolis, Ohio. The Gallia County Hike and Bike Trail was completed from Logan to Gallipolis in October 1880 for the HV. The tracks were abandoned in 1992 and dismantled a year later.
Last Saturday, I had the opportunity to bike the former Hocking Valley Railroad River Division (HV) near Gallipolis, Ohio. The Gallia County Hike and Bike Trail was completed from Logan to Gallipolis in October 1880 for the HV. The tracks were abandoned in 1992 and dismantled a year later.
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- Freight depot
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- The Chickamauga Creek crossing, built in 1903 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
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- The Little Chickamauga Creek crossing, built in 1903 by the Mt. Vernon Bridge Company of Mt. Vernon, Ohio.
The rail-to-trail ends near the US 35 freeway, but continues again from Kerr to Bidwell.
These are further north past Minerton and were taken during the winter, but show the excellent condition of the right-of-way and tunnels that would make for an ideal rail-to-trail.
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At Kerr, the factory… was a Sand and Gravel pit and they shipped sand and gravel out of the area by the RR.
Question… just exactly where is this bridge that is the Chickamauga Creek Crossing… I take that it is on the bike path… the
only thing I can think of it that is the old train trestle… the track would have run parallel to the Highway, now called St Rt. #160
or the old Rt. #35.
Also where is the Eagle tunnel
Cheryl
Those bridges are between US 35 and Gallipolis. The tunnels are located just north and south of OH 32 <a href="http:// (http://goo.gl/maps/rHY41)” target=”_blank”> <a href="http://(http://goo.gl/maps/rHY41)” target=”_blank”>(http://goo.gl/maps/rHY41) and <a href="http:// (http://goo.gl/maps/2H31d)” target=”_blank”> <a href="http://(http://goo.gl/maps/2H31d)” target=”_blank”>(http://goo.gl/maps/2H31d).
The Campbell Tunnel is located at http://mapper.acme.com/?ll=39.12327,-82.38038&…. As for biking it, there is no trail and the bridges have been removed – and parts go through private lands (and through a front yard on the north end of this tunnel). The other tunnel is further north along OH 160 but is sealed.
Fantastic report Sherman. I stumbled upon the Campbell tunnel last weekend so I started researching what railroad it would have been a part of and came upon this website. I'm curious if you went into the tunnel at all and where does it pop out? I have been looking on Google maps and my topo map but honestly can't figure out where it ends. I'm thinking I may have to take the bike there this winter and ride the trail as the brush is really thick right now.