Nada Tunnel (KY 77)
Often considered one of the best ways to enter the Red River Gorge and Clifty Wilderness areas in the Daniel Boone National Forest, the 900-foot Nada Tunnel carries Kentucky State Route 77 under the aptly named Tunnel Ridge. Open to one-lane of automobile traffic, its original purpose was for a local logging railroad.Construction began in December of 1910 on the narrow gauge railroad tunnel, which measured just 13-foot wide by 12-foot tall. Work was finished in September of 1911. The only fatality reported was when a construction worker attempted to thaw frozen dynamite by setting it near a fire.
According to the National Park's web-site, a 25-ton and a 35-ton Climax locomotive was used to haul logs from the Red River valley through the tunnel to a saw mill 15 miles away in Clay City beginning in 1912. The first load of logs however became jammed in the tunnel and had to be dynamited loose. As a result, the tunnel was enlarged to accommodate larger loads.
The Nada Tunnel is listed National Register of Historic Places.
My grandpa helped build this tunnel I was looking for more information on the names of the men in the picture I have at who they are. My mom remembers her dad talking about the fatality