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  2. Tyne Tunnel - Wikipedia

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    Tyne Tunnel. The Tyne Tunnel is the name given to a pair of two-lane vehicular toll tunnels under the River Tyne in North East England. Originally opened in 1967 and expanded in 2011, the tunnels connect the town of Jarrow on the south bank of the river with North Shields and Wallsend on the northern side. The tunnels are approximately 7 miles ...

  3. Tunnel and Reservoir Plan - Wikipedia

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    Aerial view of Phase II of the McCook Reservoir under construction in 2023. The Tunnel and Reservoir Plan (abbreviated TARP and more commonly known as the Deep Tunnel Project or the Chicago Deep Tunnel) is a large civil engineering project that aims to reduce flooding in the metropolitan Chicago area, and to reduce the harmful effects of flushing raw sewage into Lake Michigan by diverting ...

  4. Tyne cyclist and pedestrian tunnels - Wikipedia

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    Length. 270 m (884 ft) The Tyne Pedestrian and Cyclist Tunnels run under the River Tyne between Howdon and Jarrow in Tyne & Wear, England. Opened in 1951, heralded as a contribution to the Festival of Britain, they were Britain's first purpose-built cycling tunnels. [1] The original cost was £833,000 [1] and the tunnels were used by 20,000 ...

  5. Chicago Pedway - Wikipedia

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    Chicago Pedway. Coordinates: 41°53′03.2″N 87°37′28.7″W. OpenStreetMap map of the Pedway. Sign of the Chicago Pedway. An underground Pedway tunnel. Inside a Pedway bridge between the Ogilvie Transportation Center and 2 North Riverside Plaza. The Chicago Pedway is a network of tunnels, ground-level concourses and bridges in Chicago ...

  6. Water cribs in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Named after Chicago Mayor Edward Fitzsimmons Dunne, who was in office at the time crib plans were approved, the 110-foot (34 m) diameter circular crib stands in 32 feet (9.8 m) of water and houses a 60-foot (18 m) diameter interior well connected to two new tunnels. The Dunne Crib is situated 50 feet (15 m) from the 68th Street Crib and ...

  7. Victoria Tunnel (Newcastle) - Wikipedia

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    The Victoria Tunnel is a subterranean wagonway that runs under Newcastle upon Tyne, England, from the Town Moor down to the River Tyne. It was built between 1839 and 1842 to transport coal from Leazes Main Colliery in Spital Tongues, to riverside staithes (jetties), ready for loading onto boats for export. The tunnel was driven through boulder ...

  8. River Tyne - Wikipedia

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    The River Tyne / ˈtaɪn / ⓘ is a river in North East England. Its length (excluding tributaries) is 73 miles (118 km). [ 1 ] It is formed by the North Tyne and the South Tyne, which converge at Warden Rock near Hexham in Northumberland at a place dubbed 'The Meeting of the Waters'.

  9. Kinzie Street railroad bridge - Wikipedia

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    Opened. September 19, 1908 [ 1] Location. The Chicago and North Western Railway 's Kinzie Street railroad bridge (also known as the Carroll Avenue bridge or the Chicago and North Western Railroad Bridge) is a single leaf bascule bridge across the north branch of the Chicago River in downtown Chicago, Illinois. At the time of its opening in 1908 ...