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Lapal Tunnel
Overview
LocationWest Midlands, England
Coordinates52°26′42″N 2°00′06″W / 52.4450°N 2.0017°W / 52.4450; -2.0017
OS grid reference
StatusClosed
WaterwayDudley No. 2 Canal
Start52°26′45″N 2°01′39″W / 52.4458°N 2.0275°W / 52.4458; -2.0275
End52°26′39″N 1°58′33″W / 52.4442°N 1.9759°W / 52.4442; -1.9759
Operation
Constructed1798
Closed1917
Technical
Design engineerWilliam Underhill
Length3,795-yard (3,470 m)[1]
Tunnel clearance6 feet (1.8 m)
Width7 feet 3 inches (2.2 m)
Towpathno
Boat-passableno
1955 Ordnance Survey map of the west portal of tunnel
1955 Ordnance Survey map of the east portal of tunnel

The Lapal Tunnel (old spelling Lappal Tunnel) is a disused 3,795-yard (3,470 m) canal tunnel on the five mile dry section of the Dudley No. 2 Canal in the West Midlands, England.[2] It takes its name from the settlement of Lapal.

  1. ^ The Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust.
  2. ^ "History of the tunnels". The Dudley Canal and Tunnel Trust. Retrieved 5 January 2020.

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