Kingsway Tunnel

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The Kingsway Tunnel is a toll road tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. It was built because the existing Queensway Tunnel was unable to cope with the rise in postwar traffic. The 1.5 mi (2.4 km) tunnel carries the A59. Locally, it is often referred to as the "new tunnel", to distinguish it from the older Queensway Tunnel (1934), which serves Birkenhead and carries public transport services.

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  • Birkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK
  • Bootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd Site ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK
  • Ellesmere Port Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK
  • Frodsham Anti -Aircraft Operations Room ⓘ
    architectural structure in Frodsham, Cheshire West and Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Southport Dukes House bunker ⓘ
    Cold War control bunker in Southport, Lancashire, UK
  • Southport Merseyside County Standby Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK
  • Southport Sefton Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centre ⓘ
    civil defence centre in Merseyside, UK
  • Grotto Adjoining Folly Tower At Talacre Abbey ⓘ
  • Grotto By Lake To North Of Victoria Park House ⓘ
    grotto in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
  • Grotto To North East Of Park ⓘ
    grotto in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
  • Ogof Hen Ffynhonnau ⓘ
    cave in United Kingdom
  • Ogof Hesp Alyn ⓘ
    cave in United Kingdom
  • Ogof Nadolig ⓘ
    cave in United Kingdom
  • The Gop Caves ⓘ
    scheduled monument in Wales
  • Bagillt Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in Bagillt
  • Bagillt Lead Works ⓘ
    former lead mine in Bagillt
  • Bettisfield Colliery, Bagillt ⓘ
    coal mine in Wales
  • Billins ⓘ
    lead mine in Halkyn, Flintshire
  • Bryn Hall Colliery ⓘ
    former coal mine in Ashton-in-Makerfield, England
  • Coed-Y-Garreg ⓘ
    lead mine in Whitford
  • Grange Lead Mines ⓘ
    lead mine in Holywell
  • Hendre quarry ⓘ
    Stone quarry near the village of Hendre, in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom
  • Laethcraft Coal Mines ⓘ
    coal mine in Wales
  • Leadmine Near Bryn Digrif ⓘ
    lead mine in Whitford
  • Llanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimney ⓘ
  • Milwr Mine ⓘ
    lead mine in Holywell
  • Mostyn Colliery ⓘ
    Welsh coal mine active for over 600 years until 1996
  • Mwyn-Y-Bwll Lead Mine ⓘ
    lead mine in Cilcain
  • Olwyn Goch Lead Mine ⓘ
    lead mine in Cilcain
  • Pant quarry ⓘ
    Quarry near Halkyn, in Flintshire, Wales, United Kingdom.
  • Pant-y-pwll-dwr quarry ⓘ
    Limestone quarry near Pentre Halkyn, Wales, United Kingdom
  • Parkside Colliery ⓘ
    former coal mine in Lancashire, England
  • Penybryn Lead Mine ⓘ
    lead mine in Halkyn
  • Picton Coal Mine ⓘ
    former coal mine in Llanasa
  • Point Of Ayr Colliery, Talacre ⓘ
    coal mine in Wales
  • Sandycroft Colliery ⓘ
    coal mine in Wales
  • Talacre Quarries ⓘ
    stone quarry in Llanasa, Flintshire
  • Talargoch Lead Mine ⓘ
    lead mine in Dyserth
  • Talargôch Lead Mine: Mines And Quarries ⓘ
    lead mine in Dyserth
  • Trelogan Lead Mine ⓘ
    former lead mine in Flintshire
  • Clock Face Colliery ⓘ
    colliery in St Helens, Merseyside, England, UK
  • Alexandra Dock Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Kingsway Tunnel ⓘ
    road tunnel under the River Mersey, England
  • Mersey Railway Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel between Liverpool and Birkenhead under the River Mersey, opened in 1886
  • Preston Brook Tunnel ⓘ
    Canal tunnel in Cheshire, England
  • Queensway Tunnel ⓘ
    road tunnel under the River Mersey in England
  • Up Holland Tunnel ⓘ
    railway tunnel in the UK
  • Victoria Tunnel ⓘ
    disused railway tunnel running under Liverpool, England
  • Wapping Tunnel ⓘ
    tunnel in Liverpool, England
  • Waterloo Tunnel ⓘ
    disused railway tunnel under Liverpool, England
  • Williamson's Tunnels ⓘ
    labyrinth of tunnels in the Edge Hill area of Liverpool, England
  • Stephenson Tunnel ⓘ
    disused railway tunnel under Liverpool, England
  • Liverpool Overhead Railway Southern Extension Tunnel ⓘ
    building in Liverpool, Merseyside, England, UK
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1966-01-01T00:00:00Z
1904 — 1966 Clock Face Colliery
1829-01-01T00:00:00Z
1829-01-01T00:00:00Z
1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
1896-01-01T00:00:00Z
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Kingsway Tunnel Approach looking westKingsway Tunnel Approach looking west
Concrete blocks, Ford Street, LiverpoolConcrete blocks, Ford Street, Liverpool
Entrance to Queensway Mersey Tunnel from the A59Entrance to Queensway Mersey Tunnel from the A59
Mersey Tunnels Gorsey Lane Feederpillar, WallaseyMersey Tunnels Gorsey Lane Feederpillar, Wallasey
Kingsway Tunnel vent, Liverpool L3 (1)Kingsway Tunnel vent, Liverpool L3 (1)
Kingsway Tunnel vent, Liverpool L3 (2)Kingsway Tunnel vent, Liverpool L3 (2)
Entering the Kingsway TunnelEntering the Kingsway Tunnel
Inside Kingsway Tunnel 2018Inside Kingsway Tunnel 2018
TypeSubtypeDateDescriptionNotesSource
sitebunkerBirkenhead Wirral Metropolitan Borough Emergency CentreWirral Metropolitan Borough Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerBootle Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 2nd SiteMerseyside County Council, civil defense centerWikidata
sitebunkerEllesmere Port Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Cheshire West and ChesterWikidata
sitebunkerFrodsham Anti -Aircraft Operations RoombunkerWikidata
sitebunkerLiverpool Walker Gallery Merseyside County Main Emergency Centre 1st Sitecivil defense center, Merseyside County CouncilWikidata
sitebunkerSouthport Dukes House bunkerbunkerWikidata
sitebunkerSouthport Merseyside County Standby Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Merseyside County CouncilWikidata
sitebunkerSouthport Sefton Metropolitan Borough Emergency Centrecivil defense center, Merseyside County CouncilWikidata
sitecaveGrotto Adjoining Folly Tower At Talacre AbbeygrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto By Lake To North Of Victoria Park HousegrottoWikidata
sitecaveGrotto To North East Of ParkgrottoWikidata
sitecaveOgof Hen FfynhonnaucaveWikidata
sitecaveOgof Hesp AlyncaveWikidata
sitecaveOgof NadoligcaveWikidata
sitecaveThe Gop CavescaveWikidata
sitemineBagillt Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineBagillt Lead Workslead mineWikidata
sitemineBettisfield Colliery, Bagilltcoal mineWikidata
sitemineBillinslead mineWikidata
sitemineBryn Hall Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineCoed-Y-Garreglead mineWikidata
sitemineGrange Lead Mineslead mineWikidata
sitemineHendre quarrystone quarryWikidata
sitemineLaethcraft Coal Minescoal mineWikidata
sitemineLeadmine Near Bryn Digriflead mineWikidata
sitemineLlanerch-y-mor Lead Smelting Chimneylead mineWikidata
sitemineMilwr Minelead mineWikidata
sitemineMostyn Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineMwyn-Y-Bwll Lead Minelead mineWikidata
sitemineOlwyn Goch Lead Minelead mineWikidata
siteminePant quarryquarryWikidata
siteminePant-y-pwll-dwr quarrylimestone quarryWikidata
sitemineParkside Collierycoal mineWikidata
siteminePenybryn Lead Minelead mineWikidata
siteminePicton Coal Minecoal mineWikidata
siteminePoint Of Ayr Colliery, Talacrecoal mineWikidata
sitemineSandycroft Collierycoal mineWikidata
sitemineTalacre Quarriesstone quarryWikidata
sitemineTalargoch Lead Minelead mineWikidata
sitemineTalargôch Lead Mine: Mines And Quarrieslead mineWikidata
sitemineTrelogan Lead Minelead mineWikidata
sitemine1904Clock Face CollieryWigan Coal and Iron Company, coal mineWikidata
sitetunnelAlexandra Dock Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelKingsway Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelMersey Railway TunnelMersey Railway, Merseyrail, railway tunnel, British RailWikidata
sitetunnelPreston Brook Tunnelcanal tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelQueensway Tunnelroad tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelUp Holland Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelVictoria Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelWapping Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelWaterloo Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnelWilliamson's Tunnelstourist attraction, tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1829Stephenson Tunnelrailway tunnelWikidata
sitetunnel1896Liverpool Overhead Railway Southern Extension Tunnelrailway tunnel, buildingWikidata
commonsimageKingsway Tunnel Approach looking west Commons
commonsimageConcrete blocks, Ford Street, Liverpool Commons
commonsimageEntrance to Queensway Mersey Tunnel from the A59 Commons
commonsimageMersey Tunnels Gorsey Lane Feederpillar, Wallasey Commons
commonsimageKingsway Tunnel vent, Liverpool L3 (1) Commons
commonsimageKingsway Tunnel vent, Liverpool L3 (2) Commons
commonsimageEntering the Kingsway Tunnel Commons
commonsimageInside Kingsway Tunnel 2018 Commons
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