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TUNNELS
DARTFORD TUNNEL
JUNCTION
SAPPERTON TUNNEL
CONCRETE
DUDLEY TUNNEL
CANAL
FOOT TUNNEL
LINE
PROJECT
SECTION
CHANNEL TUNNEL
MEDWAY
RAILWAY
RAIL TUNNELS
KM
CONSTRUCTION
BUILT
BUILD
ENTRANCE
WOOLWICH FERRY
UNDERGROUND
ONTO
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  1. A tunnel is an underground passage. (Web site)
  2. A tunnel is an underground or underwater passage that is primarily horizontal. (Web site) Move Up
  3. The tunnel is the birth canal and the white light is the light of the world into which you were born. Move Up
  4. The tunnel was dug through the chalk by hand and was considered an engineering wonder of its time. Move Up
  5. The tunnel was originally designed to serve foot and horse-drawn traffic passing between the docks on either side of the river. (Web site) Move Up

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  1. His second route was decided on but required a tunnel through the chalk hills; work on this did not start until 1819.
  2. With the opening of Braunston Tunnel, the line was open from the Oxford Canal through to Weedon Bec in June 1796. Move Up

Dartford Tunnel Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Before the opening of the Dartford Tunnel in 1963, the Blackwall Tunnel was the easternmost Thames crossing for vehicles, excluding ferries. (Web site)
  2. The Dartford tunnel has been joined by the Queen Elizabeth II Bridge, together providing four lanes in each direction. (Web site) Move Up

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  1. The Birkenhead branch tunnel (known as the Rendel St. branch) is disused.
  2. There is only one tunnel on the canal - at Brandwood near Kings Norton Junction at the northern end. Move Up
  3. Shallow tunnels are usually constructed by burying sections of tunnel structures in trenches dug from the surface. (Web site) Move Up
  4. Further on, the tunnel was crossed by a railway, the Midland and South Western Junction line, in a shallow cutting. (Web site) Move Up

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  1. Much of the canal, including Sapperton Tunnel, was abandoned in 1927.
  2. A number of locks have been rebuilt however the Sapperton tunnel remains blocked by two rock falls. Move Up
  3. Its length includes the two mile long Sapperton tunnel which was at the time of its completion was the longest tunnel in England. Move Up

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  1. A tunnel cut through rock frequently requires no lining. (Web site)
  2. Added: February 08, 2007 ( Less info) This tunnel runs under a river and there's cracks in the concrete. Move Up
  3. Steel or reinforced concrete sections of tunnel shell are constructed on dry land. (Web site) Move Up
  4. When the tunnel shell has been completed, it is covered by replacing excavated soil. (Web site) Move Up
  5. The main idea of this method is to use the geological stress of the surrounding rock mass to stabilize the tunnel itself. (Web site) Move Up

Dudley Tunnel Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. He left the construction of the canal shortly before completion to work on Dudley Tunnel[2].
  2. The Dudley Tunnel Branch canal with the Dudley northern portal in the background. (Web site) Move Up
  3. Dudley Tunnel runs under the town, being one of five tunnels on the Birmingham Canal. (Web site) Move Up

Canal Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Hornblower travels along the canal (including the tunnel) to London.
  2. The Higham and Strood tunnel is 3.5 km (2.25 miles) long, and was the second longest canal tunnel built in the UK (the longest is Standedge Tunnel). Move Up
  3. It was exactly at the spot where the first attempt at a tunnel - which collapsed due to quicksand - would have intersected with the main canal tunnel. (Web site) Move Up
  4. The canal tunnel was the beneficiary of a --5 million restoration project as part of an effort to re-open the entire canal. Move Up
  5. Canals The "new" tunnel is at right angles to the old one and is of fairly generous dimensions, having a towpath on both sides. (Web site) Move Up

Foot Tunnel Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The Greenwich foot tunnel provides pedestrian access to the southern end of the Isle of Dogs, across the river Thames. (Web site)
  2. National Cycle Network route 1 runs through the foot tunnel (although cycles must not be ridden in the tunnel itself). (Web site) Move Up
  3. Near the remains of the Cutty Sark, a circular building contains the entrance to the Greenwich foot tunnel, opened on 4 August 1902. (Web site) Move Up
  4. The north exit of the tunnel is at Island Gardens, from where the famous view of Greenwich Hospital painted by Canaletto can be seen. (Web site) Move Up

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  1. The world---s first underwater tunnel was the Thames Tunnel by Marc Brunel built in 1843 and used to carry the East London Line.
  2. Most of the deep-level tube lines run in cast iron tunnels (only some of the more recent constructions use concrete tunnel lining). Move Up

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  1. Because the northern end of the tunnel is in West Virginia, and the southern end is in Virginia, Virginia shared in covering the cost of the project.
  2. A water main in the service tunnel provides water to the main tunnels at 125-metre (410 ft) intervals. (Web site) Move Up
  3. It is essential that any tunnel project starts with a comprehensive investigation of ground conditions. (Web site) Move Up
  4. Eurotunnel's traffic predictions for the tunnel were overestimates and the group has been challenged financially. Move Up
  5. The project's cost overran predictions by 80%, and concessionaire Eurotunnel overestimated tunnel traffic and has met financial difficulty. Move Up

Section Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Dartford Tunnel (twin tunnels constructed in 1963 and 1980).
  2. In 1969, a tunnel was constructed across the Schelde River in Belgium, using sections 330 ft (100 m) long. (Web site) Move Up
  3. The ends of the section are sealed, and the section is floated to the tunnel site. (Web site) Move Up
  4. It was the repeated collapse of sections of this tunnel that resulted in the remainder of the canal being closed in 1917. (Web site) Move Up
  5. Navigational considerations may limit the use of high bridges or drawbridge spans intersecting with shipping channels, necessitating a tunnel. (Web site) Move Up

Channel Tunnel Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Kent has a nominal border with France halfway through the Channel Tunnel. (Web site)
  2. A tunnel for high-speed trains is under construction between Ebbsfleet in Kent and Stratford in Newham as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. Move Up
  3. Twin tunnels for high-speed trains have been constructed between Ebbsfleet in Kent and Stratford in Newham as part of the Channel Tunnel Rail Link. (Web site) Move Up
  4. The Channel Tunnel was completed in 1994 and connects to London Waterloo by a high speed link via Ashford International. Move Up
  5. The largest island, Great Britain, is linked to France by the Channel Tunnel. Move Up

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  1. A dualled link road leads to the Medway Tunnel to the Chatham Dockyard.
  2. At the time, the 15,003-meter-long Gotthard Rail Tunnel was the world's longest rail tunnel (seconded by the Simplon Tunnel in 1906). Move Up

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  1. Consequently, railway builders have had to tunnel under the river in the city centre rather than bridge it.
  2. In 1846 the canal company sold the tunnel to the South Eastern Railway company, which filled the canal and laid a double railway track over it. Move Up
  3. One example of a short tunnel is the Croom Tunnel on the South Coast railway line. (Web site) Move Up
  4. Similarly the Stanwell Park, New South Wales steel tunnel, on the South Coast railway line, which protects the line from rockfalls. (Web site) Move Up

Rail Tunnels Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. As a result, the tunnel was closed to trains for the duration of 2004 for re-lineing and has now re-opened.
  2. Because the tunnel essentially sits on the river bottom, there is a wide no-anchor zone enforced on river traffic. (Web site) Move Up
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  4. Work begins by SER on Channel Tunnel; again insufficient funds. Move Up
  5. Points of Interest: The tunnel is still used by trains between Gravesend and Strood. Move Up

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  1. The tunnel carries two lanes of traffic, though higher vehicles need to keep to the left-hand lane so that they do not hit the tunnel's inner lining.
  2. The river section of the tunnel was connected to bored tunnels on both banks. (Web site) Move Up
  3. It is then pushed through a tunnel for approx 40km and fed into the As River just outside Clarens. Move Up
  4. For water crossings, a tunnel is generally more costly to construct than a bridge. (Web site) Move Up
  5. Last check: 2007-10-21) The St.Gottard tunnel length in miles is 9.3 and the length in km is 15.0. (Web site) Move Up

Construction Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. A further tunnel is under construction as part of a high speed international railway line between Ebbsfleet in Kent and Stratford in Newham.
  2. A tunnel's construction method is determined by several factors, including geology, cost, and potential disruption of other activities. (Web site) Move Up

Built Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The Strood canal basin, long orphaned by the loss of the tunnel, was back-filled in 1986 and has now been built over.
  2. A further tunnel is due to be built for the proposed Docklands Light Railway extension to Woolwich, with an anticipated completion date in 2008. Move Up
  3. Another tunnel is due to be built for the proposed DLR extension to Woolwich. Move Up

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  1. While it is no longer used for hydraulic tubes, the tunnel still carries water mains.
  2. French & British Parliamentary bills passed to build the tunnel. (Web site) Move Up
  3. At the time of deciding to build the tunnel 15.9 million passengers were predicted for Eurostar trains in the opening year. (Web site) Move Up

Entrance Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The entrance to the Kingsway Tunnel is used as the basis of a tunnel entrance in the video game Grand Theft Auto 3.
  2. You can still see the remains of some of the straightened out loops and the entrance to the old Newbold Tunnel is near the churchyard. (Web site) Move Up
  3. It also has two spiral entrance shafts for pedestrians, now closed to the public, located just before the points where the tunnel goes under the river bed. Move Up

Woolwich Ferry Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. The tunnel offers pedestrians an alternative way to cross the river when the Woolwich Ferry service is not operating.
  2. The nearest alternative crossings are the Rotherhithe Tunnel three miles (5 km) to the west or the Woolwich Ferry two miles (3 km) to the east. Move Up
  3. Woolwich foot tunnel (1912) Woolwich Ferry Thames Barrier - connects the banks of the river via a service tunnel accessible by authorised personnel only. Move Up

Underground Move Up Add phrase and link

  1. Wikipedia: tunnel This article is about underground passages. (Web site)
  2. Columbia Encyclopedia: tunnel, underground passage usually made without removing the overlying rock or soil. (Web site) Move Up

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  1. A common method of lining involves spraying shotcrete onto the tunnel crown immediately after excavation. (Web site)
  2. A third option is to spray a layer of shotcrete several inches (70 mm or more) thick onto the tunnel walls. (Web site) Move Up

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