Barretts Tunnels

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.[2]

Barretts Tunnels
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Nearest city	Kirkwood, Missouri
Coordinates	38°34′11″N 90°27′53″W
Area	0.5 acres (0.20 ha)
Built	1851
Engineer	James P. Kirkwood
NRHP reference No.	78003138[1]
Added to NRHP	December 8, 1978

The tunnels were added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1977.[3]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in St. Louis County, Missouri
• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Missouri

External links

• Site and locator map

Notes

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Barretts Tunnels, NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM, U.S. Park Service, U.S. Department of the Interior" (PDF). Missouri Department of Natural Resources. 1977. Retrieved 2017-10-17.
3. "St. Louis County National Register Listings". Missouri Department of Natural Resources. Retrieved 2017-10-17.