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Allegheny County, Pennsylvania · Bridges & railways

Curry Hollow Road at the Union Railroad embankment

Curry Hollow’s Bleeding Tunnel

AI illustration of red droplets falling onto the brick road inside the Curry Hollow tunnel.
AI illustration

History & local legend

Curry Hollow Road passes through an old railroad tunnel in Allegheny County. Its nickname, the Bleeding Tunnel, comes from a story about reddish water dripping from the vault during rain. Local legend explains the water as the blood of a man murdered inside.

A separate mystery lies in the nearby hillside: a large sealed concrete doorway, often called the Door to Nowhere. In an October 2014 account, the explorers behind Abandoned, Old & Interesting Places—Western PA described hearing a dog bark from what sounded like the other side of that door. They heard it on several visits, although the site was silent on others.

The group also noted a second, similar door farther uphill.

Sources

  1. Elentir, Explorando, account of the tunnel legend and the explorers’ 2014 report
  2. Abandoned, Old & Interesting Places – Western PA, original photo and account, October 26, 2014
  3. Bruce S. Cridlebaugh, field photographs, pavement, architecture and georeferenced approach
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