This article is about the road tunnel in Merseyside. For other uses, see Kingsway Tunnel (disambiguation).
Road tunnel under the River Mersey, England
Kingsway Tunnel
Tunnel entrance in Wallasey
Overview
Location
Merseyside, England
Status
Active
Route
A59 road
Start
Liverpool, Merseyside
End
Wallasey, Merseyside
Operation
Constructed
1968–1973
Opened
Southern portal: 24 June 1971 Northern portal: 13 February 1974
Owner
Merseytravel
Traffic
Automotive
Toll
£2.10 a car (£1.40 for LCR fast-tag)[1]
Technical
No. of lanes
4 (2 in eastbound, 2 westbound)
Video of a journey through the tunnel
The Kingsway Tunnel (or Wallasey Tunnel) is a toll road tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. The 1.5 mi (2.4 km) tunnel carries the A59. It was built because the Queensway Tunnel – which was built in the 1930s to carry vehicles between Birkenhead and Liverpool – was unable to cope with the rise in postwar traffic.
^{"Tolls, Fees and Charges". Mersey Tunnels. Retrieved 1 May 2024.
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camera gantry which has moved to the front of the third tier. The players' tunnel and the technical area where the managers and substitutes sit during the...
standing on its own traffic island, and the ventilation tower for the KingswayTunnel with its mighty extraction fans. As with Poulton, the area developed...
Avenue. The name "Kingsway" was in honour of King Edward VII, who opened the street. It was unique in containing below it a tunnel for a tramway, which...
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Global Information
A59 road