Queensway Tunnel

Queensway Tunnel

The Liverpool entrance to the Queensway Tunnel
Overview
Location	Merseyside, England
Status	Active
Route	Queens Way
Start	Liverpool, Merseyside
End	Birkenhead, Merseyside
Operation
Constructed	1925–1934
Opened	18 July 1934
Owner	Merseytravel
Traffic	Automotive
Toll	£2.10 for a car (£1.40 for LCR fast-tag) [1]
Technical
No. of lanes	4 (2 northbound, 2 southbound)

The Queensway Tunnel (signposted as the Birkenhead Tunnel or B'head Tunnel) is a road tunnel under the River Mersey, in the north west of England, between Liverpool and Birkenhead. Locally, it is often referred to as the "old tunnel", to distinguish it from the newer Kingsway Tunnel (1971), which serves Wallasey and the M53 motorway traffic. At 2.13 miles (3.43 km) in length, it is the longest road tunnel in the UK.