THE LARGEST UNDER-WATER TUNNEL IN THE WORLD. — The Mersey tunnel which has taken eight years to construct, will be officially opened by the King and Queen m July. The tunnel is three mile.> long and has cost about £8,000,000 to build. It is estimated that every year at least two million motor vehicles •jyill pass through it. This picture shows the Birkenhead Junction Chamber.
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Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 69, 22 March 1934, Page 7
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64THE LARGEST UNDER-WATER TUNNEL IN THE WORLD. — The Mersey tunnel which has taken eight years to construct, will be officially opened by the King and Queen m July. The tunnel is three mile.> long and has cost about £8,000,000 to build. It is estimated that every year at least two million motor vehicles •jyill pass through it. This picture shows the Birkenhead Junction Chamber. Auckland Star, Volume LXV, Issue 69, 22 March 1934, Page 7
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