Bee Rock Tunnel is a former railroad tunnel that is located in Appalachia, Virginia. It was built in 1891 by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad. The tunnel is part of the Powell River Trail which is now a walking and biking trail located in Appalachia, VA.Southwest Virginia Cultural Heritage Foundation, Abingdon, VA. "Bee Tunnel-Roaring Branch Trail" Accessed 2013-05-05.
Though known locally as the "world's shortest railroad tunnel", at long, it is longer than the Westmoreland Tunnel, in Westmoreland, Tennessee.Colbert, Judy. Virginia Off the Beaten Path. Globe Pequot, 2011. p. 205. Both tunnels, however, are longer than the Backbone Rock Tunnel near Shady Valley, Tennessee, which at around long, is the "world's shortest railroad tunnel."United States Forest Service. "Backbone Rock Recreation Area". U.S. Department of Agriculture. Web. Accessed 12/2/2012.Warmuth, Donna Akers. Washington County Revisted. Arcadia Publishing, May 7, 2008. pg. 57
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External links 2011 photo of Bee Rock Tunnel - the tunneldiaries.com Photo of a train approaching Bee Rock Tunnel - Virginia Tourism Corp. Old photo of Bee Rock Tunnel - Historical Society of Southwest Virginia (Rootsweb)