Justme
September 23rd, 2005, 06:13 PM
I think it would be interesting to see a list of cities that have pedestrian only tunnels under their rivers. I can't imagine that there would be many of them left, but a list would be facinating.
So far, I have only walked through these tunnels: (Not my photo's)
London
Greenwich Foot Tunnel: Built 1902! 371m long. It connects Greenwich (where the Cutty Sark Gardens are to Island Gardens on the Ile of Dogs - near Canary Wharf)
It is accessed by two domes on either side of the river, where can walk down the steps or take the large lifts.
http://www.pbase.com/image/73419067/original.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/124/358744510_35b956466d_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/300884118_08093e0870_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/19/101009983_b06156aedb_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/137566894_d8cca7a9f7_b.jpg
Woolwich Foot Tunnel (Also in London)
Built in 1912 and 504meters long, this connects Woolwich with North Woolwich on the other side of the river. It is of similar design to the one in Greenwich with access points at each end and lifts/stairs.
http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/588/firepower_097.jpg
http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/588/firepower_100.jpg
Both tunnels are open 24/7
Antwerp, Belgium
I went through this tunnel a couple of weeks back, and so far it is only the third such fully pedestrian tunnel under a major river I have passed through.
The tunnel was constructed in 1933 with the lift/stair buildings at each end similar to London's although in Art Deco style. Although this one also includes beautiful old wooden escalaters and is 527m long.
http://p.vtourist.com/1376024-Pedestrian_tunnel-Antwerp.jpg
http://p.vtourist.com/1264511-Pedestrian_tunnel-Antwerp.jpg
Ones I havn't been to...
Tyne Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnel
There are two seperate tunnels, one for cyclists and one for pedestrians, so I suppose this counts as a pedestrian only tunnel. Built in 1951 and 274.5m long.
At each end, the tunnels are connected to surface buildings by escalators and lifts. The Waygood-Otis escalators have wooden steps, and are the original models from 1951. At the time of construction, they were the longest single-rise escalators in the world, with a vertical rise of 85ft (25.9m) and a length of approximately 200ft (61m).
http://www.monkchester.co.uk/images/ped_tunnel/pedtunnel13.jpg
If you know of any others, post them here. Although, at least for this thread, let's keep them to pedestrian (incl. cyclists) only and under rivers or other main bodies of water.
So far, I have only walked through these tunnels: (Not my photo's)
London
Greenwich Foot Tunnel: Built 1902! 371m long. It connects Greenwich (where the Cutty Sark Gardens are to Island Gardens on the Ile of Dogs - near Canary Wharf)
It is accessed by two domes on either side of the river, where can walk down the steps or take the large lifts.
http://www.pbase.com/image/73419067/original.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/124/358744510_35b956466d_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/106/300884118_08093e0870_o.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/19/101009983_b06156aedb_b.jpg
http://farm1.static.flickr.com/51/137566894_d8cca7a9f7_b.jpg
Woolwich Foot Tunnel (Also in London)
Built in 1912 and 504meters long, this connects Woolwich with North Woolwich on the other side of the river. It is of similar design to the one in Greenwich with access points at each end and lifts/stairs.
http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/588/firepower_097.jpg
http://en.structurae.de/files/photos/588/firepower_100.jpg
Both tunnels are open 24/7
Antwerp, Belgium
I went through this tunnel a couple of weeks back, and so far it is only the third such fully pedestrian tunnel under a major river I have passed through.
The tunnel was constructed in 1933 with the lift/stair buildings at each end similar to London's although in Art Deco style. Although this one also includes beautiful old wooden escalaters and is 527m long.
http://p.vtourist.com/1376024-Pedestrian_tunnel-Antwerp.jpg
http://p.vtourist.com/1264511-Pedestrian_tunnel-Antwerp.jpg
Ones I havn't been to...
Tyne Cyclist and Pedestrian Tunnel
There are two seperate tunnels, one for cyclists and one for pedestrians, so I suppose this counts as a pedestrian only tunnel. Built in 1951 and 274.5m long.
At each end, the tunnels are connected to surface buildings by escalators and lifts. The Waygood-Otis escalators have wooden steps, and are the original models from 1951. At the time of construction, they were the longest single-rise escalators in the world, with a vertical rise of 85ft (25.9m) and a length of approximately 200ft (61m).
http://www.monkchester.co.uk/images/ped_tunnel/pedtunnel13.jpg
If you know of any others, post them here. Although, at least for this thread, let's keep them to pedestrian (incl. cyclists) only and under rivers or other main bodies of water.