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Der Rotherhithe-Tunnel [ˈrɒðəhaɪð] ist ein Tunnel in London. Er ist 1481 m lang, unterquert die Themse und verbindet die Stadtteile Limehouse und Rotherhithe miteinander. Der Tunnel dient dem Straßenverkehr und bildet einen Teil der Hauptstraße A101.
The Rotherhithe Tunnel, designated the A101, is a road tunnel under the River Thames in East London, connecting Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets north of the river to Rotherhithe in the London Borough of Southwark south of the river.
8. Aug. 2023 · In Rotherhithe, you can descend into part of the Thames Tunnel, a ground-breaking slice of engineering history. Here you can step down into the world’s first tunnel dug under a navigable river, built between 1824-1843.
This November, enjoy a rare chance to walk through the Thames Tunnel between Rotherhithe and Wapping. Referred to as the Brunel tunnel and nicknamed ‘the eighth wonder of the world’ when it first opened 180 years ago, the tunnel was the first to be built under a river anywhere in the world. It remains a unique part of engineering history ...
Rotherhithe Tunnel (part of the A101) was opened in 1908 by George, Prince of Wales (later King George V) and LCC chairman Richard Robinson. It was to serve as a toll-free road crossing of the River Thames connecting West India Docks, to the north of the river, and Surrey Commercial Docks to the south.
Der Rotherhithe-Tunnel besteht a us einer 1481 m langen Tunnelröhre m it einer zweispurigen Straße. Die maximale Tiefe u nter der Erdoberfläche beträgt 23 m. Vier Schächte wurden errichtet, u m die Bauarbeiten z u erleichtern u nd um d er Entlüftung z u dienen.
The Mayflower: what is it and what’s it got to do with Rotherhithe? In 1620 “The Mayflower” set sail from Rotherhithe Village and changed history. They crossed the Atlantic. They were The Pilgrim Fathers. They founded the Plymouth colony in Massachusetts. The ship’s captain Christopher Jones lies at peace, his memorial a stone keel at ...
