General Information
Project Type
| Structure: |
Tunnel |
|---|---|
| Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Location
| Location: |
Liverpool, Merseyside, North West England, England, United Kingdom Birkenhead, Wirral, Merseyside, North West England, England, United Kingdom |
|---|---|
| Crosses: |
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| Coordinates: | 53° 24' 28.32" N 2° 59' 43.90" W |
| Coordinates: | 53° 23' 27.18" N 3° 0' 53.75" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
| length | 3.24 km | |
| number of lanes | 2 x 2 |
Cost
| cost of construction | Pound sterling 5 222 000 |
Participants
Architecture
- Herbert James Rowse (architect) (tunnel portals)
Consulting engineers
- Sir Basile Mott (consulting engineer)
Main contractor
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- (2010): Briefing: Queensway and Kingsway Tunnels, UK. In: Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers - Engineering History and Heritage, v. 163, n. 4 (November 2010), pp. 201-203.
- (1936): The Construction of the Mersey Tunnel. In: Journal of the Institution of Civil Engineers, v. 2, n. 6 (April 1936), pp. 473-544.
- (2006): Rehabilitation and maintenance of road tunnels – Mersey Queensway. Presented at: IABSE Conference: Operation, Maintenance and Rehabilitation of Large Infrastructure Projects, Bridges and Tunnels, Copenhagen, Denkmark, 15-17 May 2006, pp. 33-40.
- (1934): Le tunnel sous la Mersey, à Liverpool. In: La Technique des Travaux, v. 10, n. 8 (August 1934), pp. 483-496.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20009188 - Published on:
26/04/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021
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