Norwood Tunnel
Canal tunnel in Derbyshire, England / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Norwood Tunnel was a 2,884-yard-long (1.639 mi; 2,637 m), 9-foot-3-inch-wide (2.82 m) and 12-foot-high (3.7 m) brick (3 million of them)[1] lined canal tunnel on the line of the Chesterfield Canal with its Western Portal in Norwood, Derbyshire and its Eastern Portal in Kiveton, South Yorkshire, England.[2]
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Location | Derbyshire / South Yorkshire |
Coordinates | 53.33501°N 1.26971°W / 53.33501; -1.26971 (Mid-point) |
OS grid reference | SK486822 |
Status | collapsed Condition Rebuilding Proposed |
Waterway | Chesterfield Canal |
Start | 53.33748°N 1.25021°W / 53.33748; -1.25021 (Eastern) |
End | 53.33253°N 1.28921°W / 53.33253; -1.28921 (Western) |
Operation | |
Constructed | 1771-1775 |
Opened | 9 May 1775 |
Closed | 1907 Collapsed |
Owner | Chesterfield Canal Company |
Technical | |
Design engineer | James Brindley |
Length | 2,884 yards (2,637 m) |
Tunnel clearance | 12 ft (3.7 m) |
Width | 9 feet 3 inches (2.8 m) |
Towpath | No |
Boat-passable | No |
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