The Dicks Creek tunnel would have been 2314 feet Long, 16 feet wide and 20 feet high. Construction began in 1854 and continued until 1858, when work was suspended due to a lack of funds.
Dicks Creek tunnel was left about half-finished. Some 1400 feet had been excavated into the mountain from the west end; only 59 feet of passage had been dug from the east end. Today the west end section is flooded due to the tunnel's slight downhill slope. The east end is open, but, as mentioned, it only extends 59 feet. The west end lies on private property, adding to its inaccessibility. The east end is on Chattahoochee National Forest land, so it is possible to visit it, but it is difficult to find.https://railga.com/oddend/tunnelbluer.html
Chris Dover
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