Construction of the Claudius Crozet Blue Ridge Tunnel began in 1850 as an innovative solution to a stifling geological problem. When it opened in 1858, the Blue Ridge Tunnel was the longest mountain railroad tunnel in the world, serving as a critical passageway in the movement of goods to central United States.
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