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The Rotherhithe entrance of the Rotherhithe Tunnel, 1909. The Rotherhithe Tunnel, designated the A101, is a road tunnel under the River Thames in East London, connecting Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets north of the river to Rotherhithe in the London Borough of Southwark south of the river.
Rotherhithe Tunnel Road tunnel, pedestrian tunnel: Rotherhithe, Limehouse: 12 Jun 1908: A101 road: The chief engineer was Maurice Fitzmaurice. Thames Tunnel Railway tunnel: Wapping, Rotherhithe: 1843: East London line, London Overground: Marc Brunel. The world's first underwater tunnel, now part of the Overground network. Originally a foot tunnel.
Inside the Thames Tunnel in the mid-19th century. The Thames Tunnel is a tunnel beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping.It measures 35 ft (11 m) wide by 20 ft (6.1 m) high and is 1,300 ft (400 m) long, running at a depth of 75 ft (23 m) below the river surface measured at high tide.
The world's first underwater tunnel, linking Wapping to Rotherhithe. Originally designed as a road tunnel for horse-drawn traffic, the necessary access ramps were never built and it was opened as a pedestrian tunnel. It was converted to a rail tunnel, reopening in 1869 and becoming part of the London Overground network in 2010.
Platform view looking south, showing low angled Rotherhithe Tunnel approach ramp (painted blue) crossing over lines. At the southern end of the Rotherhithe station platforms, the approach ramp for the 1908 Rotherhithe Tunnel passes above the railway on a low and angled road bridge which is highly unusual for being located below water level. The ...
A further part-closure of the Blackwall Tunnel is set to take place between 6 and 8 September.
With these numerous north–south crossings of the Thames, which is generally no more than 300m wide as it runs through central London, the revival of river boat services in London therefore mostly travel east or west along the Thames rather than across it; the only major cross-river ferry services are to be found further downstream where the ...
That traffic pattern will swap during the summer, with northbound U.S. 1 diverted to the southbound tunnel chamber. The tunnel should fully open to traffic by late 2023, depending on weather and ...