General Information
Other name(s): | Tyne Road Tunnel - New Tyne Crossing |
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Beginning of works: | 2008 |
Completion: | 2011 |
Status: | in use |
Project Type
Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
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Construction method: |
Immersed tube method |
Structure: |
Immersed tube tunnel |
Location
Location: |
Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, North East England, England, United Kingdom |
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Underneath of: |
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Coordinates: | 54° 58' 43.62" N 1° 28' 55.45" W |
Coordinates: | 54° 59' 30.55" N 1° 29' 4.06" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
total length | ca. 2.6 km | |
number of lanes | 2 |
Notes
The tunnel is made up of 4 immersed tube segments, with approaches including cut-and-cover sections built as diapragm walls, some SCL tunnel sections and a section built using secant piles.
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20016289 - Published on:
14/05/2005 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021