Barretts Tunnels
Tunnels in Missouri, U.S.
About
The Barretts Tunnels are a pair of railroad tunnels in St. Louis County, Missouri, the first ones built west of the Mississippi River. They were built by the Pacific Railroad in 1853.
The tunnels were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.
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