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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.
1908 – Rotherhithe Tunnel opens under the River Thames between Limehouse and Rotherhithe.
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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 ...
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