huddersfield narrow is the longest canal tunnel in the uk.
huddersfield narrow is the longest canal tunnel in the uk.
what is the longest canal tunnel in uk?
huddersfield narrow
it was superseded as the longest canal tunnel in england in 1811 by the huddersfield narrow canal's standedge tunnel, which was long when built, later extended to to accommodate the adjacent railway tunnel, and remains the highest, longest and deepest canal tunnel in britain - though, unlike sapperton, standedge can only accommodate . strood tunnel on the thames and medway canal was also longer at when it opened in 1824, but was cut in two in 1830 by opening out a short section to create a passing basin.
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a canal tunnel is a tunnel for a (shipping) canal. the longest canal tunnel in the world is the rove tunnel in france, currently disused. the proposed stad ship tunnel in norway, while shorter, will be significantly wider and deeper, as it is designed to accommodate seagoing vessels.









































the oldest canal tunnel in the world is the malpas tunnel also in france, built in 1679.
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