Backwards Tunnel

Backwards Tunnel
A wooded hillside with two stone tunnels. The one on the left carries a road; a stream flows through the one on the right at a lower level than the road.
View through south portals, 2011
Backwards Tunnel is located in Sussex County, New Jersey
Backwards Tunnel
Backwards Tunnel is located in New Jersey
Backwards Tunnel
Backwards Tunnel is located in the United States
Backwards Tunnel
LocationCork Hill Road, 310 feet North of Passaic Avenue intersection, Ogdensburg, New Jersey
Coordinates41°05′09″N 74°36′06″W / 41.0859°N 74.6017°W / 41.0859; -74.6017
Area0.6 acres (0.24 ha)
Built1871
ArchitectArnold, Justin; Mr. Simpson
Architectural styleDouble Stone Arch
NRHP reference No.05001483[1]
NJRHP No.4305[2]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 28, 2005
Designated NJRHPSeptember 12, 2005

Backwards Tunnel, also known as the Ogdensburg Railroad Arch, is located in Ogdensburg, Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. The tunnel was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 28, 2005.[3]

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places – Sussex County" (PDF). New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection – Historic Preservation Office. January 10, 2010. p. 12. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 22, 2015. Retrieved April 30, 2010.
  3. ^ United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration November 17, 2005 http://focus.nps.gov/GetAsset?assetID=7cd6997c-e1a6-4f55-af93-42fef95a870a