The Queensway Tunnel 2.13miles (3.43km)
The Queensway 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 “Birkenhead Tunnel” or “old tunnel”, to distinguish it from the newer Kingsway Tunnel (1971), which serves Wallasey and the M53 motorway traffic.
Free passage for motorbikes.
The Kingsway Tunnel 1.5miles (2.4km)
The Kingsway Tunnel (or Wallasey Tunnel) is a toll road tunnel under the River Mersey between Liverpool and Wallasey. The 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 post-war traffic.
Free passage for motorbikes.
The Hindhead Tunnel 1.14miles (1.83km)
The Hindhead Tunnel, opened in 2011, is part of the 4-mile (6.4 km) dual-carriageway that replaced one of the last remaining stretches of single-carriageway on the A3 road which connects the cities of London and Portsmouth. It was built to bypass the village of Hindhead in Surrey. The tunnel is the longest non-estuarial road tunnel in the United Kingdom.
Limehouse Link Tunnel 1.1miles (1.8km)
The Limehouse Link tunnel under Limehouse in East London on the A1203 road. The tunnel links the eastern end of The Highway to Canary Wharf in London Docklands. Built between 1989 and 1993 at a cost of £293,000,000 it has been calculated as the most expensive road scheme in Britain per mile, working out at £50,500 per foot at 2011 prices. It is the second largest non-estuarial road tunnel in the UK, after the Hindhead Tunnel in Surrey.
Tyne Tunnel 1mile (1.6km)
The Tyne Tunnel is the name given to a pair of two-lane vehicular toll tunnels under the River Tyne in North East England. Originally opened in 1967 and expanded in 2011, the tunnels connect the town of Jarrow on the south bank of the river with North Shields and Wallsend on the northern side. The tunnels are approximately 7 miles (11 km) downstream, to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne. The Tyne Tunnel constitutes a part of the A19 road.
Motorbikes 20p toll
Please note, this page was correct when written in January 2025.