Hoffman tunnel

Hoffman tunnel
Interactive map of Hoffman tunnel
Overview
Other nameHoffman drainage tunnel
LocationClarysville
Operation
Work begun1903
Opened1906
Technical
Design engineerPhillip Jenkins
Length2 miles
Grade1/3 percent

The Hoffman tunnel, or Hoffman drainage tunnel, was constructed to drain water from coal mines northwest of Clarysville in Allegany County, Maryland. The two-mile-long tunnel drains into the Braddock Run tributary of Wills Creek.

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