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The Great North Road is a large road tunnel in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar. It was constructed by the British military during World War II inside the Rock of Gibraltar and remains property of the Ministry of Defence to this day. The road allowed lorries to travel from the north to the south of Gibraltar entirely within the Rock.
The tunnels of Gibraltar were constructed over the course of nearly 200 years, principally by the British Army. [1] Within a land area of only 2.6 square miles (6.7 km 2), Gibraltar has around 34 miles (55 km) of tunnels, nearly twice the length of its entire road network. The first tunnels, excavated in the late 18th century, served as ...
The South Battery had four 3.7 inch guns during World War II.It was just south west of Buffadero Battery at the southern end of the Rock of Gibraltar. [1] The battery was directed from the "Gun Operation Room" which was hidden and protected underground with tunnels leading to Lathbury Barracks and to the north end of the rock via a number of tunnels including the Great North Road.
An aerial view of modern Gibraltar, looking north-west. The nature and position of Gibraltar's defences have been dictated by the territory's topography.It is a long, narrow peninsula measuring 5.1 kilometres (3.2 miles) by 1.6 kilometres (1 mile) wide at maximum, with a land area of about six square kilometres (2.3 square miles).
Great Siege of Gibraltar Guns look to the north defending The Rock from an attack by land The Great Siege Tunnels in the British Overseas Territory of Gibraltar , also known as the Upper Galleries , are a series of tunnels inside the northern end of the Rock of Gibraltar .
This operations room was well connected to other tunnels, meaning that it was possible to travel to the north face of Gibraltar whilst remaining within the rock. Some of this journey would be down the Great North Road where you could take a ride on a passing truck. The tunnel between the operations room and the barracks was closed following a ...
Great North Road (Ancestral Puebloans), a road used by the Ancestral Puebloans of the American Southwest, part of the Chacoan road system Great North Road, Gibraltar , a lorry sized tunnel Great North Road (New South Wales) , a historical road in Australia leading from Sydney to the Hunter Valley
Great North Road, Gibraltar; Great Siege Tunnels; K. Keightley Way; L. Landport (Gibraltar) W. Williams Way, Gibraltar This page was last edited on 10 February 2019 ...