Potomac River Guide Home

Interactive Maps

The Lower Potomac

The Potomac Estuary

Mount Vernon to Anacostia River

Mall Area

Georgetown to Great Falls

Potomac Piedmont

Upper Potomac

The North Branch

Boat Ramps

Monitoring Sites

Bridges and Ferries

Cruises and Charters

Search Potomac Sites

Also Explore

The Hudson River GuideThe Delaware River Guide
NEW! The Connecticut River Guide

Kessler Tunnel

Historic Site

blank dot

This 1843-foot tunnel is one of several constructed by the Western Maryland railway in the late 1800s. The tunnel portal is showing the effects of water and other damage. It was built to bypass several bends in the Potomac.

Suggested Links

Click here for larger map and nearby sites.

Contact Information
Western Maryland Railway Historical Society
P.O. Box 395
Union Bridge MD 21791
410-775-0150
Website