This wall mural is near the pedestrian tunnel in Jarrow and it hides the work going on to construct the 2nd Road Tunnel - you can see the cranes working on the new trench for the 2nd tunnel.
When complete there will be 3 tunnels under the Tyne between Jarrow & howdon on the North side.
1. The pedestrian tunnel was opened in 1951 and has two tunnels of its own, one for pedestrian and one for cyclist access - Its 4 escalators are still the largest wooden escalators in world at 200ft long and 85 ft high.
1. The pedestrian tunnel was opened in 1951 and has two tunnels of its own, one for pedestrian and one for cyclist access - Its 4 escalators are still the largest wooden escalators in world at 200ft long and 85 ft high.
2. The Road tunnel was opened by the Queen in 1967 and is just over 1 mile long.
3. The new Road tunnel will be opened in February 2011
Here's a link :-
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