Chirk Tunnel

Chirk Tunnel

Overview
Coordinates	52°55′53.13″N 3°3′53.9″W / 52.931425°N 3.064972°W / 52.931425; -3.064972Coordinates: 52°55′53.13″N 3°3′53.9″W / 52.931425°N 3.064972°W / 52.931425; -3.064972
OS grid reference	SJ284376
Status	Open
Waterway	Llangollen Canal
Start	52°55′46.93″N 3°3′46.73″W / 52.9297028°N 3.0629806°W / 52.9297028; -3.0629806
End	52°55′57.5″N 3°4′0.33″W / 52.932639°N 3.0667583°W / 52.932639; -3.0667583
Operation
Owner	British Waterways
Technical
Design engineer	William Jessop Thomas Telford
Construction	1794–1802
Length	421 m (1,381 ft)
Towpath	Yes
Boat-passable	No

Chirk Tunnel is a canal tunnel near Chirk, Wales.

It lies on the Llangollen Canal, immediately northwards of the Chirk Aqueduct. It is 421-metre (460 yd) long and has a complete towpath inside. The tunnel is designed for a single standard narrowboat, so passing is not possible. Fortunately the tunnel is straight enough to be able to see if a boat is already inside the tunnel.

This tunnel was the first tunnel in Britain to have a towpath in the tunnel (along with its shorter neighbour - Whitehouse Tunnel)^[1]

See also

• List of canal tunnels in Great Britain

References

1. ^ "CHIRK TUNNEL, LLANGOLLEN CANAL; ELLESMERE CANAL; SHROPSHIRE UNION CANAL". http://www.coflein.gov.uk/en/site/34408/details/CHIRK+TUNNEL,+LLANGOLLEN+CANAL%3B+ELLESMERE+CANAL%3B+SHROPSHIRE+UNION+CANAL/. Retrieved 23 November 2009. 

External links

Media related to Chirk Tunnel at Wikimedia Commons

UK Waterways portal