Jefferson County, Colorado

 City

Railroad

Current Location

Type

Current Use

Date Built

Track Status

Bldg. Mat.

Current Railroad

Notes

Field Checked

between Clay and Crescent (Boulder Co.)

Denver & Salt Lake (Denver and Rio Grande Western)

between Clay and Crescent, in Jefferson and Boulder Counties

Tn

rr

c1903

in use

 

UP

18 tunnels. Tunnel 1 easily seen from to north of State Route 72 at the mouth of Coal Creek Canyon.  Tunnels 1-4 are in Jefferson County, Tunnel 5 is on Jefferson-Boulder County line, Tunnels 6-13 are in Boulder County. Tunnel 9 collapsed during construction.  Tunnel 14 is on the Boulder-Jefferson County. line as the railroad re-enters Jefferson County. Tunnels 15 and 16 are in Jefferson County.  Tunnel 17 caved in during construction, thus Tunnel 18 became current Tunnel 17

 

Golden

replica

Colorado Railroad Museum at           17155 West 49th Avenue

C

museum/library

 

none

wood

none

 

5/16

Golden

replica

Colorado Railroad Museum at 17155 West 49th Avenue

Rh

museum

2000

in use

brick

none

5 stall

5/16

Waterton

Denver, South Park and Pacific

over South Platte River

B

road use

1922

gone

steel

none

through truss

5/07

Compiled by M. J. Camp, Bill Holdsworth and Elizabeth Guenzler, Railroad Station Historical Society, Inc.

Last Updated 12/27/23

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