Shady Valley, Tennessee: World's Shortest Highway Tunnel
RoadsideAmerica.com Team Field Report
- Address:
- Hwy 133, Shady Valley, TN
- Directions:
- Two miles south of the Virginia/Tennessee state line on Hwy 133. There's a parking area just south of the tunnel, on the west (southbound) side of the highway. Trails to the top lead from either side.
- Admission:
- Free
- RA Rates:
- Worth a Detour
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World's Shortest Highway Tunnel
Maybe ten feet long. Cuts through a wafer-thin promontory named Backbone Rock. Trails from either side lead to steep staircases that ascend to the top of the rock.
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Enjoyed walking up the stairs and over the tunnel.
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