Thames Tunnel
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Construction started | 1825 |
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Opened | 1843 |
Owners | East London line |
Architects | Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
Marc Isambard Brunel | |
Engineers | Isambard Kingdom Brunel |
Marc Isambard Brunel | |
Did you know | The Thames Tunnel, built between 1825 and 1843 was the first underwater tunnel in the world. |
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ID | 917426 |
About Thames Tunnel
The Thames Tunnel is an underwater tunnel, built beneath the River Thames in London, connecting Rotherhithe and Wapping. It measures 35 feet wide by 20 feet high and is 1,300 feet long, running at a depth of 75 feet below the river surface measured at high tide.