Tunnels in the United Kingdom

England

Cornwall

• Saltash Tunnel connecting the Tamar Bridge and the A38.

Dover

• Channel tunnel

East Sussex

• Cuilfail Tunnel (430 m), A26, Lewes

Essex/Kent

• Dartford Tunnel (1436 m, A282

Gloucestershire/Monmouthshire

• Severn Tunnel

London

• The London Underground includes 171km of tunnels, with some Northern Line trains running continuously in tunnel for 27.8km between Morden and East Finchley via Bank.
• Blackwall Tunnel
• Greenwich foot tunnel
• Islington tunnel and Maida Hill tunnels - both part of the Regent's Canal
• Kingsway Exchange
• Limehouse Link tunnel
• London Deep Level Shelters
• Rotherhithe Tunnel (1705m) (road tunnel)
• Thames foot tunnel, Rotherhithe
• Tower Subway
• Woolwich foot tunnel

Lancashire/Cheshire

• Queensway Tunnel, Mersey (3237 m)
• Kingsway Tunnel, Mersey (2483 m)
• Guardian Exchange, Manchester

Northamptonshire

• Kilsby Tunnel

Staffordshire

• Harecastle Tunnel

West Sussex

• Southwick Hill Tunnel (490 m, dual bored), A27, Southwick/Portslade

West Yorkshire

• Standedge Tunnel

South Yorkshire

• Totley Tunnel in Sheffield is approximately 6km long and was completed in 1893. Connects Totley to Grindleford and is one of the longest railway tunnels in the UK.

County Durham/Northumberland

• Tyne Tunnel, River Tyne

Wiltshire

• Box Tunnel

West Midlands

• Anchor Exchange (Birmingham)
• Queensway (Birmingham)
• Snow Hill Railway Tunnel (Birmingham)

Scotland

Scottish Highlands

• Nevis Tunnel, part of Lochaber hydroelectric scheme

Wales

Monmouthshire

• Severn Tunnel
• Brynglas Tunnels, Newport

See Also

• List of bridges in the United Kingdom
• Subterranean London
• UK topics

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