General Information
Project Type
Structure: |
Immersed tube tunnel |
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Function / usage: |
Road tunnel |
Construction method: |
Immersed tube method |
Location
Location: |
Cork, County Cork, Ireland |
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Crosses: |
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Location description: |
Links the N8 Cork-Dublin Road & N25 Cork-Waterford Road leading into Cork |
Coordinates: | 51° 54' 7.85" N 8° 23' 25.28" W |
Coordinates: | 51° 53' 49.50" N 8° 23' 36.41" W |
Technical Information
Dimensions
tunnel length | 975 m | |
length of immersed tube tunnel section | 610 m | |
tunnel unit width | 23.8 m | |
tunnel unit height | 8.4 m | |
number of tunnel units | 5 |
Materials
tunnel units |
reinforced concrete with temporary prestressing
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Chronology
21 May 1999 | Tunnel opening. |
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Participants
Client
Design
Co-contractor
Formwork
Relevant Web Sites
Relevant Publications
- The design and construction of the casting basin for the River Lee Tunnel. Presented at: Immersed Tunnel Techniques 2, Cork, Ireland, 23-24 April 1997, pp. 320-330. (1997):
- Design of the River Lee Tunnel, Cork. Presented at: Immersed Tunnel Techniques 2, Cork, Ireland, 23-24 April 1997, pp. 233-244. (1997):
- The Lee Tunnel, Cork Ireland – planning, contract strategy and conceptual design. Presented at: Immersed Tunnel Techniques 2, Cork, Ireland, 23-24 April 1997, pp. 108-121. (1997):
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data sheet - Structure-ID
20008321 - Published on:
17/02/2003 - Last updated on:
28/05/2021