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Main Street Tunnel 
Western approach to the Main Street TunnelCarries 4 lanes of traffic Crosses Welland Canal Locale Welland, Ontario Opened May 20, 1972 Coordinates 42°59′36″N 79°13′00″W / 42.993222°N 79.216704°WCoordinates: 42°59′36″N 79°13′00″W / 42.993222°N 79.216704°W The Main Street Tunnel, located in Welland, Ontario, Canada, is an underwater tunnel, carrying Niagara Road 27 and the unsigned designation of Highway 7146 under the Welland Canal. It is named as a part of East Main Street.
The structure was built as a part of the Welland By-Pass project. Its construction was relatively easy since, like the Townline Tunnel, it was constructed at the same time as the channel above it and a simple cut and cover. The tunnel was officially opened on May 20, 1972.
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Description
The tunnel links Highway 406 on the west side of the canal, which travels north to St. Catharines to Highway 140 on the east side, which travels south to Port Colborne. Niagara Regional Road 27 also provides a connection from Welland eastward to Niagara Falls.
The tunnel provides four lanes for traffic, two in each direction, separated by a full-height concrete wall. There is also a sidewalk for pedestrian use in the westbound section.
History
The Main Street Tunnel, like the nearby Townline Tunnel to the south, was constructed in the early 1970s as part of the Welland Bypass of the Welland Canal. It was built using a cut and cover technique, whereby the tunnel was excavated, the concrete poured, and the structure buried, on top of which the canal channel was built. This avoided costly boring beneath an active waterway; the structure cost C$11 million. This price was split 50–50 between the Transport Canada and the St. Lawrence Seaway Authority. The tunnel opened with a parade featuring the Welland Police pipe band and various officials on the morning of May 20, 1972.[1]
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Crossings of the Welland Canal Upstream
Townline Tunnel (Highway 58A),
Highway 3/Main Street Lift Bridge (Port Colborne, Ontario)Main Street Tunnel Downstream
Canboro Road (former Highway 20),
Thorold Tunnel (Highway 58)Tertiary and 7000-series Highways of Ontario Tertiary Highways 
7000-series Highways Other See also: County roads in Ontario · Ontario numbered highways · Expressways and 400-series highways · King's Highways · Secondary highways · Tertiary and 7000-series highways · List of Ontario provincial highways · List of former provincial highways in Ontario · Highways in Ontario · List of Ontario expressways · Trans-Canada Highway · Connecting Link · Emergency Detour Route Roads in Niagara Region, Ontario Regional Roads (former King's Highways) King's Highways Tourist routes Roads in Ontario Categories:- Buildings and structures in Welland, Ontario
- Transportation in Niagara Region, Ontario
- Welland Canal
- Tunnels in Ontario
- Tunnels completed in 1972
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