WORLD’S LONGEST UNDERGROUND CANAL.
<s> The longest underground canal in the world flovv s through the Tunnel du Rove connecting the port of Marseilles with Martigues, Caronte, and Port de Bouc. This canal measures over four and a-half miles long. Its height is 50ft and its total width 72ft. The waterway is 58ft broad, and the depth jof the water 13ft. border both sides of the canaj. If the Hove tunnel wa. s used for a railway instead of a canal there would be ample room for six trains abreast. More than twice the amount of earth was excavated during its construction than was removed from the Simplon tunnel.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/WSTAR19380304.2.31
Bibliographic details
Western Star, 4 March 1938, Page 4
Word Count
109WORLD’S LONGEST UNDERGROUND CANAL. Western Star, 4 March 1938, Page 4
Using This Item
Copyright undetermined – untraced rights owner. For advice on reproduction of material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.