Queensway Tunnel
Queensway Tunnel is a road tunnel in UK.
- Type: Road
- Country: UK
- Length: 3.2 km
- Opened: 1934
Overview
The road tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Birkenhead, opened by King George V in 1934. For more than two decades it was the longest underwater road tunnel in the world. Its Art Deco ventilation stations and toll plazas remain Liverpool landmarks.
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