List Of Canal Tunnels In The United Kingdom
This is a list of canal tunnels in the United Kingdom.
Tunnel | Canal | Length | Designer | Coordinates | Notes | Image |
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Ashford Tunnel | Brecknock and Abergavenny Canal | 375 yards (343 m) | Thomas Dadford | 51°53.195′N 3°16.525′W / 51.886583°N 3.275417°W / 51.886583; -3.275417 | Powys, Wales Tunnel narrows considerably between northern and southern portals due to repairs to its fabric but is nevertheless navigable by a narrowboat with relative ease. | |
Blisworth Tunnel | Grand Union Canal | 3,057 yards (2,795 m) | Northamptonshire | |||
Braunston Tunnel | Grand Union Canal | 2,042 yards (1,867 m) | Jessop & Barnes | 52°16.976′N 1°10.041′W / 52.282933°N 1.167350°W / 52.282933; -1.167350 | Northamptonshire | |
Bruce Tunnel | Kennet and Avon Canal | 502 yards (459 m) | ||||
Butterley Tunnel | Cromford Canal | 53°3.3841′N 1°22.3994′W / 53.0564017°N 1.3733233°W / 53.0564017; -1.3733233 | Derbyshire | |||
Chirk Tunnel | Llangollen Canal | 459 yards (420 m) | 52°55′46.91″N 3°3′46.77″W / 52.9296972°N 3.0629917°W / 52.9296972; -3.0629917 | Near Chirk, Wales | ||
Drakeholes Tunnel | Chesterfield Canal | 154 yards (141 m) | ||||
Dudley Tunnel | Birmingham Canal Navigations | 52°31′18″N 2°04′42″W / 52.52173°N 2.07840°W / 52.52173; -2.07840 | Part of Dudley Canal Line No 1 | |||
Greywell Tunnel | Basingstoke Canal | Closed to traffic following cave-in. Now home to Europe's largest bat colony. | ||||
Harecastle Tunnels | Trent & Mersey Canal | James Brindley/ Thomas Telford | 53°4′27″N 2°14′11″W / 53.07417°N 2.23639°W / 53.07417; -2.23639 | Staffordshire | ||
Hollingwood Common Tunnel | Chesterfield Canal | |||||
Lapal Tunnel | Birmingham Canal Navigations | 52°26′42″N 2°00′06″W / 52.4450°N 2.0017°W / 52.4450; -2.0017 | Part of Dudley Canal Line No 2 | |||
Lord Ward's Tunnel | Birmingham Canal Navigations | |||||
Norwood Tunnel | Chesterfield Canal | 2,893 yards (2,645 m) | 53°20′06″N 1°16′11″W / 53.33501°N 1.26971°W / 53.33501; -1.26971 | Derbyshire | ||
Netherton Tunnel | Birmingham Canal Navigations | 52°30′25″N 2°03′25″W / 52.50697°N 2.05708°W / 52.50697; -2.05708 | ||||
Sapperton Canal Tunnel | Thames and Severn Canal | 53°35′29″N 1°57′36″W / 53.591283°N 1.95996°W / 53.591283; -1.95996 | Gloucestershire | |||
Standedge Tunnels | Huddersfield Narrow Canal | 5,686 yards (5,199 m) | 53°35′29″N 1°57′36″W / 53.591283°N 1.95996°W / 53.591283; -1.95996 | West Yorkshire to Greater Manchester | ||
Worsley Navigable Levels | Bridgewater Canal | 53°30′2.2″N 2°22′52.2″W / 53.500611°N 2.381167°W / 53.500611; -2.381167 | Greater Manchester |
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